81 Best colleges for Agricultural Engineering in the United States

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 294K citations received by 12.8K academic papers made by 81 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

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
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: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

3. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in North America

#6 in the World

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

4. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in North America

#7 in the World

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

5. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in North America

#8 in the World

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

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in North America

#9 in the World

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

7. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in North America

#10 in the World

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

8. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in North America

#11 in the World

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

9. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in North America

#13 in the World

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

10. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in North America

#14 in the World

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

11. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in North America

#19 in the World

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

12. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in North America

#23 in the World

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

13. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in North America

#25 in the World

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

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in North America

#27 in the World

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

15. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in North America

#28 in the World

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

16. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in North America

#34 in the World

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

17. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in North America

#35 in the World

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

18. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in North America

#38 in the World

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

19. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in North America

#47 in the World

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

20. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in North America

#49 in the World

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

21. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in North America

#51 in the World

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

22. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in North America

#59 in the World

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

23. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in North America

#68 in the World

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

24. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in North America

#73 in the World

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

25. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in North America

#75 in the World

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

26. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in North America

#77 in the World

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

27. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in North America

#80 in the World

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

28. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in North America

#81 in the World

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

29. University of Idaho

Idaho | Moscow

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in North America

#86 in the World

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

30. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Agricultural Engineering

#34 in North America

#100 in the World

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

31. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Agricultural Engineering

#35 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

32. North Dakota State University

North Dakota | Fargo

For Agricultural Engineering

#36 in North America

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1092
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 92%

33. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Agricultural Engineering

#37 in North America

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Agricultural Engineering

#38 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

35. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Agricultural Engineering

#40 in North America

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

36. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Agricultural Engineering

#41 in North America

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 77%

37. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Agricultural Engineering

#42 in North America

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

38. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Agricultural Engineering

#44 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

39. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Agricultural Engineering

#45 in North America

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

40. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Agricultural Engineering

#46 in North America

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

41. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Agricultural Engineering

#47 in North America

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

42. South Dakota State University

South Dakota | Brookings

For Agricultural Engineering

#48 in North America

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 100%

43. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Agricultural Engineering

#49 in North America

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

44. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Agricultural Engineering

#50 in North America

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

45. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

California | San Luis Obispo

For Agricultural Engineering

#51 in North America

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

46. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Agricultural Engineering

#52 in North America

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

47. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Agricultural Engineering

#55 in North America

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

48. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Agricultural Engineering

#56 in North America

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

49. Michigan Technological University

Michigan | Houghton

For Agricultural Engineering

#58 in North America

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. Montana State University

Montana | Bozeman

For Agricultural Engineering

#59 in North America

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

51. Urbana University

Ohio | Urbana

For Agricultural Engineering

#60 in North America

#306 in the World

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

52. New Mexico State University

New Mexico | Las Cruces

For Agricultural Engineering

#61 in North America

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

53. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Agricultural Engineering

#62 in North America

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

54. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Agricultural Engineering

#64 in North America

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

55. University of Nevada - Reno

Nevada | Reno

For Agricultural Engineering

#66 in North America

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,829
Enrollment: 20,945

56. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Agricultural Engineering

#67 in North America

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

57. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Agricultural Engineering

#68 in North America

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

58. George Mason University

Virginia | Fairfax

For Agricultural Engineering

#70 in North America

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

59. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Agricultural Engineering

#71 in North America

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

60. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Agricultural Engineering

#72 in North America

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

61. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Agricultural Engineering

#73 in North America

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

62. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Agricultural Engineering

#74 in North America

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

63. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Agricultural Engineering

#75 in North America

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

64. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Agricultural Engineering

#76 in North America

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

65. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Agricultural Engineering

#77 in North America

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

66. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Agricultural Engineering

#78 in North America

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

67. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

New York State | Syracuse

For Agricultural Engineering

#79 in North America

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,713
Enrollment: 1,976

68. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Agricultural Engineering

#80 in North America

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

69. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Agricultural Engineering

#81 in North America

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

70. University of California - Merced

California | Merced

For Agricultural Engineering

#82 in North America

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

71. University of Maine

Maine | Orono

For Agricultural Engineering

#83 in North America

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

72. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Illinois | Carbondale

For Agricultural Engineering

#84 in North America

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

73. University of New Hampshire

New Hampshire | Durham

For Agricultural Engineering

#85 in North America

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

74. University of Wyoming

Wyoming | Laramie

For Agricultural Engineering

#86 in North America

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 11,100

75. Everglades University

Florida | Boca Raton

For Agricultural Engineering

#88 in North America

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $28,778
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,699

76. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Agricultural Engineering

#89 in North America

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

77. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Agricultural Engineering

#90 in North America

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

78. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Agricultural Engineering

#91 in North America

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

79. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Agricultural Engineering

#92 in North America

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

80. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Agricultural Engineering

#93 in North America

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

81. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Agricultural Engineering

#94 in North America

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
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, Lincoln, and Davis.