The Faculty of Physics of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is renowned for its research in particle physics, condensed matter physics, and optics. It hosts the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE).
Address: Rúa Lope Gómez de Marzoa, s/n, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
Physics, Particle Physics, Medical Physics
Domains taught:
- Astroscience, Engineering, Materials, Mathematics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of USC, with strong international research collaborations, including significant involvement in CERN projects (LHCb, ISOLDE) and the IGFAE (a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence).
Research:
World-class research in experimental and theoretical particle physics, astrophysics, condensed matter physics, medical physics applications, and optics.
Famous Alumnis:
Ángel Carracedo
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
800
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
6000
Pros
Offers excellent physics education with exceptional research opportunities, particularly in high energy physics. Strong international reputation.
Cons
Highly specialized in physics. Can be very demanding.
Best For
Students aiming for a research career in physics, especially particle physics or astrophysics, at a globally recognized center.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Facultad de Ciencias Físicas overlaps with this institution on astroscience, nanotechnologies and optics, so the two are easy to compare, and it is far larger, with about 3,000 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
- Facultade de Óptica e Optometría offers a comparable education in optics, physics and materials: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Think of Instituto de Física Corpuscular when astroscience, physics and mathematics is the priority: it does not run the bachelor's programmes found here and covers data analytics as well.
- Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering takes a similar route through nanotechnologies, optics and engineering, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers signal processing and bioengineering as well.
- The comparison with Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on nanotechnologies, optics and physics, and it covers signal processing and bioengineering as well, and is far smaller, with about 150 students against roughly 800 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Seen from abroad, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia) is a close relative on subject matter, since nanotechnologies, physics and mathematics are central to both, and it covers aerospace and computer vision as well, and is far larger, with about 7,000 students against roughly 800 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on physics, mathematics and materials is Indian Institute of Science in India, and it covers aerospace and life sciences as well, and is far larger, with about 4,500 students against roughly 800 here.
- Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (Italy) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly nanotechnologies, physics and mathematics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers chemistry and life sciences as well.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune in India, where physics and mathematics also form the core, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers geotechnics and chemistry as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on astroscience, physics and materials is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in the United States, and it is larger, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Astrophysics, Engineering, Innovation, Medical, Optics, Physics, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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