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Best Astronomy Colleges, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the top 50 Astronomy Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Astronomy Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - December 2024

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

Ohio Wesleyan University

http://www.owu.edu
61 South Sandusky Street
Delaware, Ohio
(740) 368-3020

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1842

1,821

74%

65.3%

60.9%

$40,510

$40,510

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.49

581

569

561

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

2

University of Southern California

http://www.usc.edu
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, California
(213) 740-1111

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1880

18,316

20%

84.2%

74.2%

$46,363

$46,363

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

650

620

640

29

0%

NC

 

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3

Boston University

http://www.bu.edu
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 353-2300

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1839

18,306

34%

82.2%

79.4%

$45,686

$45,686

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

620-720

570-670

600-690

30

0%

NC

 

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4

University of Southern California

http://www.usc.edu
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, California
(213) 740-1111

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1880

18,316

20%

84.2%

74.2%

$46,363

$46,363

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

650

620

640

29

0%

NC

 

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5

Bryn Mawr College

http://www.brynmawr.edu
101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
(610) 526-5152

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1885

1,322

41%

80.4%

77.7%

$43,900

$43,900

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

657

659

665

28

0%

NC

 

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6

Valdosta State University

http://www.valdosta.edu
1500 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 333-5791

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1906

10,290

59%

30%

15.3%

$6,884

$19,466

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.12

501

513

450

21

0%

NC

 

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7

N/A

39,955

47%

67.9%

50.6%

$9,790

$33,824

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

642

606

606

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

Columbia University, School of General Studies

http://www.gs.columbia.edu
2970 Broadway408 Lewisohn Hall, MC 4101
New York, New York
(212) 854-2772

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N/A

1,632

34%

0%

Not reported

$47,511

$47,511

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

N/A

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9

Youngstown State University

http://www.ysu.edu
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio
(330) 941-2000

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1908

12,644

87%

22.7%

10.0%

$7,898

$13,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

474

462

445

20

0%

NC

 

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10

Yale University

http://www.yale.edu
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 432-9300

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1701

5,405

7%

93.4%

89.0%

$44,000

$44,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

710

700

710

32

0%

NC

 

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11

Tufts University

http://www.tufts.edu
Medford, Massachusetts
(617) 627-3170

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1852

5,255

21%

90.2%

87.4%

$46,598

$46,598

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

718

709

713

31

0%

NC

 

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12

California Institute of Technology

http://www.caltech.edu
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, California
(626) 395-6341

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1891

997

12%

87%

79.0%

$41,538

$41,538

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

770

720

730

34

0%

NC

 

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13

Carnegie Mellon University

http://www.cmu.edu
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(412) 268-2082

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1900

6,279

28%

81.5%

72.7%

$47,642

$47,642

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.69

729

678

693

31

0%

NC

 

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14

Agnes Scott College

http://www.agnesscott.edu
141 East College Avenue
Decatur, Georgia
(404) 471-6285

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1889

885

62%

61.1%

57.2%

$34,788

$34,788

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.61

566

596

588

26

0%

NC

 

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15

University of Houston

http://www.uh.edu
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, Texas
(713) 743-1010

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1927

32,639

56%

32.6%

16.0%

$10,272

$20,892

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

586

547

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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16

Colgate University

http://www.colgate.edu
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, New York
(315) 228-7401

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1819

2,850

29%

87.9%

84.8%

$46,380

$46,380

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.64

679

671

N/A

31

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

17

Ohio State University

http://www.osu.edu
Student Academic Services Building281 W. Lane Ave.
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 292-3980

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N/A

43,058

64%

71%

52.6%

$10,037

$25,757

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

594

596

656

28

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

18

1865

14,167

18%

90.7%

86.7%

$45,359

$45,359

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

670

630

N/A

29

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

19

Smith College

http://www.smith.edu
Northampton, Massachusetts
(413) 585-2500

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1871

2,664

42%

83.6%

80.9%

$42,754

$42,754

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.92

600

610

620

27

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

20

University of California, Santa Cruz

http://www.ucsc.edu
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, California
(831) 459-4008

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N/A

15,978

61%

64.9%

50.9%

$13,416

$36,294

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.62

554

538

543

24

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

21

Lehigh University

http://www.lehigh.edu
27 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
(610) 758-3100

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1865

4,883

33%

84.3%

78.1%

$43,520

$43,520

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

675

621

N/A

30

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

22

Georgia Institute of Technology

http://www.gatech.edu
225 North Avenue, NW
Atlanta, Georgia
(404) 894-4154

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1885

14,527

55%

61.6%

33.6%

$10,650

$29,954

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.9

708

648

654

30

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

23

1845

12,918

61%

67.9%

55.8%

$35,972

$35,972

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

624

610

590

27

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

24

Sarah Lawrence College

http://www.sarahlawrence.edu
1 Mead Way
Bronxville, New York
(914) 395-2510

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1926

1,413

61%

67.3%

63.1%

$48,696

$48,696

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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25

Case Western Reserve University

http://www.case.edu
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 368-4450

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1826

4,386

54%

72.5%

62.7%

$41,800

$41,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

702

658

654

31

0%

NC

 

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26

Harvard University

http://www.harvard.edu
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(617) 495-1551

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1636

6,676

6%

93%

86.8%

$42,292

$42,292

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

4

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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