North America's best Astrophysics and Astronomy universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 92.6M citations received by 2.09M academic papers made by 992 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

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

5. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

6. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

7. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

9. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

10. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

12. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Canada

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

15. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#14 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

16. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

17. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

18. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

21. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#20 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

22. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#21 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

23. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#22 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

24. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

25. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#24 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

26. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#25 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

27. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

28. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#27 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#28 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

30. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#29 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

31. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Canada

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

32. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#30 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

33. New York University

United States | New York State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#31 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

34. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#32 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

35. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#33 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

36. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#34 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

37. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#35 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

38. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#36 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

39. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Canada

#64 in the World

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

40. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#37 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

41. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#38 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

42. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#39 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

43. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#40 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

44. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#41 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

45. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#42 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

46. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#43 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

47. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Canada

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

48. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#44 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

49. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#45 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

50. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#46 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

51. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#47 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

52. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#48 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

53. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#49 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

54. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Canada

#119 in the World

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

55. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Canada

#120 in the World

Founded: 1957

56. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#50 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

57. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#51 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

58. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#52 in the United States

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

59. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Canada

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

60. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#53 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

61. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#54 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

62. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#55 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

63. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#56 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

64. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Canada

#147 in the World

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

65. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#57 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

66. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#58 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

67. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in Canada

#153 in the World

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

68. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#59 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

69. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#60 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

70. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in Canada

#172 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

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1187
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

72. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#62 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

73. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#63 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

74. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#64 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

75. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#65 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

76. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#66 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1508
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,300

77. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#67 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $12,328
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,018

78. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#68 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

79. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#69 in the United States

#207 in the World

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

80. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#70 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

81. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#71 in the United States

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

82. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#72 in the United States

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

83. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#73 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

84. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in Canada

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

85. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#74 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

86. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#75 in the United States

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,322

87. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#76 in the United States

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

88. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#77 in the United States

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

89. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#78 in the United States

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

90. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#79 in the United States

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

91. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#80 in the United States

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

92. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#81 in the United States

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

93. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#82 in the United States

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

94. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in Canada

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

95. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#83 in the United States

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,636
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

96. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#84 in the United States

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

97. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#85 in the United States

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

98. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#86 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

99. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#87 in the United States

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

100. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#88 in the United States

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

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