- #1
franznietzsche
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Just curious what the number of students in other people's undergrad physics departments have been.
Size of your undergrad phyiscs department
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the sizes of undergraduate physics departments at various institutions. Participants share their experiences regarding the number of students in their respective departments.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
Main Points Raised
- One participant mentions their department has around 500 students.
- Another participant reports approximately 180 students, with specific numbers for each year of study.
- A different participant notes their department had only about 100 students, indicating it was closing.
- One participant shares that their department was very small, with only 15 students.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants provide varying numbers regarding the sizes of their departments, indicating a lack of consensus on what constitutes a typical size.
- #2
Lisa!
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Around 500! 
- #3
LENIN
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Around 180 (90 in the first year and 30 in the second, third and forth).
- #4
Kurdt
Staff Emeritus
Science Advisor
Gold Member
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was only about 100 in mine but the department was closing 
- #5
neurocomp2003
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really small. 15
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