Best Universities for Animal Science in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Animal Science. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,920 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Animal Science

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

2. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Animal Science

#1 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

3. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Animal Science

#2 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

4. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Animal Science

#3 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

5. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Animal Science

#4 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Animal Science

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

7. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Animal Science

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

8. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Animal Science

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Animal Science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Animal Science

#2 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

11. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Animal Science

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

12. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Animal Science

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

13. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Animal Science

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

14. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Animal Science

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,774
Enrollment: 20,229

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Animal Science

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

16. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Animal Science

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

17. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Animal Science

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

18. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Animal Science

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

19. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animal Science

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

20. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Animal Science

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

21. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Animal Science

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1922

22. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Animal Science

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

23. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Animal Science

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

24. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Animal Science

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

25. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Animal Science

#4 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1960

26. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Animal Science

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

27. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Animal Science

#20 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

28. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Animal Science

#21 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

29. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Animal Science

#22 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

30. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Animal Science

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

31. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Animal Science

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1963

32. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Animal Science

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

33. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Animal Science

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

34. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Animal Science

#23 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Animal Science

#5 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

36. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Animal Science

#5 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

37. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Animal Science

#6 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

38. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Animal Science

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

39. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Animal Science

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $10,448
Enrollment: 31,526

40. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Animal Science

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

41. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Animal Science

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

42. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Animal Science

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Founded: 1952

43. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Animal Science

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

44. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Animal Science

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

45. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Animal Science

#9 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

46. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Animal Science

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

47. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Animal Science

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

48. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Animal Science

#29 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

49. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Animal Science

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

50. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Animal Science

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1938

51. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Animal Science

#30 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 81%

52. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Animal Science

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

53. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Animal Science

#6 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Founded: 1970

54. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Animal Science

#11 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

55. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Animal Science

#12 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

56. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Animal Science

#31 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

57. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Animal Science

#32 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

58. Oklahoma State University

United States | Oklahoma State

For Animal Science

#33 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

59. Texas Tech University

United States | Texas

For Animal Science

#34 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

60. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Animal Science

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

61. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Animal Science

#35 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

62. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Animal Science

#14 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 5,670
Founded: 1859

63. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Animal Science

#15 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

64. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Animal Science

#7 in Latin America

#7 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

65. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Animal Science

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

66. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Animal Science

#36 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

67. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Animal Science

#16 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

68. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Animal Science

#8 in Latin America

#8 in Brazil

Founded: 1912

69. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Animal Science

#37 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

70. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Animal Science

#38 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

71. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Animal Science

#9 in Latin America

#9 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1927

72. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Animal Science

#39 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

73. South Dakota State University

United States | South Dakota

For Animal Science

#40 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

74. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Animal Science

#41 in North America

#8 in Canada

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

75. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Animal Science

#42 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

76. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Animal Science

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

77. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Animal Science

#43 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

78. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Animal Science

#18 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 30,926

79. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Animal Science

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

80. University of Padua

For Animal Science

#20 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

81. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Animal Science

#3 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

82. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Animal Science

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

83. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Animal Science

#44 in North America

#9 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

84. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Animal Science

#5 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

85. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Animal Science

#21 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1495

86. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Animal Science

#10 in Latin America

#10 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

87. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Animal Science

#45 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $31,630

88. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Animal Science

#11 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

89. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Animal Science

#46 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

90. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Animal Science

#47 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

91. Urbana University

United States | Ohio

For Animal Science

#48 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

92. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Animal Science

#22 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

93. Royal Veterinary College University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Animal Science

#23 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1791

94. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Animal Science

#24 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

95. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Animal Science

#25 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

96. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Animal Science

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

97. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Animal Science

#26 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

98. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Animal Science

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

99. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Animal Science

#49 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

100. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Animal Science

#50 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116