What are the top colleges on the east coast for astronomy/astrophysics undergraduate study?

Answer 1

Princeton, Cal Tech, Berkeley, Univ. of Chicago, MIT, Harvard.

May as well cover the whole country... it is a short list.

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Answer 2

As a graduate of MIT and UMass Amherst, I'd like to second eri's answer! If you eventually want to go to grad school for astronomy or astrophysics, the most important thing is for you to physics and/or astronomy background as an undergrad, and it's not as important what school you go to (so long as that school actually has a physics or astronomy major - many small schools dont). Great grades at an unknown school are often worth more than mediocre grades at a great school.

Answer 3

I'll add UMass Amherst (and surrounding colleges Smith and Amherst) to the list for undergrad schools that do a lot of good undergrad research. But as long as you can get a solid physics, math, and some astro background, you'll be good for grad school. More important is research, and you can always go somewhere else for that.

Answer 4

Non-Ivy Northeast colleges from Barron's "perfect colleges" from a e book called Barron's Profiles of yankee colleges Amherst college Boston college Bowdoin college Brandeis college Colby college college of the Holy flow Connecticut college Middlebury college Smith college Tufts college Wellesely college Wesleyan college Williams college

Answer 5

I'd add Cornell (Carl Sagan's college) to enufwork's list. Of course, your SAT's had better be darn good to get into any of them.

Answer 6

miami u{florida,not ohio}