Best Universities for Agricultural Engineering in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.2M citations received by 83.4K academic papers made by 801 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: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

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 Florida

United States | Florida

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

5. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Asia

#1 in Iran

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

6. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

7. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

8. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

9. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

10. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

11. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

12. 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

13. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

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. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

17. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

18. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

19. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

20. University of Cordoba

Spain | Cordoba

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1972

21. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

22. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

23. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

24. Punjab Agricultural University

India | Punjab

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

25. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

26. Northeast Agricultural University

China | Harbin

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Founded: 1948

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

28. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

29. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

30. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

31. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

32. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1952

33. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

34. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

35. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

36. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

37. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

38. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

39. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

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

40. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1990

41. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Europe

#2 in Germany

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

42. Huazhong Agricultural University

China | Wuhan

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

43. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

44. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

45. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Asia

#3 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

46. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

47. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

48. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Europe

#2 in Italy

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

49. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

50. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

51. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

52. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Europe

#1 in Poland

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

53. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Europe

#2 in Spain

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

54. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Pakistan | Faisalabad

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Asia

#1 in Pakistan

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1961

55. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

56. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

57. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

58. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Asia

#4 in India

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

59. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

60. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

61. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

62. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

63. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

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

64. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

65. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Latin America

#1 in Colombia

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

66. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

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

67. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

68. Stanford University

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

69. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

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

70. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Europe

#3 in Italy

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

71. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

72. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

France | Ile-de-France

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

73. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

75. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

76. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

77. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

78. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1404

79. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

80. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

81. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

82. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

83. Bangladesh Agricultural University

Bangladesh | Mymensingh

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Asia

#1 in Bangladesh

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

84. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

85. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

86. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

87. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

88. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Agricultural Engineering

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

89. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Europe

#4 in Spain

Founded: 1971

90. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in Europe

#2 in France

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

91. Montpellier SupAgro

France | Occitanie

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in Europe

#3 in France

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

92. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Agricultural Engineering

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

93. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Founded: 1918

94. Shenyang Agricultural University

China | Shenyang

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Asia

#10 in China

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

95. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in Europe

#1 in Ukraine

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

96. Henan Agricultural University

China | Zhengzhou

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1913

97. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

98. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

99. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1922

100. Utah State University

United States | Utah

For Agricultural Engineering

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

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Acoustical Engineering4449

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Applied/Engineering Physics1260

Architectural Engineering1513

Architecture1232

Automation and Control engineering1820

Automotive Engineering2183

Aviation1020

Biochemical Engineering1129

Biomedical Engineering1654

Biotechnology3140

Chemical Engineering4260

Civil Engineering3470

Computer Engineering2056

Computer Networking4414

Construction Management1055

Electrical Engineering4893

Electronic Engineering3360

Engineering Management1383

Environmental Engineering2765

Firefighting and Fire Science1053

Geotechnical Engineering3318

Human-Computer Interaction2706

Industrial Engineering1025

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Marine Engineering1019

Materials Science5728

Mechanical Engineering5246

Metallurgical Engineering4859

Mining Engineering1031

Nanotechnology4040

Nuclear Engineering1013

Operations Research2129

Optical Engineering5230

Petroleum Engineering1251

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1013

Product and Industrial Design1024

Reliability and Quality Engineering1970

Remote Sensing2188

Renewable Energy Engineering2152

Robotics1498

Structural Engineering3835

Systems Engineering3216

Technical Drawing1008

Telecommunications4557

Transportation Engineering1696