Best Universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in North America

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

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

2. California Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. Stanford University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

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

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

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

5. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

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

6. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

8. Harvard University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

9. Cornell University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

10. University of Chicago

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in the United States

#12 in the World

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

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

12. Pennsylvania State University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

13. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

14. University of Texas at Austin

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#14 in the United States

#17 in the World

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

15. University of Toronto

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Canada

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

16. University of California - Los Angeles

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in the United States

#19 in the World

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

17. Columbia University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in the United States

#22 in the World

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

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in the United States

#23 in the World

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

19. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

20. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

21. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#20 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

22. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#21 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

23. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#22 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

24. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

25. University of California-San Diego

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#24 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

26. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#25 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

27. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

28. University of Pennsylvania

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#27 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#28 in the United States

#38 in the World

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

30. University of Florida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#29 in the United States

#40 in the World

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

31. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Canada

#44 in the World

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

32. Northwestern University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#30 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

33. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#31 in the United States

#49 in the World

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

34. New York University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#32 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

35. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#33 in the United States

#56 in the World

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

36. University of California - Davis

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#34 in the United States

#57 in the World

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

37. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#35 in the United States

#61 in the World

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

38. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Canada

#63 in the World

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

39. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#36 in the United States

#67 in the World

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

40. Carnegie Mellon University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#37 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

41. University of California - Irvine

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#38 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#39 in the United States

#73 in the World

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

43. Boston University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#40 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

44. University of Pittsburgh

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#41 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

45. University of Southern California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#42 in the United States

#84 in the World

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

46. Stony Brook University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#43 in the United States

#88 in the World

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

47. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#44 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

48. University of Rochester

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#45 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

49. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Canada

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

50. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#46 in the United States

#97 in the World

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

51. University of Waterloo

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Canada

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

52. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#47 in the United States

#104 in the World

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

53. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#48 in the United States

#106 in the World

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

54. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#49 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

55. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#50 in the United States

#113 in the World

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

56. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#51 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

57. McMaster University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Canada

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

58. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#52 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

59. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#53 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

60. Western University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Canada

#123 in the World

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

61. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#54 in the United States

#126 in the World

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

62. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#55 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

63. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#56 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

64. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#57 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

65. Rice University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#58 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

66. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#59 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

67. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Canada

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

68. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in Canada

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

69. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#60 in the United States

#160 in the World

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

70. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in Canada

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

71. University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States | Hawaii

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#61 in the United States

#167 in the World

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

72. University of California - San Francisco

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#62 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

73. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#63 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

74. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#64 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

75. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#65 in the United States

#188 in the World

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

76. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#66 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

77. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#67 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

78. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#68 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

79. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#69 in the United States

#202 in the World

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

80. University of California - Riverside

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#70 in the United States

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

81. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#71 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

82. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#72 in the United States

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

83. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#73 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

84. Queen's University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in Canada

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

85. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#74 in the United States

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

86. Florida State University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#75 in the United States

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

87. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#76 in the United States

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

88. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#77 in the United States

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

89. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#78 in the United States

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

90. University of Miami

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#79 in the United States

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

91. University of Houston

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#80 in the United States

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

92. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#81 in the United States

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

93. University at Buffalo

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#82 in the United States

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

94. Tufts University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#83 in the United States

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

95. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#84 in the United States

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

96. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#85 in the United States

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

97. University of Central Florida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#86 in the United States

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

98. University of Ottawa