When they’re not lecturing in the classroom, our physics faculty members conduct world-class research and experiments, often alongside undergraduate students. Their expertise spans some of the most relevant topics in physics today, including lightning, astronomy and astrophysics, experimental high-energy particle physics and space physics. Plus, with a low student-faculty ratio, you’ll get to know your classmates and professors well.

When you major in physics at Florida Tech, you can participate in research as early as your first year. Faculty-mentored research often results in co-authoring with your peers and professors on papers that ultimately end up published in scholarly journals or presented at conferences. Independent research projects help build your portfolio and prepare you for graduate study.

The F.W. Olin Physical Sciences Center is a 70,000-square-foot facility featuring a collection of state-of-the-art teaching and research labs, including a rooftop observatory and a 3,000-square-foot high bay area. You’ll have access to one of the largest research-grade telescopes in the southeast (the 0.8-meter Ortega Telescope), as well as telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.

Meaningful internship opportunities prepare you well for the vast array of jobs for physics majors. Our students find hands-on learning opportunities close to campus at places like NASA-Kennedy Space Center and Lockheed Martin—and around the world with organizations like CERN in Switzerland.

Earning your bachelor’s degree in physics at Florida Tech puts you within physical reach of incredible internship, career and professional-development opportunities. Situated along the Space Coast—and within one of Florida’s high-tech corridors—Florida Tech offers what is considered one of the best physics undergraduate programs in the U.S.