Best Universities for Agricultural Engineering in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Engineering. A graph of 1.86M citations received by 107K academic papers made by 929 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. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

2. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

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

3. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

4. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

5. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

6. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

7. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

8. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

9. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

10. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

11. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

13. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

15. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

16. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

17. Punjab Agricultural University

India | Punjab

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

18. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

19. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Founded: 1952

20. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

21. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

22. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

23. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

24. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

25. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

26. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

27. University of Cordoba

Spain | Cordoba

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1972

28. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

29. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

30. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

31. Northeast Agricultural University

China | Harbin

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1948

32. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

33. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

34. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

35. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Asia

#3 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

36. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

37. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

38. Huazhong Agricultural University

China | Wuhan

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

39. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

40. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

41. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

42. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Asia

#4 in India

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

43. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

44. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

45. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

46. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Asia

#1 in Pakistan

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

47. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

48. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

49. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

50. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

51. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

52. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

53. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Europe

#1 in Poland

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

54. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

55. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Asia

#5 in India

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

56. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

57. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

58. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

59. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

60. Bangladesh Agricultural University

Bangladesh | Mymensingh

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Asia

#1 in Bangladesh

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 6,075
Founded: 1961

61. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1922

62. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Europe

#2 in Italy

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

63. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1922

64. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

65. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

66. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

67. Stanford University

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

68. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

69. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

70. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

71. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Latin America

#1 in Colombia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

72. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Founded: 1963

73. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

74. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

75. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 20,752
Founded: 1952

76. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

77. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

78. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

79. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

80. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

81. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

82. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Founded: 1918

83. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

84. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

85. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

86. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

87. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1404

88. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in Asia

#6 in India

Founded: 1970

89. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

90. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

91. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

92. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Europe

#1 in the Czech Republic

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

93. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

94. North Dakota State University

United States | North Dakota

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

95. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Agricultural Engineering

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

96. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Agricultural Engineering

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

97. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

98. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

99. Amrita University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in Asia

#7 in India

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

100. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4702

Aerospace Engineering4547

Applied/Engineering Physics1488

Architectural Engineering1743

Architecture1387

Automation and Control engineering1916

Automotive Engineering2369

Aviation1052

Biochemical Engineering1346

Biomedical Engineering1803

Biotechnology3326

Chemical Engineering4419

Civil Engineering3701

Computer Engineering2154

Computer Networking4638

Construction Management1202

Electrical Engineering5074

Electronic Engineering3524

Engineering Management1577

Environmental Engineering2968

Firefighting and Fire Science1010

Geotechnical Engineering3520

Human-Computer Interaction2987

Industrial Engineering1027

Landscape Architecture1106

Marine Engineering1065

Materials Science5843

Mechanical Engineering5484

Metallurgical Engineering5002

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology4181

Nuclear Engineering1096

Operations Research2300

Optical Engineering5380

Petroleum Engineering1388

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1015

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering2121

Remote Sensing2403

Renewable Energy Engineering2297

Robotics1602

Structural Engineering4056

Systems Engineering3462

Technical Drawing1117

Telecommunications4757

Transportation Engineering1845