| United States Astronomy Schools |
| Colleges and Universities With Astronomy Degree Programs in the US |
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School
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Department Chair
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Address
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Undergraduate Degrees
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Graduate Degrees
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| University of Alabama | Professor Stan Jones |
Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy |
Astronomy Minor | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Arizona | Professor Peter Strittmatter | Dept. of Astronomy Steward Observatory N204 P.O. Box 210065 Tuscon, AZ 85721-0065 |
B.S. Astronomy | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Arizona State University | Professor Barry Ritchie |
Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy |
B.S. Physics w/ Astronomy emphasis | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis |
| Ball State University | Professor David Ober | Dept.
of Physics & Astronomy Muncie, IN 47306 |
Astronomy minor | Ed.D. in Physics w/ Astronomy emphasis |
| Boston University | Professor Harlan Spence | Dept. of Astronomy 725 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 |
Astronomy, Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Physics | M.A. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of California at Berkeley | Professor Donald Backer | Dept. of Astronomy 601 Campbell Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-3411 |
Astrophysics major | M.A. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of California at Los Angeles | Professor Claudio Pellegrini | Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy Box 951547 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1562 |
Astrophysics | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of California at San Diego | Professor John Goodkind | Dept. of Physics 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0354 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy specialization | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | Professor James Allen | Dept. of Physics Broida Hall, Building 572 Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics | Ph.D. Physics |
| University of California at Santa Cruz | Professor Stephen Thorsett | Dept. of Astronomy
& Astrophysics 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 |
B.S. Physics (Astrophysics) | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| California Institute of Technology | Professor Thomas Tombrello | Dept. of Astronomy 105-24 Caltech 1201 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125 |
B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Professor Fred Gilman | Dept. of Physics Wean Hall 7325 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 |
B.S. Physics w/tracks in Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| Case Western Reserve University | Professor R. Earle Luck | Dept. of
Astronomy 422 AW Smith Building 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106-7215 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Chicago | Professor Michael Turner | Dept. of Astronomy
& Astrophysics 5640 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL 606037 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy specialization | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Colgate University | Professor Victor Mansfield | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346-1398 |
B.A. Astronomy-Physics | N/A |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | Professor J. Michael Shull | Dept. of Astrophysical
& Planetary Sciences Campus Box 391 Boulder, CO 80309-0391 |
B.A. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences |
| Columbia University | Professor David Helfand | Dept. of Astronomy Pupin Physics Lab Room 1328, Mail Code 5246 550 West 120th Street New York City, NY 10027 |
B.A. Astronomy and Astrophysics | M.A., MPhil., and Ph.D. Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Cornell University | Professor Joseph Veverka | Dept. of Astronomy 312 Space Sciences Bldg. Ithaca, NY 14853-6801 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Dartmouth College | Professor Mary Hudson | Dept. of
Physics & Astronomy 6127 Wilder Laboratory Hanover, NH 03755-3528 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy specialization |
| University of Delaware | Professor George Hadjipanayis | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 223 Sharp Laboratory Newark, DE 19716 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis | M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Florida | Professor Stanley Dermott |
Dept. of Astronomy |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Georgia State University | Professor William Nelson | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy Science Annex, Suite 400 29 Peachtree Center Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Harvard University | Professor Lars Hernquist | Dept. of
Astronomy 60 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Astronomy major | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Hawaii | Professor Gareth Wynn-Williams | Institute for
Astronomy 2680 Woodlawn Drive Honolulu, HI 96822-1897 |
Physics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | Professor Robert Fox | Dept.
