WMU is one of the nation's top 100 public universities according to U.S. News & World Report and is designated as a research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The University of Maine Department of Physics and Astronomy is a student-centered research department that fully involves our student colleagues into the research enterprise.
The graduate curriculum in the School of Physics provides the background and training needed to conduct and complete high quality, world-recognized research.
The most recent ranking of physics departments by the National Research Council places Ohio State (approximately) 24th nationally and 13th among public universities.