Best Universities for Nutrition and Food Science in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 485 universities in North America 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 Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

2. Cornell University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

4. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

5. Iowa State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

6. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

7. University of Florida

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

8. University of Guelph

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Canada
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

9. Harvard University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

10. Michigan State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

11. Ohio State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

12. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

13. Pennsylvania State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

14. Purdue University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

15. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

16. University of Toronto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Canada
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

17. Kansas State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,774
Enrollment
20,229

18. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

19. University of Alberta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Canada
#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

20. Washington State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

21. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Nutrition and Food Science

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

22. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Nutrition and Food Science

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

23. University of California - Berkeley

For Nutrition and Food Science

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

24. McGill University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Canada
#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

25. Oregon State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

26. University of British Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Canada
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

27. Tufts University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

28. University of Manitoba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Canada
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

29. University of Georgia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

30. University of Saskatchewan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Canada
#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

31. Laval University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Canada
#66 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

32. University of Washington - Seattle

For Nutrition and Food Science

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

33. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

34. University of Arkansas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
81%

35. University of Kentucky

For Nutrition and Food Science

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

36. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Nutrition and Food Science

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

37. Memorial University of Newfoundland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Canada
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1925

38. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

39. Johns Hopkins University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

40. University of Connecticut

For Nutrition and Food Science

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

41. University of Arizona

For Nutrition and Food Science

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

42. Auburn University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

43. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Nutrition and Food Science

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

44. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Nutrition and Food Science

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

45. University of California - Los Angeles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

46. University of Maryland - College Park

For Nutrition and Food Science

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

47. University of Pennsylvania

For Nutrition and Food Science

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

48. Yale University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

49. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

50. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

51. Columbia University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

52. Mississippi State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

53. Stanford University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

54. University of California-San Diego

For Nutrition and Food Science

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

55. North Dakota State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

56. Utah State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

57. University of Iowa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

58. Boston University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

59. Oklahoma State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

60. Clemson University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
87%

61. University of California - San Francisco

For Nutrition and Food Science

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

62. University of Delaware

For Nutrition and Food Science

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

63. Case Western Reserve University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

64. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

65. South Dakota State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

66. Washington University in St Louis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

67. Urbana University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Net Price
$21,774
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,344

68. University of Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

69. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Nutrition and Food Science

#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

70. Western University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Canada
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

71. Texas Tech University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

72. Vanderbilt University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

73. University of Pittsburgh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

74. University of California - Riverside

For Nutrition and Food Science

#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

75. Baylor College of Medicine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,596
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1900

76. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Nutrition and Food Science

#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,249
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1963

77. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

78. University of Idaho

For Nutrition and Food Science

#337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
99%

79. University of Waterloo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Canada
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

80. McMaster University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Canada
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

81. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
79%

82. University of Ottawa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Canada
#358 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

83. University of Utah

For Nutrition and Food Science

#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

84. New York University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

85. University of Vermont

For Nutrition and Food Science

#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
96%

86. University of Calgary

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Canada
#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

87. University of Texas at Austin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

88. Emory University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

89. Duke University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

90. University of Southern California

For Nutrition and Food Science

#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

91. University of Montreal

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Canada
#421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

92. Northwestern University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

93. Dalhousie University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Canada
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
18,500
Founded
1818

94. University of Colorado Boulder

For Nutrition and Food Science

#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

95. University of Cincinnati

For Nutrition and Food Science

#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

96. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
7,244
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1807

97. Wake Forest University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$24,643
Receiving Aid
41%
Average Aid
$53,244

98. Wayne State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

99. Florida State University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

100. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Nutrition and Food Science

#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Net Price
$11,188
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$2,100