Astronomy Colleges
2024 Ranking: Top 50 Astronomy Schools
1. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA4 astronomy majors. Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $53k. Premium on-campus housing. Over 30,700 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
2. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing. About 8,900 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1530, ACT 34 to enroll.
3. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $58k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 2,500 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1560, ACT 36 to enroll.
5. University of ChicagoChicago, ILBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $61k. On-campus housing. Approximately 18,400 students. Dangerous campus. ROTC programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
6. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $58k. Premium on-campus housing option. Around 13,800 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.
7. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA3 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $42k. On-campus housing option. Roughly 45,400 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1420, ACT 33 to enroll.
9. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. Roughly 23,200 students. Dangerous campus. SAT 1520, ACT 34 to enroll.
10. University of Michigan Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MIBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. About 51,300 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs. SAT 1430, ACT 33 to enroll.
11. University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $53k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Over 26,100 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs. SAT 1450, ACT 33 to enroll.
12. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. About 14,800 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1540, ACT 34 to enroll.
13. University of FloridaGainesville, FLAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $26k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Approximately 55,300 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1360, ACT 31 to enroll.
14. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TXBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $41k. On-campus housing. Around 52,400 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1340, ACT 30 to enroll.
16. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $58k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 11,900 students. Dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1540, ACT 36 to enroll.
17. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $60k. Above average on-campus housing option. Roughly 31,300 students. Unsafe campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
18. University of Wisconsin MadisonMadison, WI2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $38k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Roughly 49,000 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1400, ACT 29 to enroll.
20. Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OHAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $36k. On-campus housing option. More than 60,600 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs. SAT 1360, ACT 31 to enroll.
21. Boston UniversityBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Above average on-campus housing. Approximately 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.
22. University of ArizonaTucson, AZ2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $36k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Over 49,500 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1210, ACT 25 to enroll.
23. University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $37k. On-campus housing. Roughly 39,600 students. Very dangerous campus. ACT 29 to enroll.
24. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. Over 25,900 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs. ACT 34 to enroll.
25. University of Washington SeattleSeattle, WABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $40k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. More than 52,400 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.
26. Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL2 astronomy majors. Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Around 8,400 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs. ACT 25 to enroll.
29. Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN2 astronomy majors. Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $38k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Over 47,100 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1250, ACT 30 to enroll.
30. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $60k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 16,100 students. Dangerous campus. ROTC programs. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.
31. University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $33k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. About 19,100 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1150, ACT 21 to enroll.
32. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CTBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $64k. On-campus housing option. Around 3,300 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1420, ACT 33 to enroll.
33. Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $59k. Above average on-campus housing option. Approximately 1,700 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.
34. University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $37k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. More than 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are available. ACT 31 to enroll.
35. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NYBachelor's and master's degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $64k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Around 3,200 students. Very dangerous campus. ACT 33 to enroll.
36. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MIBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $42k. Affordable on-campus housing. Around 50,100 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1210, ACT 28 to enroll.
37. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NYAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $53k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 16,700 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs. SAT 1310, ACT 31 to enroll.
38. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's and master's degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 2,300 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1510, ACT 35 to enroll.
39. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. More than 10,400 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1410, ACT 33 to enroll.
40. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $58k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 2,900 students. Dangerous campus. ACT 33 to enroll.
41. Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $17k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. More than 28,100 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1050, ACT 23 to enroll.
42. University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MNBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $33k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Around 55,000 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs. SAT 1370, ACT 30 to enroll.
43. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA2 astronomy majors. Bachelor's degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 2,500 students. Dangerous campus. SAT 1470, ACT 34 to enroll.
44. Tufts UniversityMedford, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $64k. Above average on-campus housing option. About 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.
45. Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NYBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $25k. Above average on-campus housing option. Approximately 25,800 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1370, ACT 31 to enroll.
46. Arizona State University ImmersionTempe, AZBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $30k. Above average on-campus housing. Over 80,100 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. ACT 25 to enroll.
47. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing option. About 14,900 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1470, ACT 33 to enroll.
48. San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $18k. Premium on-campus housing option. About 37,500 students. Very dangerous campus. ROTC programs are available. ACT 26 to enroll.
49. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYBachelor's and master's degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $64k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Over 2,500 students. Very dangerous campus. SAT 1470, ACT 33 to enroll.