World's best Nutrition and Food Science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 3,483 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 Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Jiangnan University

China | Wuxi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

4. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

7. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

8. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

10. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

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

11. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

12. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

13. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

14. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

15. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

16. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

17. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

18. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

19. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

20. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

21. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

22. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

23. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

24. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

25. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

26. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Europe

#1 in Finland

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

27. University College Cork

Ireland | Cork

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Enrollment: 21,894
Founded: 1845

28. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1952

29. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

30. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

31. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

32. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

33. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

34. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

36. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

37. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

38. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

39. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

40. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Europe

#2 in Italy

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

41. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

42. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

43. Huazhong Agricultural University

China | Wuhan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

44. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

45. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

46. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

47. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

48. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 78,324
Founded: 1224

49. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

50. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

51. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#26 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

52. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

53. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

54. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1963

55. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

56. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Nutrition and Food Science

#27 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

57. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#28 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

58. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

59. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

60. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

61. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

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

62. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

63. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#30 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

64. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

65. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

66. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Nutrition and Food Science

#31 in North America

#8 in Canada

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

67. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

68. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,443
Founded: 1816

69. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

70. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

71. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

72. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

73. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

74. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Asia

#1 in Israel

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

75. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#32 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

76. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

77. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

78. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Founded: 1531

79. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Asia

#5 in Japan

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

80. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Founded: 1969

81. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in Europe

#4 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

82. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#26 in Europe

#2 in Ireland

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

83. Northeast Agricultural University

China | Harbin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in Asia

#7 in China

Founded: 1948

84. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

85. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Nutrition and Food Science

#27 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

86. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1922

87. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#28 in Europe

#5 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

88. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

89. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

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

90. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in Europe

#2 in Greece

Founded: 1920

91. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Nutrition and Food Science

#30 in Europe

#6 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

92. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#31 in Europe

#2 in Poland

Founded: 1955

93. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

94. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

95. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

96. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#32 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

97. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

For Nutrition and Food Science

#37 in North America

#9 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1925

98. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Founded: 1918

99. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

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

100. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

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