100 Best colleges for Horticulture in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 13.5M citations received by 410K academic papers made by 457 universities in the United States 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

For Horticulture

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

2. Cornell University

For Horticulture

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

3. University of Florida

For Horticulture

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

4. Michigan State University

For Horticulture

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

5. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Horticulture

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

6. Iowa State University

For Horticulture

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

7. University of Georgia

For Horticulture

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Horticulture

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

9. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Horticulture

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

10. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Horticulture

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

11. Washington State University

For Horticulture

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

12. University of California - Berkeley

For Horticulture

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

13. Oregon State University

For Horticulture

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

14. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Horticulture

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

15. Pennsylvania State University

For Horticulture

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

16. Ohio State University

For Horticulture

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

17. University of California - Riverside

For Horticulture

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

18. Purdue University

For Horticulture

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

19. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Horticulture

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

20. University of Arizona

For Horticulture

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

21. Kansas State University

For Horticulture

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

22. Harvard University

For Horticulture

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

23. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Horticulture

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

24. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Horticulture

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

25. University of Kentucky

For Horticulture

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

26. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Horticulture

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

27. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Horticulture

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

28. University of Washington - Seattle

For Horticulture

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

29. University of Maryland - College Park

For Horticulture

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

30. Yale University

For Horticulture

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

31. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Horticulture

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

32. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Horticulture

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

33. North Dakota State University

For Horticulture

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1092
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
92%

34. University of California - Los Angeles

For Horticulture

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

35. University of Arkansas

For Horticulture

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
77%

36. Auburn University

For Horticulture

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

37. University of California-San Diego

For Horticulture

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

38. Stanford University

For Horticulture

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

39. Duke University

For Horticulture

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

40. Mississippi State University

For Horticulture

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

41. Oklahoma State University

For Horticulture

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

42. Clemson University

For Horticulture

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

43. University of Idaho

For Horticulture

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

44. Utah State University

For Horticulture

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

45. Johns Hopkins University

For Horticulture

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

46. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Horticulture

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

47. University of Utah

For Horticulture

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

48. University of Pennsylvania

For Horticulture

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

49. University of Texas at Austin

For Horticulture

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

50. University of Chicago

For Horticulture

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

51. Montana State University

For Horticulture

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

52. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Horticulture

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

53. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Horticulture

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

54. University of Connecticut

For Horticulture

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

55. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

56. Washington University in St Louis

For Horticulture

#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

57. Texas Tech University

For Horticulture

#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

58. University of Delaware

For Horticulture

#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

59. University of California - Irvine

For Horticulture

#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

60. California Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

61. Columbia University

For Horticulture

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

62. University of Pittsburgh

For Horticulture

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

63. New Mexico State University

For Horticulture

#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
96%

64. Tufts University

For Horticulture

#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

65. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Horticulture

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

66. New York University

For Horticulture

#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

67. University of Iowa

For Horticulture

#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

68. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Horticulture

#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

69. University of Maine

For Horticulture

#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

70. University of California - San Francisco

For Horticulture

#354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

71. University of Colorado Boulder

For Horticulture

#361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

72. South Dakota State University

For Horticulture

#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1133
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
100%

73. Princeton University

For Horticulture

#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

74. Boston University

For Horticulture

#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

75. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Horticulture

#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

76. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Horticulture

#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

77. University of Miami

For Horticulture

#446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

78. University of Vermont

For Horticulture

#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

79. Vanderbilt University

For Horticulture

#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

80. University of Nevada - Reno

For Horticulture

#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,829
Enrollment
20,945

81. University of Southern California

For Horticulture

#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

82. Ithaca College

For Horticulture

#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1292
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,858

83. University of Wyoming

For Horticulture

#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$8,942
Enrollment
11,100

84. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Horticulture

#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
99%

85. University of Montana

For Horticulture

#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,645
Enrollment
9,955

86. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Horticulture

#503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

87. University of Virginia

For Horticulture

#512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

88. Emory University

For Horticulture

#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

89. Case Western Reserve University

For Horticulture

#525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

90. Rockefeller University

For Horticulture

#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

91. Northwestern University

For Horticulture

#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

92. Medical University of South Carolina

For Horticulture

#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,175
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1824

93. West Virginia University

For Horticulture

#544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

94. Northern Arizona University

For Horticulture

#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,865
Enrollment
28,086

95. University of Rochester

For Horticulture

#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

96. University of Mississippi

For Horticulture

#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

97. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Horticulture

#560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

98. Dartmouth College

For Horticulture

#569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

99. Urbana University

For Horticulture

#573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Net Price
$21,774
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,344

100. University of Kansas

For Horticulture

#587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

The best cities to study Horticulture in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Davis, Ithaca, Gainesville, and East Lansing.