Graduate Programs
Graduate students in physics at Baylor University experience 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
Apr. 15, 2021
Baylor University Announces New Physics Chair Established Through Estate Gift
On April 15, 2021, Baylor University announced an estate gift from John and Eula Mae Baugh, creating an endowed chair in physics. The Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair in Physics, which will receive matching funds through the Baylor Academic Challenge, will provide faculty funding within the department of physics and focus on innovative research and teaching in the area of materials science.
Dec. 1, 2020
Baylor graduate student received the TSAPS student presentation award.
The Texas Section APS (TSAPS) meeting was held virtually during Nov. 12-14 and several Baylor physicists presented their research in this meeting. Caleb Smith was one of them, and he received the TSAPS graduate student presentation award.
Nov. 5, 2020
Recent Baylor graduate won the APS history of physics essay contest
Mr. Garrett Williams who graduated Baylor in Spring 2019 won the 2020 APS History of Physics Essay Contest).
Sep. 30, 2020
U.S. News, Wall Street Journal rank Baylor among nation’s best student experiences
A Baylor education is about more than just what you learn in the classroom — it’s really the complete Baylor experience that makes this place special. Two new rankings this fall — one from U.S. News & World Report, the other from the Wall Street Journal — show others outside the Baylor Family are beginning to recognize that fact.