Best Universities for Horticulture in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 49M citations received by 2.21M academic papers made by 3,373 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 California - Davis

United States | California

For Horticulture

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

2. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Horticulture

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

3. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Horticulture

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

4. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Horticulture

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

5. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Horticulture

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Founded: 1952

6. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Horticulture

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

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

7. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Horticulture

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Horticulture

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

9. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Horticulture

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Founded: 1922

10. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Horticulture

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Horticulture

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Horticulture

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

13. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Horticulture

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Horticulture

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

15. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Horticulture

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

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

16. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Horticulture

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

17. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Horticulture

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Horticulture

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

19. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#5 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

20. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Horticulture

#4 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1960

21. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Horticulture

#2 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

22. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Horticulture

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

23. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Horticulture

#5 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

24. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Horticulture

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

25. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Horticulture

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

26. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Horticulture

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

27. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Horticulture

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

28. University of Tokyo

For Horticulture

#6 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

29. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Horticulture

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

30. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Horticulture

#17 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

31. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Horticulture

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

32. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Horticulture

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

33. Kyoto University

For Horticulture

#7 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

34. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Horticulture

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

35. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Horticulture

#8 in Asia

#1 in Israel

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

36. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Horticulture

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

37. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Horticulture

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

38. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Horticulture

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

39. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Horticulture

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

40. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Horticulture

#6 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

41. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Horticulture

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

42. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Horticulture

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $8,537
Enrollment: 19,722

43. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Horticulture

#9 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

44. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Horticulture

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

45. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Horticulture

#7 in Latin America

#7 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

46. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Horticulture

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

47. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Horticulture

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

48. Shandong Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Founded: 1906

49. Nagoya University

For Horticulture

#12 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

50. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Horticulture

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

51. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Horticulture

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

52. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Horticulture

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

53. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Horticulture

#27 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

54. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Horticulture

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

55. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Horticulture

#6 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1990

56. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Horticulture

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

57. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Horticulture

#28 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

58. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Horticulture

#8 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

59. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Horticulture

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

60. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Horticulture

#8 in Latin America

#8 in Brazil

Founded: 1969

61. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Horticulture

#9 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

62. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Horticulture

#10 in Latin America

#1 in Argentina

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

63. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Horticulture

#13 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

64. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Horticulture

#9 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

65. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Horticulture

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

66. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Horticulture

#14 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

67. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Horticulture

#11 in Latin America

#9 in Brazil

Founded: 1912

68. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Horticulture

#30 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

69. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Horticulture

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

70. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Horticulture

#11 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

71. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Horticulture

#15 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

72. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Horticulture

#16 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

73. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#17 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

74. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Horticulture

#12 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

75. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Horticulture

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

76. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Horticulture

#12 in Latin America

#10 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

77. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Horticulture

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

78. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Horticulture

#18 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

79. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Horticulture

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

80. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Horticulture

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

81. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Horticulture

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

82. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Horticulture

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

83. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Horticulture

#35 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

84. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Horticulture

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

85. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Horticulture

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

86. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Horticulture

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

87. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Horticulture

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

88. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Horticulture

#15 in Europe

#1 in France

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

89. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Horticulture

#13 in Latin America

#11 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

90. North Dakota State University

United States | North Dakota

For Horticulture

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1092
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 92%

91. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Horticulture

#19 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

92. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Horticulture

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

93. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

For Horticulture

#20 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 1936

94. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Horticulture

#16 in Europe

#2 in Italy

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

95. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Horticulture

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

96. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Horticulture

#18 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

97. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Horticulture

#19 in Europe

#3 in Italy

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

98. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Horticulture

#20 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

99. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Horticulture

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

100. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Horticulture

#21 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224