58 Best colleges for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 3M citations received by 76.1K academic papers made by 58 universities in Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#27 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#37 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#41 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#91 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#119 in the United States

#139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

7. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#130 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#145 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

9. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#187 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

10. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#188 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

11. Haverford College

Haverford

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#224 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#242 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#267 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#268 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

15. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#285 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#309 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

17. Lafayette College

Easton

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#321 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

18. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#369 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

19. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#383 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

20. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#395 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

21. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#407 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

22. Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Scranton

Dunmore

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#439 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,823

23. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#465 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

24. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#476 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

25. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#479 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#493 in the United States

#545 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

27. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#494 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

28. Widener University

Chester

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#533 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

29. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#535 in the United States

#588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#552 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#558 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

32. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#562 in the United States

#617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

33. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#570 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

34. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#589 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

35. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#597 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

36. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#636 in the United States

#693 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

37. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#638 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

38. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#652 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

39. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#662 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#670 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#671 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

42. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#675 in the United States

#735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

43. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#681 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,669
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,542

44. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#683 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

45. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#693 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

46. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#695 in the United States

#756 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

47. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#708 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

48. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#711 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

49. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#737 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,459

50. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#767 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

51. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#775 in the United States

#839 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

52. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#788 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

53. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#792 in the United States

#856 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

54. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#796 in the United States

#860 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

55. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#806 in the United States

#871 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

56. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#831 in the United States

#896 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

57. Gannon University

Erie

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#856 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

58. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#858 in the United States

#924 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Astrophysics and Astronomy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	18	13
District of Columbia	8	104
New Jersey	18	6
New York	84	9
West Virginia	4	107
Connecticut	17	22
Virginia	25	33
Ohio	32	20
Massachusetts	44	4
Rhode Island	6	50
Vermont	4	164
New Hampshire	8	77
North Carolina	23	53
Indiana	20	36
Kentucky	11	68
Michigan	21	7
South Carolina	12	94
Maine	7	196
Tennessee	20	63
Illinois	33	10
Georgia	22	31
Wisconsin	20	21
Alabama	16	87
Iowa	9	48
Missouri	14	47
Mississippi	7	157
Minnesota	20	28
Arkansas	9	146
Florida	27	29
Louisiana	16	67
Kansas	9	88
South Dakota	6	244
Nebraska	7	93
Oklahoma	9	72
North Dakota	3	193
Texas	52	14
Colorado	14	19
New Mexico	5	65
Montana	4	102
Puerto Rico	6	304
Utah	6	51
Idaho	4	162
Arizona	5	5
Washington	16	11
Oregon	13	73
California	68	1
Alaska	3	120
Hawaii	4	61