of Physics & Astronomy 200 West Kawili Street Hilo, HI 96720-4091 |
Astronomy major Physics major | N/A |
| Howard University | Professor Demetrius Venable | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy Room 105, Thirkield Hall 2355 6th. Street NW Washington, DC 20059 |
Physics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Professor Lewis Snyder | Dept. of Astronomy 1002 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Indiana University | Professor Richard H. Durisen | Dept. of
Astronomy 727 East 3rd Street Swain West 319 Bloomington, IN 47405-7105 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | M.A. and Ph.D. Astronomy, Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Iowa | Professor Thomas Boggess | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 203 Van Allen Hall Iowa City, IA 52242-1479 |
B.S. and B.A. Astronomy | M.S. Astronomy and Ph.D. Physics |
| Iowa State University | Professor Eli Rosenberg | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy Ames, IA 50011-3160 |
Physics major w/Astronomy emphasis | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Johns Hopkins University | Professor Jonathan Bagger | Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy Charles & 34th Street Baltimore, MD 21218 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Kansas | Professor Stephen Sanders | Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy Malott Hall, Room 1082 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive Lawrence, KS 66045-7582 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis |
| Kansas State University | Professor Dean Zollman | Dept. of Physics 116 Cardwell Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-2601 |
B.A. and B.S. in Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Louisiana State University | Professor Roger McNeil | Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy 202 Nicholson Hall Tower Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy concentration |
| University of Louisville | Professor Joseph Chalmers | Moore
Observatory 800 Old Zaring Road Crestwood, KY 40014 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics |
M.S. Physics, Ph.D. program with U of K |
| University of Maryland | Professor Lee G. Mundy | Dept. of Astronomy College Park, MD 20742-2421 |
B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Professor Ronald Snell | Dept. of
Astronomy LGRT-B 619 E 710 N. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003-4525 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Professor Marc Kastner | Dept. of Physics Building 6-113 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 |
B.S. Physics w/Astrophysics concentration | Ph.D. Physics w/Astrophysics concentration |
| University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Professor Douglas Richstone | Dept. of
Astronomy 830 Dennison Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1090 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Michigan State University | Professor Eugene Capriotti | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy East Lansing, MI 48824-2320 |
B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Michigan Technological University | Professor Ravi Pandey | Dept. of Physics 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931-1295 |
B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Minnesota | Professor Leonard Kuhi | Dept. of Astronomy 116 Church Street, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
B.A. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | Professor Mark Pickar | Dept. of Physics and
Astronomy 141 Trafton Science Center N Mankato, MN 56001 |
B.A. and B.S. in Astronomy | M.S. Physics |
| University of Missouri at Columbia | Professor Henry White | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 223 Physics Building UMC Columbia, MO 65211 |
B.A. and B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Montana | Professor James Jacobs | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 32 Campus Drive #1080 Missoula, MT 59812 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy option and Astronomy minor | N/A |
| Montana State University | Professor William Hiscock | Dept. of Physics 264 EPS Building P.O. Box 173840 Bozemon, MT 59717-3840 |
Physics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of Nebraska | Professor Roger Kirby | Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy 116 Brace Lab Lincoln, NE 68588-0111 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy track | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of New Mexico | Professor Bernd Bassalleck | Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy 800 Yale Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87131 |
B.A. and B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Tech | Professor Ken Minschwaner | Dept. of Physics 333 Workman Center 801 Leroy Place Socorro, NM 87801 |
B.S. Physics w/Astrophysics option | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| New Mexico State University | Professor Rene Walterbos | Dept. of Astronomy 1320 Frenger Mall Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 |
Astronomy minor | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| SUNY at Stony Brook | Professor Paul Grannis | Dept. of
Physics & Astronomy Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800 |
B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| University of North Carolina | Professor Bruce Carney | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy Phillips Hall CB#3255 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Northwestern University | Professor David Meyer | Dept. of
Physics & Astronomy 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208-3112 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Ohio State University | Professor Patrick Osmer | Dept. of
