Sally Ride attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and physics. After Swarthmore, she went on to Stanford University to complete her master's and doctoral degrees in physics. Ride's academic background in both English and physics contributed to her success as an astronaut and her later career in academia and science education.
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Sally Kristen Ride (May 26,1951 - July 23, 2012) attended Swarthmore College for three semesters, took physics course at UCLA, then enrolled at Stanford University as a junior. She first graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and physics. While at Stanford, she earned a master's degree and a Ph.D in physics, and worked on research in the fields of astrophysics and free electron laser physics.