Best Universities for Agricultural Engineering in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 668 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. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

2. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

3. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

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

4. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

5. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

6. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Asia

#1 in Iran

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

7. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

8. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

9. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

10. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

11. 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

12. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

13. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

14. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

15. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

16. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

17. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

18. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

19. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

20. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Asia

#2 in China

Founded: 1952

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

22. Punjab Agricultural University

India | Punjab

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

23. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

24. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

26. University of Cordoba

Spain | Cordoba

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1972

27. Northeast Agricultural University

China | Harbin

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Founded: 1948

28. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,774
Enrollment: 20,229

29. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

31. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

32. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

33. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1912

34. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Asia

#3 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

35. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

36. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

37. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

38. Huazhong Agricultural University

China | Wuhan

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

39. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

40. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

41. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

42. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

43. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

44. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

45. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

46. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Europe

#2 in Germany

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

47. Oklahoma State University

United States | Oklahoma State

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

48. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

49. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Founded: 1971

50. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Europe

#1 in Poland

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

51. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

52. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

53. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

54. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

55. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Europe

#4 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1993

56. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

57. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

58. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

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

59. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

60. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

61. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

62. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

United States | Illinois

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

63. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 99%

64. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Asia

#1 in Pakistan

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

65. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

66. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

67. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

68. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

69. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

70. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Asia

#4 in India

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1971

71. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

72. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Latin America

#1 in Colombia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

73. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

74. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

75. Stanford University

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

76. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

77. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

78. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 81%

79. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Europe

#2 in Italy

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

80. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Asia

#2 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

81. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Asia

#5 in India

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

82. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

83. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

84. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1922

85. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

86. King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Thailand | Bangkok

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Asia

#1 in Thailand

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 15,364
Founded: 1960

87. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

88. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

89. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Agricultural Engineering

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

90. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

91. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

92. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Founded: 1918

93. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Agricultural Engineering

#35 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

94. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

95. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Agricultural Engineering

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

96. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Africa

#1 in Nigeria

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

97. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Agricultural Engineering

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

98. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

99. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

100. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4182

Aerospace Engineering4024

Applied/Engineering Physics1229

Architectural Engineering1368

Architecture1110

Automation and Control engineering1679

Automotive Engineering1961

Aviation1036

Biochemical Engineering1017

Biomedical Engineering1500

Biotechnology2869

Chemical Engineering4034

Civil Engineering3150

Computer Engineering1878

Computer Networking4175

Construction Management1012

Electrical Engineering4680

Electronic Engineering3144

Engineering Management1190

Environmental Engineering2524

Firefighting and Fire Science1048

Geotechnical Engineering3062

Human-Computer Interaction2467

Industrial Engineering1019

Landscape Architecture1097

Marine Engineering1004

Materials Science5568

Mechanical Engineering4969

Metallurgical Engineering4637

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology3831

Nuclear Engineering1002

Operations Research1864

Optical Engineering4982

Petroleum Engineering1126

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1000

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering1750

Remote Sensing1992

Renewable Energy Engineering1886

Robotics1348

Structural Engineering3570

Systems Engineering2931

Technical Drawing1004

Telecommunications4316

Transportation Engineering1493