Astronomy 4055 McPherson Lab 140 W. 18th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1173 |
B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Ohio University | Professor Louis Wright | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy Clippinger Lab 251B Athens, OH 45701-2979 |
B.S. Astrophysics | M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Oklahoma | Professor Ryan Doezema | Dept. of Physics &
Astronomy Norman, OK 73019-0225 |
B.S. Astrophysics and Astronomy | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| Oklahoma State University | Professor James Wicksted | Dept. of Physics 145 Physical Sciences Stillwater, OK 74078-3072 |
B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics |
| Penn State University | Professor Lawrence Ramsey | Dept. of Astronomy
& Astrophysics 525 Davey Lab University Park, PA 16802 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Pennsylvania | Professor Tom Lubensky | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 209 S. 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| University of Pittsburgh | Professor David Jasnow | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 3941 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy concentration |
| Pomona College | Professor Alma Zook | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 610 N. College Avenue Claremont, CA 91711 |
B.A. Physics w/Astronomy option | N/A |
| Princeton University | Professor Scott Tremaine | Dept. of
Astrophysical Sciences Peyton Hall-Ivy Lane Princeton, NJ 08544-1001 |
Astrophysics major | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Rice University | Professor F. Barry Dunning | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 6100 S. Main Houston, TX 77005-1892 |
B.A. Astronomy B.S. Astrophysics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Rochester | Professor Arie Bodek | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy Bausch and Lomb Hall P.O. Box 270171 600 Wilson Boulevard Rochester, NY 14627-0171 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Professor G.-C. Wang | Dept. of Physics Troy, NY 12180-3590 |
B.S. Physics | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| San Diego State University | Professor Paul Etzel | Dept. of Astronomy 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-1221 |
B.A. and B.S. Astronomy | M.S. Astronomy |
| State University of New Jersey, Rutgers | Professor Paul Leath | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019 |
Astrophysics major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| St. Cloud State University | Professor Mark Nook | Dept. of
Physics & Astronomy 740 4th Avenue St. MS 324 St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 |
B.S. Physics | N/A |
| City College of San Francisco | Professor Lancelot Kao | Dept.
of Astronomy Science Hall 400 50 Phelan Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112 |
A.A. and A.S. Astronomy | N/A |
| Stanford University | Professor Vahe Petrosian | Dept. of
Physics Varian Physics, Room 310 382 Via Pueblo Mall Stanford, CA 94305-4060 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | Ph.D. Physics |
| Swarthmore College | Professor Amy Bug | Dept. of Physics
& Astronomy Dupont Science Building Swarthmore, PA 19081 |
B.A. Astronomy and Astrophysics | N/A |
| University of Texas at Austin | Professor D.E. Winget | Dept. of Astronomy 1 University Station C1400 Austin, TX 78712-0259 |
B.A. Astronomy | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Union College | Professor Michael Vineyard | Dept. of
Physics Science & Engineering Center Schenectady, NY 19308 |
Physics major Physics and Astronomy minor | N/A |
| Vanderbilt University | Professor Robert Scherrer | Dept. of
Physics & Astronomy 1807 Station B Nashville, TN 37235 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy and Astrophysics track Astronomy minor | M.S. Astronomy Ph.D. Physics |
| Vassar College | Professor Debra Elmegreen | Dept. of
Physics & Astronomy 124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0539 |
B.A. Astronomy | N/A |
| Villanova University | Professor George McCook | Dept. of
Astronomy & Astrophysics 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 |
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics | N/A |
| University of Virginia | Professor Robert Rood | Dept. of Astronomy P.O. Box 3818 Charlottesville, VA 22903-0818 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Virginia Tech | Professor John Ficenec | Dept. of Physics Robeson Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0435 |
B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration | Ph.D. Astrophysics |
| University of Washington | Professor Bruce Balick | Dept. of
Astronomy Box 351580 Seattle, WA 98195-1580 |
Astronomy major | M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Professor John Clark | Dept. of Physics Campus Box 1105 One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 |
A.B. and B.S. Physics | M.A. and Ph.D. Physics |
| Wellesley College | Professor Richard French | Dept. of
Astronomy 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481-8203 |
B.A. Astronomy | N/A |
| Wesleyan University | Professor John Salzer | Dept. of Astronomy Van Vleck Observatory Middletown, CT 06459-0123 |
Astronomy major | M.S. Astronomy |
| Williams College | Professor Karen Kwitter | Dept. of
Astronomy 32 Lab Campus Drive Williamstown, MA 01267 |
B.A. Astronomy B.S. Astrophysics | N/A |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | Professor Linda Sparke | Dept. of Astronomy 475 N. Charter Street Madison, WI 53706 |
Astronomy-Physics major | Ph.D. Astronomy |
| Yale University | Professor Charles Bailyn | Dept. of Astronomy P.O. Box 208101 New Haven CT 06520-8101 |
B.A. Astronomy B.S. Astronomy and Physics | Ph.D. Astronomy |