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 12.9M citations received by 377K academic papers made by 467 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

2. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

3. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

6. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

7. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

9. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

10. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

11. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

12. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

13. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

14. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

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: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

16. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $8,537
Enrollment: 19,722

17. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

18. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in North America

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

19. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

20. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

21. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in North America

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

22. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Nutrition and Food Science

#27 in North America

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

23. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Nutrition and Food Science

#28 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

24. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Nutrition and Food Science

#32 in North America

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

25. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

26. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in North America

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

27. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in North America

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 77%

28. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

29. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Nutrition and Food Science

#37 in North America

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

30. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#38 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

31. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#40 in North America

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

32. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Nutrition and Food Science

#41 in North America

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

33. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Nutrition and Food Science

#42 in North America

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Nutrition and Food Science

#43 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

35. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Nutrition and Food Science

#44 in North America

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

36. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#45 in North America

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 79%

37. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Nutrition and Food Science

#46 in North America

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

38. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#47 in North America

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

39. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Nutrition and Food Science

#48 in North America

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

40. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#49 in North America

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

41. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#50 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

42. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Nutrition and Food Science

#51 in North America

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

43. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#52 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

44. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#53 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

45. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Nutrition and Food Science

#54 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

46. North Dakota State University

North Dakota | Fargo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#55 in North America

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1092
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 92%

47. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#56 in North America

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

48. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Nutrition and Food Science

#57 in North America

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

49. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#58 in North America

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

50. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Nutrition and Food Science

#59 in North America

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

51. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Nutrition and Food Science

#60 in North America

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

52. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Nutrition and Food Science

#61 in North America

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

53. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Nutrition and Food Science

#62 in North America

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

54. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#63 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

55. Urbana University

Ohio | Urbana

For Nutrition and Food Science

#64 in North America

#291 in the World

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

56. South Dakota State University

South Dakota | Brookings

For Nutrition and Food Science

#65 in North America

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 100%

57. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Nutrition and Food Science

#66 in North America

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

58. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#67 in North America

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

59. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Nutrition and Food Science

#68 in North America

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

60. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Nutrition and Food Science

#69 in North America

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

61. University of Idaho

Idaho | Moscow

For Nutrition and Food Science

#70 in North America

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

62. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Nutrition and Food Science

#72 in North America

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

63. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in North America

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

64. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#74 in North America

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

65. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#76 in North America

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

66. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#77 in North America

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

67. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#78 in North America

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

68. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#79 in North America

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

69. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#80 in North America

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

70. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#81 in North America

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

71. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Nutrition and Food Science

#82 in North America

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

72. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Nutrition and Food Science

#83 in North America

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

73. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Nutrition and Food Science

#84 in North America

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

74. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#85 in North America

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

75. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#88 in North America

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

76. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#89 in North America

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

77. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#91 in North America

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

78. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#92 in North America

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

79. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Nutrition and Food Science

#93 in North America

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

80. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#94 in North America

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

81. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#95 in North America

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

82. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Nutrition and Food Science

#98 in North America

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

83. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Nutrition and Food Science

#99 in North America

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

84. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Nutrition and Food Science

#100 in North America

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

85. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Nutrition and Food Science

#101 in North America

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

86. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Nutrition and Food Science

#102 in North America

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

87. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Nutrition and Food Science

#103 in North America

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

88. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Nutrition and Food Science

#104 in North America

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

89. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Nutrition and Food Science

#105 in North America

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

90. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#106 in North America

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

91. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#107 in North America

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

92. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#108 in North America

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

93. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#109 in North America

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

94. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#110 in North America

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

95. Montana State University

Montana | Bozeman

For Nutrition and Food Science

#111 in North America

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

96. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Nutrition and Food Science

#112 in North America

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

97. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Nutrition and Food Science

#113 in North America

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

98. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Nutrition and Food Science

#114 in North America

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

99. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#115 in North America

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

100. University of Maine

Maine | Orono

For Nutrition and Food Science

#116 in North America

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

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