Nutrition and Food Science in the US: Best colleges Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 17.1M citations received by 428K academic papers made by 493 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. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

2. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

3. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

6. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

7. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

8. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

9. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

10. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

11. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

13. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

14. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

15. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

16. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in North America

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

17. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

18. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

19. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

20. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

21. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

22. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Nutrition and Food Science

#27 in North America

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

23. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in North America

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

24. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Nutrition and Food Science

#30 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

25. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in North America

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

26. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in North America

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 77%

27. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

28. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in North America

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

29. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Nutrition and Food Science

#37 in North America

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

30. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Nutrition and Food Science

#39 in North America

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

31. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#40 in North America

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

32. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#41 in North America

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

33. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Nutrition and Food Science

#42 in North America

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

34. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Nutrition and Food Science

#43 in North America

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

35. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Nutrition and Food Science

#44 in North America

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

36. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Nutrition and Food Science

#45 in North America

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

37. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#46 in North America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

38. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#47 in North America

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

39. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Nutrition and Food Science

#48 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

40. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#49 in North America

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 85%

41. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Nutrition and Food Science

#50 in North America

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

42. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#51 in North America

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

43. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Nutrition and Food Science

#52 in North America

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

44. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#53 in North America

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

45. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#54 in North America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

46. North Dakota State University

North Dakota | Fargo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#55 in North America

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,409

47. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#56 in North America

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 92%

48. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Nutrition and Food Science

#57 in North America

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

49. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#58 in North America

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

50. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Nutrition and Food Science

#59 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

51. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Nutrition and Food Science

#60 in North America

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

52. South Dakota State University

South Dakota | Brookings

For Nutrition and Food Science

#61 in North America

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

53. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#62 in North America

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

54. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#63 in North America

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

55. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Nutrition and Food Science

#64 in North America

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

56. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#65 in North America

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

57. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#66 in North America

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

58. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#67 in North America

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

59. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#69 in North America

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

60. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Nutrition and Food Science

#70 in North America

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

61. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Nutrition and Food Science

#71 in North America

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

62. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#72 in North America

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

63. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in North America

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

64. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Nutrition and Food Science

#74 in North America

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

65. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#76 in North America

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

66. University of Idaho

Idaho | Moscow

For Nutrition and Food Science

#77 in North America

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

67. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#78 in North America

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

68. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#79 in North America

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

69. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#80 in North America

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

70. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#81 in North America

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,636
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

71. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#82 in North America

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

72. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#83 in North America

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

73. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#85 in North America

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1187
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

74. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Nutrition and Food Science

#87 in North America

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

75. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#88 in North America

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 95%

76. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#89 in North America

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

77. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#90 in North America

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

78. Urbana University

Ohio | Urbana

For Nutrition and Food Science

#92 in North America

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

79. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Nutrition and Food Science

#93 in North America

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $12,328
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,018

80. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#95 in North America

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

81. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#96 in North America

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

82. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Nutrition and Food Science

#97 in North America

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 95%

83. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Nutrition and Food Science

#98 in North America

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

84. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#100 in North America

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

85. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Nutrition and Food Science

#101 in North America

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

86. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Nutrition and Food Science

#102 in North America

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,401

87. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Nutrition and Food Science

#103 in North America

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

88. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Nutrition and Food Science

#104 in North America

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

89. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#105 in North America

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

90. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Nutrition and Food Science

#106 in North America

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

91. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Nutrition and Food Science

#107 in North America

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

92. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#108 in North America

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

93. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Nutrition and Food Science

#109 in North America

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

94. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#110 in North America

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

95. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#111 in North America

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

96. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#112 in North America

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

97. New Mexico State University

New Mexico | Las Cruces

For Nutrition and Food Science

#113 in North America

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

98. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#114 in North America

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,942
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

99. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Arkansas | Little Rock

For Nutrition and Food Science

#115 in North America

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,485
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1879

100. Montana State University

Montana | Bozeman

For Nutrition and Food Science

#116 in North America

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

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