About The Department of Physics

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The Department of Physics at the 糖心Vlog破解版 is internationally renowned for outstanding teaching, research and service. Home to award-winning research labs, educators and Nobel Laureates, the CU Department of Physics is at the forefront of the physics discipline, with an accomplished faculty devoted to undergraduate and graduate research and education.

Rich in history, strong in spirit and dedicated to excellence, we provide a comprehensive theoretical and hands-on educational experience to our Undergraduate, Graduate and Post-Doctoral students.

Physics by the Numbers

Honors and Awards

   4 Nobel Prizes since 2001

   4 MacArthur Genius Fellows 

   11 members of the National Academy of Sciences

Student enrollment and degrees

   316 PhD students

   485 physics and engineering physics majors

   100 undergraduate degrees awarded annually 

US News & World Report Graduate School Rankings (2023)

   #1 best public university in atomic, molecular, and optical phyics

  #4 best public university in quantum physics

  #4 best public university in condensed matter physics

Scholarship and fellowships

   Over $66,000 in named graduate fellowship funding awarded each year

  Over $108,000 in scholarships awarded in 2023-2024

   29 Quantum Fellows in 2023-2024

Faculty and research activity

  60 tenured and tenure-track faculty

   $83 million in research expenditures in 2023

National labs and institutes

   our faculty hold joint appointments with 6 national labs and institutes including JILA, NIST, NREL, LASP, RASEI, and BioFrontiers