by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for astrophysics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 332 bachelor's degrees in astrophysics during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of astrophysics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for astrophysics students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for astrophysics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of California - Berkeley
It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from Columbia University in the City of New York
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in astrophysics needs to look into University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of California - Los Angeles
It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of Wisconsin - Madison
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of California - Santa Cruz
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from Michigan State University
Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman.More information about a bachelor’s in astrophysics from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
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One of 3 majors within the Astronomy & Astrophysics area of study, Astrophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy | 587 |
| Other Astronomy & Astrophysics | 91 |
| Planetary Astronomy & Science | 25 |