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Colleges and Universities With Astronomy Degree Programs in the US
School Department Chair Address Undergraduate Degrees Graduate Degrees
University of Alabama Professor Stan Jones Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 
206 Gallalee Hall 
Box 870324 
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0324
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 
P.O. Box 871504 
Tempe, AZ 85287-1504
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 
211 Bryant Space Science Center 
P.O. Box 112055 
Gainesville, FL 32611-2055
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

 

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