Best Universities for Astrobiology in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 19.6M citations received by 607K academic papers made by 1,453 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. California Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

2. University of Arizona

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

6. Cornell University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

8. University of Chicago

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

9. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Astrobiology

#1 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

10. University of Colorado Boulder

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

11. Harvard University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

12. University of Tokyo

For Astrobiology

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

13. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

14. University of Washington - Seattle

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

15. University of Maryland - College Park

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

16. Stanford University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

19. Brown University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

20. University of Liege

For Astrobiology

#4 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817

21. University of Toronto

For Astrobiology

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

23. Johns Hopkins University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

24. Pennsylvania State University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

25. Princeton University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

26. University of Texas at Austin

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

28. University of California-San Diego

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

29. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

30. Australian National University

For Astrobiology

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

32. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
79%

33. Columbia University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

34. Purdue University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

36. Washington University in St Louis

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

38. Kyoto University

For Astrobiology

#2 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

39. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

40. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#3 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

41. Leiden University

For Astrobiology

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

42. Ohio State University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

43. Northwestern University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

44. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

46. Tsinghua University

For Astrobiology

#4 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

47. University of Florida

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

48. University of Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

49. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

50. Yale University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

51. University of Copenhagen

For Astrobiology

#11 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

52. University of Munster

For Astrobiology

#12 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

53. Peking University

For Astrobiology

#5 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

54. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

55. Stockholm University

For Astrobiology

#13 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

56. Western University

For Astrobiology

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

57. University of Virginia

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

58. Zhejiang University

For Astrobiology

#6 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

59. University of Bristol

For Astrobiology

#14 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

61. Tohoku University

For Astrobiology

#7 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

62. University of New Mexico

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

63. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

64. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Astrobiology

#15 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

65. University of California - Davis

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

67. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

68. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

69. University of British Columbia

For Astrobiology

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

70. Paris-Sud University

For Astrobiology

#17 in Europe
#2 in France
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

71. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

72. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

73. Tel Aviv University

For Astrobiology

#8 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

74. McGill University

For Astrobiology

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

76. Catholic University of Leuven

For Astrobiology

#19 in Europe
#2 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

77. Osaka University

For Astrobiology

#9 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

78. University of Southern California

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

79. Stony Brook University

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

82. University of Iowa

For Astrobiology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

83. Lund University

For Astrobiology

#22 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

84. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Astrobiology

#10 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

86. Nagoya University

For Astrobiology

#11 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

87. University of Vienna

For Astrobiology

#24 in Europe
#1 in Austria
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

88. University of Pisa

For Astrobiology

#25 in Europe
#1 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

89. University of Cologne

For Astrobiology

#26 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

90. University of Sao Paulo

For Astrobiology

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

91. Moscow State University

For Astrobiology

#27 in Europe
#1 in Russia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

92. University of Bordeaux

For Astrobiology

#28 in Europe
#5 in France
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

93. University of Oslo

For Astrobiology

#29 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

94. Kyushu University

For Astrobiology

#12 in Asia
#7 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

95. Free University of Berlin

For Astrobiology

#30 in Europe
#4 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

96. Charles University

For Astrobiology

#31 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

97. Hokkaido University

For Astrobiology

#13 in Asia
#8 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

98. Sapienza University of Rome

For Astrobiology

#32 in Europe
#2 in Italy
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

99. Nanjing University

For Astrobiology

#14 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

100. University of Amsterdam

For Astrobiology

#33 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632