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 16.3M citations received by 419K academic papers made by 483 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

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

2. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

3. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
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: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

7. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

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: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

9. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

10. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

11. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

12. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

13. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

14. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

15. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

16. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

17. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in North America

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

18. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

19. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

20. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

21. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in North America

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

22. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Nutrition and Food Science

#27 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

23. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

24. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Nutrition and Food Science

#30 in North America

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

25. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in North America

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

26. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 73%

27. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in North America

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

28. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

29. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Nutrition and Food Science

#37 in North America

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

30. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#39 in North America

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

31. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#40 in North America

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

32. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Nutrition and Food Science

#41 in North America

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

33. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Nutrition and Food Science

#42 in North America

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Nutrition and Food Science

#43 in North America

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

35. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Nutrition and Food Science

#44 in North America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

36. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Nutrition and Food Science

#45 in North America

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

37. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#46 in North America

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

38. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#47 in North America

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

39. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Nutrition and Food Science

#48 in North America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

40. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#49 in North America

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

41. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Nutrition and Food Science

#50 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

42. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#51 in North America

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

43. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Nutrition and Food Science

#52 in North America

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

44. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#53 in North America

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

45. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#54 in North America

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

46. North Dakota State University

North Dakota | Fargo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#55 in North America

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $5,841

47. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#56 in North America

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

48. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Nutrition and Food Science

#57 in North America

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

49. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#58 in North America

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

50. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Nutrition and Food Science

#59 in North America

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

51. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Nutrition and Food Science

#60 in North America

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

52. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#61 in North America

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

53. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Nutrition and Food Science

#62 in North America

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

54. South Dakota State University

South Dakota | Brookings

For Nutrition and Food Science

#63 in North America

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

55. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#64 in North America

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

56. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#65 in North America

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

57. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#66 in North America

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

58. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#67 in North America

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

59. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#68 in North America

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

60. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#69 in North America

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

61. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#70 in North America

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

62. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Nutrition and Food Science

#71 in North America

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

63. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Nutrition and Food Science

#72 in North America

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

64. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in North America

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

65. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#76 in North America

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

66. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#77 in North America

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

67. University of Idaho

Idaho | Moscow

For Nutrition and Food Science

#78 in North America

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

68. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#79 in North America

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

69. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#80 in North America

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

70. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#81 in North America

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,667
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

71. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#82 in North America

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

72. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#83 in North America

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

73. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#84 in North America

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

74. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Nutrition and Food Science

#86 in North America

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

75. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#87 in North America

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

76. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#88 in North America

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#90 in North America

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

78. Urbana University

Ohio | Urbana

For Nutrition and Food Science

#91 in North America

#428 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

#92 in North America

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $11,577
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $1,900

80. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#94 in North America

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

81. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#96 in North America

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
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

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

83. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Nutrition and Food Science

#99 in North America

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

84. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#100 in North America

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

85. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Nutrition and Food Science

#101 in North America

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

86. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Nutrition and Food Science

#102 in North America

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,790

87. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Nutrition and Food Science

#103 in North America

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

88. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Nutrition and Food Science

#104 in North America

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

89. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Nutrition and Food Science

#105 in North America

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

90. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#106 in North America

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

91. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Nutrition and Food Science

#107 in North America

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

92. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#108 in North America

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

93. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Nutrition and Food Science

#109 in North America

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

94. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#110 in North America

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

95. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#111 in North America

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

96. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#112 in North America

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

97. New Mexico State University

New Mexico | Las Cruces

For Nutrition and Food Science

#113 in North America

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 998
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

98. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#114 in North America

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,877
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

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,275
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1879

100. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#116 in North America

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,322

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