What are the best countries that provide opportunities in space science related fields?

Astronomy and astrophysics, celestial bodies, and other topics associated with the study of the cosmos are among the disciplines students cover in this field. The best universities in the world for space science are listed here.

1. California Institute of Technology
The United States
Pasadena
#1 Best Universities for Space Science
#9 Best Global Universities (tie)SUBJECT SCORE
100.0
GLOBAL SCORE
85.5
ENROLLMENT
2,233

2. Harvard University
United States
Cambridge (U.S.)
#2 Best Universities for Space Science
#1 Best Global Universities
SUBJECT SCORE
98.7
GLOBAL SCORE
100.0
ENROLLMENT
21,575

3. University of California--Berkeley
United States
Berkeley
#3 Best Universities for Space Science
#4 Best Global Universities
SUBJECT SCORE
94.5
GLOBAL SCORE
89.4
ENROLLMENT
40,306

4. University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Cambridge (U.K.)
#4 Best Universities for Space Science
#8 Best Global Universities
SUBJECT SCORE
89.0
GLOBAL SCORE
86.1
ENROLLMENT
N/A

5. Leiden University
Netherlands
Leiden
#5 Best Universities for Space Science
#82 Best Global Universities (tie)
SUBJECT SCORE
87.9
GLOBAL SCORE
72.9
ENROLLMENT
N/A

6. Sorbonne Universite
France
Paris
#6 Best Universities for Space Science
#46 Best Global Universities (tie)
SUBJECT SCORE
87.1
GLOBAL SCORE
76.1
ENROLLMENT
42,330

7. University of Chicago
United States
Chicago
#7 Best Universities for Space Science
#15 Best Global Universities
SUBJECT SCORE
86.8
GLOBAL SCORE
84.5
ENROLLMENT
14,895

8. Princeton University
United States
Princeton
#8 Best Universities for Space Science
#16 Best Global Universities (tie)
SUBJECT SCORE
86.4
GLOBAL SCORE
84.2
ENROLLMENT
N/A

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Cambridge (U.S.)
#9 Best Universities for Space Science
#2 Best Global Universities
SUBJECT SCORE
85.9
GLOBAL SCORE
97.5
ENROLLMENT
11,459

10. University of Arizona
United States
Tucson
#10 Best Universities for Space Science
#99 Best Global Universities (tie)
SUBJECT SCORE
85.1
GLOBAL SCORE
70.8
ENROLLMENT
39,616

11. University of California--Santa Cruz
United States
Santa Cruz
#11 Best Universities for Space Science
#103 Best Global Universities (tie)
SUBJECT SCORE
84.0
GLOBAL SCORE
70.5
ENROLLMENT
19,700

12. University of Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo
#12 Best Universities for Space Science
#77 Best Global Universities
SUBJECT SCORE
83.8
GLOBAL SCORE
73.3
ENROLLMENT
25,959

13. University of Toronto
Canada
Toronto
#14 Best Universities for Space Science
#16 Best Global Universities (tie)
SUBJECT SCORE
81.6
GLOBAL SCORE
84.2
ENROLLMENT
75,821

14. Universite Paris Saclay
France
Saint-Aubin
#15 Best Universities for Space Science
#60 Best Global Universities (tie)
SUBJECT SCORE
80.8
GLOBAL SCORE
74.7
ENROLLMENT
N/A

These renowned universities have demonstrated excellence in producing research on a variety of subjects in the realm of space science.