Best Universities for Astrobiology in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 14.3M citations received by 522K academic papers made by 1,343 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Astrobiology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

2. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrobiology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

5. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

6. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Astrobiology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

7. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#1 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Astrobiology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

9. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Astrobiology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

10. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Astrobiology

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

11. University of Tokyo

For Astrobiology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

12. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Astrobiology

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

13. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrobiology

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

14. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Astrobiology

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

15. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Astrobiology

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

16. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Astrobiology

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

17. Stanford University

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

18. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

19. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

20. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Astrobiology

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

21. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Astrobiology

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

22. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

23. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Astrobiology

#17 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

24. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

25. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Astrobiology

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

26. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Astrobiology

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

27. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

28. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Astrobiology

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

29. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Astrobiology

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

30. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

31. University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States | Hawaii

For Astrobiology

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

32. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

33. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Astrobiology

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

34. Kyoto University

For Astrobiology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

35. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Astrobiology

#7 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

36. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Astrobiology

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

37. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Astrobiology

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

38. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrobiology

#8 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

39. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#3 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

40. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#9 in Europe

#2 in France

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

41. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Astrobiology

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

42. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Astrobiology

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

43. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Astrobiology

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

44. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Astrobiology

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

45. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

46. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Astrobiology

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

47. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Astrobiology

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

48. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Astrobiology

#11 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

49. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Astrobiology

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

50. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Astrobiology

#34 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

51. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

52. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Astrobiology

#35 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

53. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

#36 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

54. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Astrobiology

#37 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

55. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Astrobiology

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

56. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Astrobiology

#39 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

57. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Astrobiology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

58. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Astrobiology

#40 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

59. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Astrobiology

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

60. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Astrobiology

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

61. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Astrobiology

#41 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

62. Tohoku University

For Astrobiology

#7 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

63. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Astrobiology

#42 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

64. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#13 in Europe

#3 in France

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

65. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#14 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

66. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Astrobiology

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

67. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#43 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

68. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrobiology

#44 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

69. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Astrobiology

#45 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

70. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Astrobiology

#46 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

71. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrobiology

#16 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

72. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Astrobiology

#8 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

73. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Astrobiology

#17 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

74. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Astrobiology

#47 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

75. Osaka University

For Astrobiology

#9 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

76. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#48 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

77. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrobiology

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

78. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#49 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

79. Nagoya University

For Astrobiology

#10 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

80. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrobiology

#19 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

81. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#20 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

82. Lund University

For Astrobiology

#21 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

83. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Astrobiology

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

84. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Astrobiology

#23 in Europe

#4 in France

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

85. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Astrobiology

#50 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

86. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Astrobiology

#51 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

87. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrobiology

#24 in Europe

#5 in France

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

88. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

89. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Astrobiology

#11 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

90. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Astrobiology

#12 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

91. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Astrobiology

#13 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

92. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#26 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

93. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Astrobiology

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

94. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrobiology

#28 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

95. University of Oslo

For Astrobiology

#29 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

96. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrobiology

#30 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

97. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Astrobiology

#31 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

98. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Astrobiology

#52 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

99. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrobiology

#32 in Europe

#6 in France

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

100. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#33 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989