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 $10,400 for in-state students and $56,845 for out-of-state students. In average, the SAT score is 1,382 and the ACT score is 31 over the schools. The average acceptance rate is 38%.

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NameOffered Degree*Test ScoresAcceptance RateTuitionStudent Population
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityPrivate,4-yearsDelaware, Ohio Bachelor 1,215 (SAT)
26 (ACT)
52.18% $52,357 1,410
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
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate,4-yearsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,540 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
11.30% $63,829 16,002
Franklin and Marshall CollegePrivate,4-yearsLancaster, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,378 (SAT)
31 (ACT)
36.23% $68,380 1,990
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
Swarthmore CollegePrivate,4-yearsSwarthmore, Pennsylvania Bachelor 1,520 (SAT)
33 (ACT)
6.93% $62,412 1,625
Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate,4-yearsNashville, Tennessee Doctorate 1,530 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
6.67% $63,946 13,710
Baylor UniversityPrivate,4-yearsWaco, Texas Bachelor 1,320 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
45.88% $54,844 20,709
Rice UniversityPrivate,4-yearsHouston, Texas Bachelor 1,540 (SAT)
35 (ACT)
8.68% $58,128 8,672
Texas Christian UniversityPrivate,4-yearsFort Worth, Texas Doctorate 1,260 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
56.10% $57,220 12,273
Bennington CollegePrivate,4-yearsBennington, Vermont Bachelor 1,320 (SAT)
30 (ACT)
45.31% $64,644 880
Whitman CollegePrivate,4-yearsWalla Walla, Washington Bachelor 1,390 (SAT)
32 (ACT)
47.70% $61,492 1,493
University of Wisconsin-MadisonPublic,4-yearsMadison, Wisconsin Bachelor 1,430 (SAT)
29 (ACT)
49.06% $11,205 (in-state)
$40,603(out-of-state)
48,956
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*: offered degree for the Astrophysics program. Schools may offer other degrees for other programs.