Astronomy Schools and Departments

Following is an alphabetical listing of 52 - Community Colleges, Private Colleges and Universities in the United States of America (USA) that offer Astronomy as a program of study. Use the navigation to your right if you want to select another program that belongs to the same field of study. Click on the College (or) University name for detailed information.

Scope of Astronomy: 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.

COLLEGE/ UNIVERSITY NAME	CITY	STATE
BARNARD COLLEGE	NEW YORK	NY
BENEDICTINE COLLEGE	ATCHISON	KS
BOSTON UNIVERSITY	BOSTON	MA
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	PASADENA	CA
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	CLEVELAND	OH
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	MT PLEASANT	MI
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	NEW YORK	NY
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES	ITHACA	NY
EASTERN COLLEGE	ST DAVIDS	PA
EL CAMINO COLLEGE	TORRANCE	CA
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE	MELBOURNE	FL
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY	ATLANTA	GA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY	CAMBRIDGE	MA
HAVERFORD COLLEGE	HAVERFORD	PA
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON	BLOOMINGTON	IN
LYCOMING COLLEGE	WILLIAMSPORT	PA
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	LAS CRUCES	NM
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	EVANSTON	IL
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	COLUMBUS	OH
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY	SAN DIEGO	CA
SMITH COLLEGE	NORTHAMPTON	MA
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE	CHULA VISTA	CA
SUNY AT STONY BROOK	STONY BROOK	NY
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE	SWARTHMORE	PA
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	AUSTIN	TX
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	TUCSON	AZ
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES	LOS ANGELES	CA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ	SANTA CRUZ	CA
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	CHICAGO	IL
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA	GAINESVILLE	FL
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA	ATHENS	GA
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA	HONOLULU	HI
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN	Champaign	IL
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	IOWA CITY	IA
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS	LAWRENCE	KS
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK	COLLEGE PARK	MD
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST	AMHERST	MA
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR	ANN ARBOR	MI
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES	MINNEAPOLIS	MN
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS	NORMAN	OK
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	LOS ANGELES	CA
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS	CHARLOTTESVILLE	VA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS	SEATTLE	WA
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON	MADISON	WI
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	LARAMIE	WY
VASSAR COLLEGE	POUGHKEEPSIE	NY
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY	VILLANOVA	PA
WELLESLEY COLLEGE	WELLESLEY	MA
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY	MIDDLETOWN	CT
WHEATON COLLEGE	NORTON	MA
YALE UNIVERSITY	NEW HAVEN	CT
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY	YOUNGSTOWN	OH