Best Universities for Astrobiology in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 9.82M citations received by 239K academic papers made by 368 universities in North America 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

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

2. University of Arizona

For Astrobiology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Astrobiology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Astrobiology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

6. Cornell University

For Astrobiology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Astrobiology

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

8. University of Chicago

For Astrobiology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

9. University of Colorado Boulder

For Astrobiology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

10. Harvard University

For Astrobiology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

11. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Astrobiology

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

12. University of Washington - Seattle

For Astrobiology

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

13. University of Maryland - College Park

For Astrobiology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

14. Stanford University

For Astrobiology

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

15. Brown University

For Astrobiology

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

16. University of Toronto

For Astrobiology

#1 in Canada
#22 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Astrobiology

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

18. Johns Hopkins University

For Astrobiology

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

19. Princeton University

For Astrobiology

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

20. University of Texas at Austin

For Astrobiology

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

21. University of California-San Diego

For Astrobiology

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

22. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Astrobiology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$22,774
Enrollment
19,938

23. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Astrobiology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1187
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
76%

24. Columbia University

For Astrobiology

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

25. Purdue University

For Astrobiology

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

27. Washington University in St Louis

For Astrobiology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

28. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Astrobiology

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

29. Ohio State University

For Astrobiology

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

30. Northwestern University

For Astrobiology

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

31. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Astrobiology

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

32. University of Florida

For Astrobiology

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

33. University of Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Astrobiology

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

35. Yale University

For Astrobiology

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

36. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Astrobiology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

37. Western University

For Astrobiology

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

38. University of Virginia

For Astrobiology

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

39. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Astrobiology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

40. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

41. University of California - Davis

For Astrobiology

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

42. University of British Columbia

For Astrobiology

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

43. University of New Mexico

For Astrobiology

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

44. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Astrobiology

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

45. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Astrobiology

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

46. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Astrobiology

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

47. McGill University

For Astrobiology

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

48. University of Southern California

For Astrobiology

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

49. University of Iowa

For Astrobiology

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

50. Stony Brook University

For Astrobiology

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

51. University of Alberta

For Astrobiology

#5 in Canada
#108 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

52. University of California - San Francisco

For Astrobiology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

53. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Astrobiology

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

54. New York University

For Astrobiology

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

55. University of Pittsburgh

For Astrobiology

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

56. McMaster University

For Astrobiology

#6 in Canada
#114 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

57. Oregon State University

For Astrobiology

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

58. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Astrobiology

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

59. Boston University

For Astrobiology

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

60. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Astrobiology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

61. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Astrobiology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1443
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,887

62. Rice University

For Astrobiology

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,589

63. Iowa State University

For Astrobiology

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

64. Duke University

For Astrobiology

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

65. Catholic University of America

For Astrobiology

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$32,705
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$42,657

66. University of Kansas

For Astrobiology

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

67. University of Utah

For Astrobiology

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

68. University of Calgary

For Astrobiology

#7 in Canada
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

69. University of Central Florida

For Astrobiology

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

70. University of California - Irvine

For Astrobiology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

71. Case Western Reserve University

For Astrobiology

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

73. University of Rochester

For Astrobiology

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

74. Michigan State University

For Astrobiology

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

75. University of Arkansas

For Astrobiology

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
77%

76. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Astrobiology

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

77. University of California - Riverside

For Astrobiology

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$24,355
Enrollment
26,384

78. University of Cincinnati

For Astrobiology

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

79. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Astrobiology

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

80. Baylor College of Medicine

For Astrobiology

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

81. Queen's University

For Astrobiology

#9 in Canada
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

82. Emory University

For Astrobiology

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

83. Carnegie Mellon University

For Astrobiology

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

84. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Astrobiology

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

85. University of Miami

For Astrobiology

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

86. Vanderbilt University

For Astrobiology

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

87. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Astrobiology

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

88. University of New Hampshire

For Astrobiology

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
97%

89. University at Buffalo

For Astrobiology

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

90. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Astrobiology

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

91. University of Notre Dame

For Astrobiology

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

92. George Mason University

For Astrobiology

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

93. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

For Astrobiology

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$27,815
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$16,909

94. University of Montreal

For Astrobiology

#10 in Canada
#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

95. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Astrobiology

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,988
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1869

96. York University

For Astrobiology

#11 in Canada
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

97. University of Houston

For Astrobiology

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

98. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Astrobiology

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

99. University of Delaware

For Astrobiology

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

100. Wayne State University

For Astrobiology

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%