100 Best colleges for Astrobiology in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 6.26M citations received by 183K academic papers made by 311 universities in the United States 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

For Astrobiology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

2. California Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Astrobiology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Astrobiology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

6. Cornell University

For Astrobiology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Astrobiology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

8. University of Chicago

For Astrobiology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

9. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Astrobiology

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

10. University of Colorado Boulder

For Astrobiology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

11. Harvard University

For Astrobiology

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

12. University of Maryland - College Park

For Astrobiology

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

13. University of Washington - Seattle

For Astrobiology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

14. Brown University

For Astrobiology

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

15. Stanford University

For Astrobiology

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

16. Providence College

For Astrobiology

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Astrobiology

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

18. Princeton University

For Astrobiology

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

19. Johns Hopkins University

For Astrobiology

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

20. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Astrobiology

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

21. University of Texas at Austin

For Astrobiology

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

22. University of California-San Diego

For Astrobiology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

23. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Astrobiology

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

24. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Astrobiology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

25. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Astrobiology

#36 in the World
Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

26. Columbia University

For Astrobiology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

27. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Astrobiology

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

28. Washington University in St Louis

For Astrobiology

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

29. Ohio State University

For Astrobiology

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

30. Northwestern University

For Astrobiology

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

31. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Astrobiology

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

32. Purdue University

For Astrobiology

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

33. University of Florida

For Astrobiology

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

34. University of New Mexico

For Astrobiology

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

35. University of Pennsylvania

For Astrobiology

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

36. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Astrobiology

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

37. University of Virginia

For Astrobiology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

38. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Astrobiology

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Astrobiology

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

40. Yale University

For Astrobiology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

41. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Astrobiology

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

42. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Astrobiology

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

43. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Astrobiology

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

44. Stony Brook University

For Astrobiology

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

45. University of Southern California

For Astrobiology

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

46. University of California - Davis

For Astrobiology

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

47. University of Iowa

For Astrobiology

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

48. Iowa State University

For Astrobiology

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

49. Oregon State University

For Astrobiology

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

50. Boston University

For Astrobiology

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

51. New York University

For Astrobiology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

52. Rice University

For Astrobiology

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

53. University of Pittsburgh

For Astrobiology

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

54. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Astrobiology

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

55. University of California - San Francisco

For Astrobiology

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

56. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Astrobiology

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

57. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Astrobiology

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

58. Catholic University of America

For Astrobiology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$36,031
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$34,449

59. Duke University

For Astrobiology

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

60. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Astrobiology

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

61. University of Utah

For Astrobiology

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

62. University of Rochester

For Astrobiology

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

63. University of Central Florida

For Astrobiology

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

64. University of California - Riverside

For Astrobiology

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

65. Case Western Reserve University

For Astrobiology

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

66. University of Cincinnati

For Astrobiology

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

67. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Astrobiology

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

68. Carnegie Mellon University

For Astrobiology

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

69. University of California - Irvine

For Astrobiology

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

70. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Astrobiology

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

71. Seattle University

For Astrobiology

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

72. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Astrobiology

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

73. Michigan State University

For Astrobiology

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

74. Emory University

For Astrobiology

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

75. Baylor College of Medicine

For Astrobiology

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

76. University of Miami

For Astrobiology

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

77. University of New Hampshire

For Astrobiology

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

78. University of Notre Dame

For Astrobiology

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

79. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Astrobiology

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

80. University at Buffalo

For Astrobiology

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

81. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Astrobiology

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,660
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1869

82. University of Kansas

For Astrobiology

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

83. University of Kentucky

For Astrobiology

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

84. University of Arkansas

For Astrobiology

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
77%

85. University of Houston

For Astrobiology

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

86. Vanderbilt University

For Astrobiology

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

87. University of Delaware

For Astrobiology

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

88. Montana State University

For Astrobiology

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

89. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Astrobiology

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

90. George Mason University

For Astrobiology

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

91. Wayne State University

For Astrobiology

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

92. Washington State University

For Astrobiology

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

93. Clemson University

For Astrobiology

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

94. University of Alabama in Huntsville

For Astrobiology

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1328
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

95. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Astrobiology

#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

96. Northern Arizona University

For Astrobiology

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,865
Enrollment
28,086

97. Tufts University

For Astrobiology

#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

98. University of Toledo

For Astrobiology

#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

99. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

For Astrobiology

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$10,293
Enrollment
1,689

100. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Astrobiology

#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

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