How are these for physics?

College Search & Selection
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<p>How are these schools for physics? Or better yet, are any of these weak in physics?</p>

<p>Emory<br>
CMU<br>
UWisconsin- Madison<br>
UIUC<br>
Penn State<br>
Case Western Reserve
Uchicago
Rutgers
Oberlin
Reed
Colby
TCNJ</p>

<p>Im also looking for schools with strong physics programs with similar selectivity to Skidmore, Bard or Connecticut College. Suggestions?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I am also interested in physics, and my first choice is UChicago. It is up there right below some of the ivies...one of the best. :-D I don't know about the others.</p>

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<p>conn (which is MUCH higher in selectivity than bard) actually has a decent physics program considering its a pretty unknown LAC- i know of several people who majored in that and are in good phd programs right now.</p>

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<p>I do not think Oberlin, TCNJ, Emory, or Colby are particularly strong in physics.</p>

<p>Schools with strong physics programs and similar to Bard, Skidmore, Connecticut Coll in selectivity:
LACs:
Bucknell
Lafayette
Franklin and Marshall
Bates
Reed
Macalester
Rhodes
Dickinson
Whitman</p>

<p>Universities:
University of Rochester
U Illinois U-C
U Wisconsin
U Minnesota
U Michigan
NYU
Georgia Tech
Case Western
Lehigh
Wake Forest
RPI
Penn State</p>

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<p>Collegehelp: In fact Oberlin IS particularly strong in physics, as LACs go--it's small but first-rate. See the Overview and News pages from <a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

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<p>Dave72-
I did not know that about Oberlin. Thanks for the correction.</p>

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<p>are any of these schools strong in physics?</p>

<p>Union
Bard
Skidmore
Denison
Muhlenberg
St Lawrence
Occidental
Lawrence U</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>bump567890</p>

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<p>Blah, on your orginal list, Chicago and UIUC have the best Physics programs, closely followed by Wisconsin-Madison.</p>

<p>Collegehelp's list is also pretty good.</p>

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<p>bump567890</p>

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<p>i found out skidmore is bad and lawrence is good for physics.</p>

<p>Union
Bard
Denison
Muhlenberg
St Lawrence
Occidental</p>

<p>is left</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Perhaps Union is worth exploring further. They have an engineering program still, I believe, so there has to be a certain amount of physics faculty just to service the engineers. RPI is nearby, and perhaps there are some cross-enrollment possibilities for additional specialized courses. SUNY Albany as well.</p>

<p>I have no actual knowledge of their physics program; this is just my guess.</p>