There are 140 agricultural colleges in the United States and Niche.com released its newest rankings. To be included in the list, the college must at least give bachelor’s degrees in agriculture or represents at least 20% of all bachelor’s degrees conferred by the university. The ranking compares the top agricultural science degree programs including animal sciences, horticulture, aquaculture, agronomy, crop science, and turf management.
Niche.com uses data from the United States Department of Education, the National Science Foundation and millions of reviews from college students and alumni across the nation to calculate its annual ranking. A rigorous analysis of the Department of Education data on academics, admissions, and financial and student life is combined with research expenditures gathered by the National Science Foundation.
In addition to the ranking schools are also given a letter grade, which is based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student views, and other factors.
Rank | University Name | City |
1 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
2 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
3 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
4 | Texas A&M University | College Station, TX |
5 | University of California – Davis | Davis, CA |
6 | University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI |
7 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
8 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
9 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
10 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
11 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
12 | The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH |
13 | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK |
14 | California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo, CA |
15 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS |
16 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN |
17 | University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign | Champaign, IL |
18 | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO |
19 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
20 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
21 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
22 | Penn State | University Park, PA |
23 | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT |
24 | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO |
25 | Rutgers University – New Brunswick | Piscataway, NJ |
Check out the full list here. For more information on the methodology click here.
Source: Seeworld