<p>Possible incoming astrophysics major here, whats the good word on the astrophysics undergraduate program? I've been trying to decide between that or just a plain 'ol physics major at Davis. Any other space nuts here?</p>
<p>We have one of the best astrophysics departments in the country. From wikipedia: “According to a 2005 report by SCI-BYTES magazine, UCSC ranked second in the United States for academic research impact in the field of space sciences between 1999 and 2003, behind Princeton University. [55] A report in 2002 had ranked UCSC first for research impact in the space sciences and second in physics. [56] In the last National Research Council rankings of graduate programs, published in 1995, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Linguistics both ranked in the top ten.”</p>