So - most universities on your list are research universities and you’re likely to find research opportunities at every school on your list. In my son’s program (large flagship), anyone who wanted to research could - so I wouldn’t worry about that.
Above you said - I dont have any money restrictions, my family’s pretty well off…
Now you are saying - Biola (very religious) works because it comes with aid.
Again, U of Arizona is, in some ranks, top 10 for Physics. It and ASU are both strong in the earth / space exploration arenas - and both will come with big aid, U of A moreso do to your 3.94.
If you really want cheap, you can head to schools in the Southeast - fine for many majors but they won’t be near as well reputed as Arizona or Santa Cruz - in your area of interest. I’m talking a U of Alabama or MS State - like schools overall but not in your major.
So you have safeties that are top notch - if you like the big flagship schools.
If you like the smaller schools, you might look at RPI and its medal program. It would be solid too for your major. The medal would get you $40K off. It’s an MIT alternative (kids who don’t get into MIT would go there) and you’d be likely.
Honestly, and you need to go do some visits, but you could really reduce your list - and thus your application strain.
Best Astrophysics and Astronomy colleges in the US [Rankings] (edurank.org)