Best Universities for Agricultural Engineering in the World

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 2.13M citations received by 114K academic papers made by 968 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. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

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

2. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

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: 1240
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: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

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: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

6. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

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

9. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

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. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

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

12. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

14. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

15. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

16. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

17. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

18. Punjab Agricultural University

India | Punjab

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

19. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

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

20. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1952

21. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

22. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

23. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

24. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

25. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

26. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

27. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

28. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

29. Northeast Agricultural University

China | Harbin

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1948

30. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

31. University of Cordoba

Spain | Cordoba

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1972

32. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

33. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

34. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

35. Huazhong Agricultural University

China | Wuhan

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

36. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

37. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Asia

#3 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

38. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

39. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Asia

#4 in India

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

40. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

41. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

42. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

43. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

44. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

45. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

46. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Asia

#1 in Pakistan

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

47. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

48. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

49. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

50. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Asia

#5 in India

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

51. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

52. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

53. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

54. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

55. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

56. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Europe

#2 in Germany

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

57. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Europe

#1 in Poland

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

58. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

59. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Europe

#2 in Spain

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

60. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

61. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

62. Bangladesh Agricultural University

Bangladesh | Mymensingh

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Asia

#1 in Bangladesh

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

63. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1922

64. 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: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

65. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Europe

#1 in Russia

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

66. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Asia

#9 in China

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

67. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

68. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

69. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

70. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

71. 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: $25,078

72. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

73. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

74. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Latin America

#1 in Colombia

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

75. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Founded: 1963

76. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

77. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

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

78. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

79. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

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

80. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Europe

#3 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

81. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Asia

#6 in India

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

82. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

83. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

84. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Founded: 1918

85. North Dakota State University

United States | North Dakota

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

86. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

87. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

88. Amrita University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in Asia

#7 in India

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

89. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

90. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in Asia

#8 in India

Founded: 1970

91. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

92. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1404

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

Austria | Vienna

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

94. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Founded: 1920

95. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

96. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

97. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

98. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in Europe

#1 in the Czech Republic

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

99. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

100. Shandong Agricultural University

China | Tai'an

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in Asia

#12 in China

Founded: 1906

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4743

Aerospace Engineering4597

Applied/Engineering Physics1530

Architectural Engineering1794

Architecture1417

Automation and Control engineering1944

Automotive Engineering2425

Aviation1003

Biochemical Engineering1395

Biomedical Engineering1852

Biotechnology3382

Chemical Engineering4453

Civil Engineering3746

Computer Engineering2166

Computer Networking4674

Construction Management1223

Electrical Engineering5106

Electronic Engineering3570

Engineering Management1623

Environmental Engineering3007

Firefighting and Fire Science1031

Geotechnical Engineering3548

Human-Computer Interaction3051

Industrial Engineering1007

Landscape Architecture1118

Marine Engineering1098

Materials Science5871

Mechanical Engineering5510

Metallurgical Engineering5037

Mining Engineering1031

Nanotechnology4220

Nuclear Engineering1118

Operations Research2326

Optical Engineering5406

Petroleum Engineering1420

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1009

Product and Industrial Design1022

Reliability and Quality Engineering2157

Remote Sensing2461

Renewable Energy Engineering2336

Robotics1645

Structural Engineering4095

Systems Engineering3512

Technical Drawing1153

Telecommunications4794

Transportation Engineering1882