Penn State Physics Department

According to a multi-year study released by the National Research Council (NRC) in 2010, we are in the top echelon of physics departments in the United Sta

According to a multi-year study released by the National Research Council (NRC) in 2010, we are in the top echelon of physics departments in the United States. The NRC used a broad range of measurements to rank the performance of graduate programs across hundreds of universities — its first such rankings in 15 years. A conservative interpretation of the study places us in the top 10-15 in the coun  ...