Physics at DePauw University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if DePauw University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

DePauw is located in Greencastle, Indiana and approximately 1,752 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

DePauw Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

DePauw Physics Rankings

The physics major at DePauw is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Physics Student Demographics at DePauw

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at DePauw University.

DePauw Physics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at DePauw since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePauw University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePauw University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	4

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for DePauw University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	300	$107,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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