Graduate Programs
Graduate students in physics at Baylor University can experience cutting-edge research opportunities in a wide variety of physics areas. If you are looking for a graduate program in physics where class size is conducive to learning and professors are readily available, then the graduate program at Baylor University might be a good match for you.
Undergraduate Programs
Baylor offers exciting undergraduate programs in physics, astronomy, and astrophysics. Taught by a committed and caring faculty, students in Baylor's Department of Physics study some of the most exciting aspects of the universe.
News
Dec. 16, 2021
Presidential Perspective: Baylor Achieves R1 Status
I am overjoyed to share with you some wonderful news we learned this morning. We have received notification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education that Baylor University has achieved Research 1 status, joining the nation’s top research institutions as a doctoral university with very high research activity and as a preeminent Christian research university.
Nov. 1, 2021
Dr. Jay Dittmann's work at CERN highlighted in a recent A&S magazine
Baylor physicist Dr. Jay Dittmann was highlighted in a Baylor A&S magazine. In this Q&A, he discussed his role at CERN and Baylor’s participation in this important research project. Please check it out.
Sep. 30, 2021
Our recent graduate, Garrett Williams,won the AAAS 2021 Student Essay Competition
Mr. Garrett Williams, who graduated Baylor in Spring 2019, won the 2021 Student Essay Competition by the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition.
Sep. 24, 2021
A Nano-view For Advanced Solutions: Dr. Zhenrong Zhang
A nanometer is just 1/1000,000 the width of a human hair — but chemical reactions taking place at that level have significant implications in countless fields. That’s where Dr. Zhenrong Zhang, a Baylor physics professor, comes in.