Astronomy Programs

Know about Astronomy Major Programs and Check Schools Offering Astronomy Programs.

Astronomy is a major program in the area of Physical Sciences. Astronomy is a general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of astronomical phenomena, planetary science, solar system evolution, and specific methodologies such as optical astronomy, radioastronomy, and theoretical astronomy.
In United States, 108 schools offers the Astronomy program. The average tuition & fees of these schools offering Astronomy is $12,999 for in-state students and $44,330 for out-of-state students. In average, the SAT score is 1,341 and the ACT score is 30 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 47%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
University of ToledoPublic,4-yearsToledo, Ohio Bachelor 1,150 (SAT)
25 (ACT)
92.23% $12,377 (in-state)
$21,737(out-of-state)
15,545
Youngstown State UniversityPublic,4-yearsYoungstown, Ohio Bachelor 1,040 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
80.60% $10,791 (in-state)
$11,151(out-of-state)
11,071
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusPublic,4-yearsNorman, Oklahoma Bachelor 1,220 (SAT)
26 (ACT)
72.92% $9,595 (in-state)
$26,665(out-of-state)
28,308
Bryn Mawr CollegePrivate,4-yearsBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,400 (SAT)
31 (ACT)
30.75% $62,560 1,742
Haverford CollegePrivate,4-yearsHaverford, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,500 (SAT)
34 (ACT)
14.21% $68,300 1,421
Lehigh UniversityPrivate,4-yearsBethlehem, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,410 (SAT)
32 (ACT)
36.98% $62,180 7,394
Lycoming CollegePrivate,4-yearsWilliamsport, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,150 (SAT)
23 (ACT)
75.22% $47,675 1,059
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPublic,4-yearsUniversity Park, Pennsylvania Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
1,300 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
55.21% $20,234 (in-state)
$40,188(out-of-state)
50,028
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic,4-yearsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,370 (SAT)
31 (ACT)
49.14% $21,524 (in-state)
$39,890(out-of-state)
33,767
Swarthmore CollegePrivate,4-yearsSwarthmore, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,520 (SAT)
33 (ACT)
6.93% $62,412 1,625
Villanova UniversityPrivate,4-yearsVillanova, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,440 (SAT)
33 (ACT)
23.39% $64,701 10,383
Brown UniversityPrivate,4-yearsProvidence, Rhode Island Bachelor
Doctorate
1,540 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
5.06% $68,230 11,189
Baylor UniversityPrivate,4-yearsWaco, Texas Bachelor 1,320 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
45.88% $54,844 20,709
Lee CollegePublic,2-4 yearsBaytown, Texas Associate - - $3,882 (in-state)
$4,302(out-of-state)
7,807
Rice UniversityPrivate,4-yearsHouston, Texas Bachelor 1,540 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
8.68% $58,128 8,672
Texas A & M University-College StationPublic,4-yearsCollege Station, Texas Master
Doctorate
1,270 (SAT)
28 (ACT)
62.65% $13,099 (in-state)
$40,328(out-of-state)
74,014
The University of Texas at AustinPublic,4-yearsAustin, Texas Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
1,370 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
31.35% $11,678 (in-state)
$42,778(out-of-state)
52,384
Brigham Young UniversityPrivate,4-yearsProvo, Utah Bachelor
Doctorate
1,360 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
66.67% $6,496 34,464
Bennington CollegePrivate,4-yearsBennington, Vermont Bachelor 1,320 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
45.31% $64,644 880
George Mason UniversityPublic,4-yearsFairfax, Virginia Bachelor 1,250 (SAT)
28 (ACT)
90.00% $13,815 (in-state)
$39,397(out-of-state)
39,049
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*: offered degree for the Astronomy program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.