82 Best colleges for Agricultural Engineering in the United States

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Engineering. A graph of 436K citations received by 15.7K academic papers made by 82 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. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in North America

#3 in the World

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

2. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in North America

#4 in the World

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

3. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in North America

#5 in the World

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

4. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in North America

#6 in the World

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

5. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in North America

#8 in the World

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

6. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in North America

#9 in the World

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

7. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in North America

#11 in the World

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

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in North America

#12 in the World

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

9. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in North America

#13 in the World

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

10. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in North America

#16 in the World

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

11. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in North America

#18 in the World

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

12. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in North America

#20 in the World

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

13. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in North America

#28 in the World

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

14. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in North America

#29 in the World

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

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in North America

#32 in the World

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

16. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in North America

#36 in the World

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

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in North America

#37 in the World

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

18. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in North America

#40 in the World

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

19. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in North America

#48 in the World

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

20. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in North America

#49 in the World

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

21. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in North America

#54 in the World

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

22. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in North America

#56 in the World

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

23. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in North America

#58 in the World

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

24. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in North America

#67 in the World

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

25. University of Idaho

Idaho | Moscow

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in North America

#68 in the World

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

26. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in North America

#77 in the World

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

27. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in North America

#84 in the World

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

28. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in North America

#90 in the World

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

29. North Dakota State University

North Dakota | Fargo

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in North America

#94 in the World

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

30. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Agricultural Engineering

#33 in North America

#96 in the World

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

31. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Agricultural Engineering

#34 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

32. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Agricultural Engineering

#36 in North America

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

33. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Agricultural Engineering

#38 in North America

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

34. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Agricultural Engineering

#39 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

35. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Agricultural Engineering

#41 in North America

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 73%

36. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Agricultural Engineering

#42 in North America

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

37. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Agricultural Engineering

#43 in North America

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

38. University of New Hampshire

New Hampshire | Durham

For Agricultural Engineering

#44 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Agricultural Engineering

#46 in North America

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

40. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Agricultural Engineering

#47 in North America

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

41. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Agricultural Engineering

#48 in North America

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

42. South Dakota State University

South Dakota | Brookings

For Agricultural Engineering

#49 in North America

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

43. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Agricultural Engineering

#50 in North America

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

44. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Agricultural Engineering

#51 in North America

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

45. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Agricultural Engineering

#52 in North America

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

46. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Agricultural Engineering

#53 in North America

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

47. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Agricultural Engineering

#54 in North America

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

48. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

California | San Luis Obispo

For Agricultural Engineering

#55 in North America

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

49. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Agricultural Engineering

#56 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

50. Montana State University

Montana | Bozeman

For Agricultural Engineering

#57 in North America

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

51. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Agricultural Engineering

#58 in North America

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

52. Michigan Technological University

Michigan | Houghton

For Agricultural Engineering

#59 in North America

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

53. New Mexico State University

New Mexico | Las Cruces

For Agricultural Engineering

#60 in North America

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 998
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

54. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Agricultural Engineering

#64 in North America

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

55. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Texas | Corpus Christi

For Agricultural Engineering

#66 in North America

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

56. University of California - Merced

California | Merced

For Agricultural Engineering

#67 in North America

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

57. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Agricultural Engineering

#68 in North America

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

58. Urbana University

Ohio | Urbana

For Agricultural Engineering

#69 in North America

#480 in the World

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

59. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Agricultural Engineering

#70 in North America

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

60. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Agricultural Engineering

#71 in North America

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

61. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Agricultural Engineering

#72 in North America

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

62. George Mason University

Virginia | Fairfax

For Agricultural Engineering

#73 in North America

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

63. University of Nevada - Reno

Nevada | Reno

For Agricultural Engineering

#74 in North America

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,658
Enrollment: 21,778

64. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Agricultural Engineering

#75 in North America

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

65. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Agricultural Engineering

#77 in North America

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

66. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Agricultural Engineering

#78 in North America

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

67. University of Maine

Maine | Orono

For Agricultural Engineering

#79 in North America

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,376
Enrollment: 11,760

68. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Agricultural Engineering

#80 in North America

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

69. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Agricultural Engineering

#81 in North America

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

70. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Agricultural Engineering

#83 in North America

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

71. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Agricultural Engineering

#84 in North America

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

72. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

New York State | Syracuse

For Agricultural Engineering

#85 in North America

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,675
Enrollment: 2,737

73. Marymount University

Virginia | Arlington

For Agricultural Engineering

#86 in North America

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,147
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $28,003

74. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Agricultural Engineering

#87 in North America

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

75. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Illinois | Carbondale

For Agricultural Engineering

#88 in North America

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

76. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Agricultural Engineering

#89 in North America

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

77. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Agricultural Engineering

#91 in North America

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

78. University of California - Santa Cruz

California | Santa Cruz

For Agricultural Engineering

#92 in North America

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

79. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Agricultural Engineering

#93 in North America

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

80. University of Wyoming

Wyoming | Laramie

For Agricultural Engineering

#94 in North America

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $8,761
Enrollment: 10,913

81. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Agricultural Engineering

#95 in North America

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

82. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Agricultural Engineering

#96 in North America

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

The best cities to study Agricultural Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ames, Gainesville, Davis, and Lincoln.