Best Universities for Astrobiology in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,222 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: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

2. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrobiology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

5. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Astrobiology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

6. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Astrobiology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

8. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Astrobiology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

9. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Astrobiology

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

10. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Astrobiology

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

11. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Astrobiology

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

12. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Astrobiology

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

13. University of Tokyo

For Astrobiology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

14. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Astrobiology

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

15. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Astrobiology

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

16. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrobiology

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

17. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

18. Stanford University

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

19. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

20. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Astrobiology

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

21. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Astrobiology

#17 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

22. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Astrobiology

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

23. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Astrobiology

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

24. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

25. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

26. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

27. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

28. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

29. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Astrobiology

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

30. University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States | Hawaii

For Astrobiology

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

31. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Astrobiology

#6 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

32. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Astrobiology

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

33. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Astrobiology

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

34. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

35. Kyoto University

For Astrobiology

#3 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

36. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrobiology

#7 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

37. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Astrobiology

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

38. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Astrobiology

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

39. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Astrobiology

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

40. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Astrobiology

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Astrobiology

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

42. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Astrobiology

#8 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

43. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

44. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Astrobiology

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

45. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Astrobiology

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

46. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Astrobiology

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

47. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Astrobiology

#33 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

48. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Astrobiology

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

49. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

50. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Astrobiology

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,531

51. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Astrobiology

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

52. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

53. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrobiology

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

54. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Astrobiology

#39 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

55. Tohoku University

For Astrobiology

#5 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

56. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrobiology

#11 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

57. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Astrobiology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

58. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Astrobiology

#40 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

59. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#41 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

60. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Astrobiology

#42 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

61. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

62. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Astrobiology

#43 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

63. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Astrobiology

#44 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

64. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#13 in Europe

#1 in France

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

65. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Astrobiology

#45 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

66. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Astrobiology

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

67. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Astrobiology

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

68. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Astrobiology

#7 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

69. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Astrobiology

#47 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

70. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Astrobiology

#8 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

71. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Astrobiology

#9 in Asia

#2 in Israel

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

72. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Astrobiology

#48 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

73. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#49 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

74. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Astrobiology

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

75. Nagoya University

For Astrobiology

#10 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

76. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrobiology

#15 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

77. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Astrobiology

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

78. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrobiology

#50 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

79. Osaka University

For Astrobiology

#11 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

80. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Astrobiology

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

81. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

#51 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

82. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrobiology

#17 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

83. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

84. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Astrobiology

#19 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

85. Lund University

For Astrobiology

#20 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

86. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Astrobiology

#21 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

87. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#22 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

88. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Astrobiology

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

89. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Astrobiology

#12 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

90. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#24 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

91. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#25 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

92. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Astrobiology

#52 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

93. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Astrobiology

#13 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

94. University of Padua

For Astrobiology

#26 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

95. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Astrobiology

#53 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

96. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#27 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

97. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Astrobiology

#54 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

98. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrobiology

#28 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

99. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#29 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

100. Sapienza University of Rome

For Astrobiology

#30 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303