Astrophysics Programs

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

Astrophysics is a major program in the area of Astronomy. Astrophysics is a program that focuses on the theoretical and observational study of the structure, properties, and behavior of stars, star systems and clusters, stellar life cycles, and related phenomena. Includes instruction in cosmology, plasma kinetics, stellar physics, convolution and non-equilibrium radiation transfer theory, non-Euclidean geometries, mathematical modeling, galactic structure theory, and relativistic astronomy.
In United States, 55 schools offers the Astrophysics program. The average tuition & fees of these schools offering Astrophysics is $12,750 for in-state students and $48,780 for out-of-state students. In average, the SAT score is 1,359 and the ACT score is 30 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 42%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
University of Alaska FairbanksPublic,4-yearsFairbanks, Alaska Doctorate - - $8,640 (in-state)
$22,752(out-of-state)
6,607
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionPublic,4-yearsTempe, Arizona Master
Doctorate
- 89.75% $12,051 (in-state)
$32,193(out-of-state)
80,065
California Institute of TechnologyPrivate,4-yearsPasadena, California Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
- 2.69% $63,255 2,401
University of California-BerkeleyPublic,4-yearsBerkeley, California Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
- 11.33% $14,850 (in-state)
$45,627(out-of-state)
45,307
University of California-Los AngelesPublic,4-yearsLos Angeles, California Bachelor - 8.57% $13,747 (in-state)
$44,524(out-of-state)
46,430
University of California-Santa CruzPublic,4-yearsSanta Cruz, California Bachelor - 46.92% $14,560 (in-state)
$45,337(out-of-state)
19,478
University of Colorado BoulderPublic,4-yearsBoulder, Colorado Master
Doctorate
1,280 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
80.73% $16,430 (in-state)
$41,943(out-of-state)
39,585
Yale UniversityPrivate,4-yearsNew Haven, Connecticut Bachelor 1,540 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
4.57% $64,700 14,776
Agnes Scott CollegePrivate,4-yearsDecatur, Georgia Bachelor 1,245 (SAT)
28 (ACT)
66.52% $48,150 1,114
Oglethorpe UniversityPrivate,4-yearsAtlanta, Georgia Bachelor 1,200 (SAT)
25 (ACT)
70.99% $45,806 1,491
University of Hawaii at ManoaPublic,4-yearsHonolulu, Hawaii Bachelor 1,180 (SAT)
21 (ACT)
72.77% $12,186 (in-state)
$34,218(out-of-state)
19,074
DePaul UniversityPrivate,4-yearsChicago, Illinois Bachelor 1,190 (SAT)
27 (ACT)
70.17% $44,460 20,917
Illinois Institute of TechnologyPrivate,4-yearsChicago, Illinois Bachelor 1,310 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
61.44% $51,763 6,943
Indiana University-BloomingtonPublic,4-yearsBloomington, Indiana Doctorate 1,290 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
82.41% $11,790 (in-state)
$40,482(out-of-state)
47,005
Iowa State UniversityPublic,4-yearsAmes, Iowa Master
Doctorate
1,220 (SAT)
24 (ACT)
90.22% $10,497 (in-state)
$27,683(out-of-state)
29,969
Colby CollegePrivate,4-yearsWaterville, Maine Bachelor 1,490 (SAT)
34 (ACT)
7.61% $66,600 2,299
Harvard UniversityPrivate,4-yearsCambridge, Massachusetts Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
1,550 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
3.24% $59,076 30,631
Tufts UniversityPrivate,4-yearsMedford, Massachusetts Bachelor 1,510 (SAT)
34 (ACT)
9.69% $67,844 13,431
Wellesley CollegePrivate,4-yearsWellesley, Massachusetts Bachelor 1,490 (SAT)
34 (ACT)
13.57% $64,320 2,447
Williams CollegePrivate,4-yearsWilliamstown, Massachusetts Bachelor 1,530 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
8.50% $64,860 2,222
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*: offered degree for the Astrophysics program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.