Best Global Universities for Space Science
These well-regarded universities have shown strength in producing research related to a number of topics in the field of space science. Students in this field study topics including astronomy and astrophysics, celestial bodies, and other subjects related to the study of the universe. These are the world's top universities for space science. Read the methodology »
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California Institute of Technology
United States|Pasadena
- Subject Score
- 100.0
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 85.5
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- 2,233
- Enrollment
Harvard University
United States|Cambridge (U.S.)
- Subject Score
- 98.7
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 100.0
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- 21,575
- Enrollment
University of California--Berkeley
United States|Berkeley
- Subject Score
- 94.5
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 89.4
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- 40,306
- Enrollment
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom|Cambridge (U.K.)
- Subject Score
- 89.0
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 86.1
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- N/A
- Enrollment
Leiden University
Netherlands|Leiden
- Subject Score
- 87.9
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 72.9
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- N/A
- Enrollment
Sorbonne Universite
France|Paris
- Subject Score
- 87.1
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 76.1
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- 42,330
- Enrollment
University of Chicago
United States|Chicago
- Subject Score
- 86.8
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 84.5
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- 14,895
- Enrollment
Princeton University
United States|Princeton
- Subject Score
- 86.4
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 84.2
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- N/A
- Enrollment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States|Cambridge (U.S.)
- Subject Score
- 85.9
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 97.5
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- 11,459
- Enrollment
University of Arizona
United States|Tucson
- Subject Score
- 85.1
- Subject Score
- Global Score
- 70.8
- Global Score
- Enrollment
- 39,616
- Enrollment