Academic Departments

Chemistry - One of the nation's largest programs, we offer degrees at the bachelor's, master's and Ph.D levels. Known for excellence in instruction and undergraduate research opportunities, the Department provides opportunities for students at all levels to work with faculty in exploring micro-electronics, molecular data storage, nanotechnology, materials science and many other developing technologies.

Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences - Our program is one of the few in the nation to organize itself around the amazing interconnected relationships between our planet's various systems and processes. We have a wide variety of degree offerings, allowing students to customize their education and degree. Our meteorology program is one of the best, and the only comprehensive program in the mid-Atlantic.

Mathematics - Our long traditions of excellent teaching and a supportive environment for students are paired with cutting-edge research across a broad spectrum of present-day mathematics and its applications. Degrees are offered at the bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. levels. We recently introduced one of the nation's first master's degrees in financial mathematics.

Physics - As one of the nation's largest programs, the department offers a complete array of physics programs - from nuclear physics to nanotechnology and from optics to astrophysics. We offer bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees.

Statistics - We are one of the nation's oldest, most prestigious and largest statistics departments. We award degrees at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels in statistics and are a partner in interdisciplinary graduate programs in bioinformatics, biomathematics, financial mathematics and operations research.