Best Universities for Entomology 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 Entomology. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 562 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. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Entomology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Entomology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Entomology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Entomology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Entomology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Entomology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Entomology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Entomology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Entomology

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Entomology

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

12. University of Tokyo

For Entomology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

13. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Entomology

#11 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

14. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Entomology

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

15. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Entomology

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

16. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Entomology

#3 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

17. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Entomology

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

18. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

19. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Entomology

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

20. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Entomology

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

21. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Entomology

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

22. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Entomology

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

23. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Entomology

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

24. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Entomology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

25. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Entomology

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

26. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

27. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Entomology

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

28. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

29. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Entomology

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

30. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Entomology

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

31. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Entomology

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

32. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Entomology

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

33. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Entomology

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

34. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Entomology

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

35. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Entomology

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

36. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Entomology

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

37. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Entomology

#9 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

38. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Entomology

#10 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

39. Kyoto University

For Entomology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

40. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Entomology

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Entomology

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

42. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Entomology

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

43. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Entomology

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

44. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Entomology

#3 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

45. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Entomology

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

46. Oklahoma State University

United States | Oklahoma State

For Entomology

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

47. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Entomology

#3 in Asia

#1 in Israel

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

48. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Entomology

#30 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

49. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Entomology

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

50. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Entomology

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

51. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Entomology

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

52. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#13 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

53. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Entomology

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

54. Lund University

For Entomology

#14 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

55. Stanford University

United States | California

For Entomology

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

56. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Entomology

#2 in Australia

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

57. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Entomology

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

58. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Entomology

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

59. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Entomology

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

60. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Entomology

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

61. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Entomology

#5 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

62. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Entomology

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

63. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Entomology

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

64. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Entomology

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

65. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Entomology

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

66. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Entomology

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,558
Founded: 1962

67. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Entomology

#4 in Latin America

#1 in Argentina

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

68. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Entomology

#39 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

69. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Entomology

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

70. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Entomology

#18 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

71. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Entomology

#19 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

72. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#20 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

73. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#21 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

74. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Entomology

#22 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

75. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Entomology

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

76. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#23 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

77. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Entomology

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

78. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Entomology

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

Founded: 1952

79. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Entomology

#24 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

80. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Entomology

#5 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1922

81. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Entomology

#25 in Europe

#4 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

82. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Entomology

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

83. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Entomology

#26 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

84. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Entomology

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

85. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Entomology

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

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

86. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Entomology

#27 in Europe

#5 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

87. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#28 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

88. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Entomology

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

89. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Entomology

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Founded: 1918

90. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Entomology

#45 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

91. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#29 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

92. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Entomology

#46 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

93. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Entomology

#30 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

94. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Entomology

#31 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

95. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Entomology

#47 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

96. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Entomology

#48 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

97. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Entomology

#32 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

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

98. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Entomology

#33 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

99. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Entomology

#7 in Asia

#3 in China

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

100. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Entomology

#49 in North America

#43 in the United States

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