The average acceptance rate of Best Astrophysics Colleges is 13.87%, a total of 62,041 applicants applied to the schools and 11,580 accepted.
University of California-Berkeley had the most number of applicants of 124,242 and California Institute of Technology had the least number of applicants of 13,856 among Best Astrophysics Colleges.
California Institute of Technology had the lowest acceptance rate of 2.57% and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus had the highest rate of 60.56%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 40,468 | 1,868 | 1,410 | 4.62% | 75.48% |
| 2 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 13,856 | 356 | 218 | 2.57% | 61.24% |
| 3 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 43,612 | 1,955 | 1,726 | 4.48% | 88.29% |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 54,008 | 1,970 | 1,647 | 3.65% | 83.60% |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 57,326 | 2,067 | 1,693 | 3.61% | 81.91% |
| 6 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 124,242 | 13,639 | 6,272 | 10.98% | 45.99% |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 28,232 | 1,284 | 1,102 | 4.55% | 85.83% |
| 8 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 110,259 | 36,347 | 5,008 | 32.97% | 13.78% |
| 9 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 72,885 | 19,417 | 9,210 | 26.64% | 47.43% |
| 10 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 45,895 | 2,954 | 1,389 | 6.44% | 47.02% |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 88,478 | 53,579 | 9,169 | 60.56% | 17.11% |
| 12 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 65,226 | 3,523 | 2,395 | 5.40% | 67.98% |
| - | Average | 62,041 | 11,580 | 3,437 | 14% | 60% |