Best Universities for Ecology in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 139M citations received by 3.92M academic papers made by 1,340 universities in North America 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. University of California - Berkeley

For Ecology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. Cornell University

For Ecology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

3. Harvard University

For Ecology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

4. University of California - Davis

For Ecology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Ecology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

6. University of Florida

For Ecology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

7. Stanford University

For Ecology

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Ecology

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Ecology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

10. University of British Columbia

For Ecology

#1 in Canada
#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Ecology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

12. University of Toronto

For Ecology

#2 in Canada
#13 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Ecology

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

15. Pennsylvania State University

For Ecology

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

16. Ohio State University

For Ecology

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

17. Michigan State University

For Ecology

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

18. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Ecology

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

19. Yale University

For Ecology

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

20. University of California - Los Angeles

For Ecology

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

21. University of Arizona

For Ecology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

22. University of Georgia

For Ecology

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

23. Iowa State University

For Ecology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

24. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Ecology

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

25. Oregon State University

For Ecology

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

26. Columbia University

For Ecology

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

27. University of Maryland - College Park

For Ecology

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

28. University of Texas at Austin

For Ecology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

29. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Ecology

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

30. University of Alberta

For Ecology

#3 in Canada
#44 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

31. Duke University

For Ecology

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

32. University of California-San Diego

For Ecology

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

33. Princeton University

For Ecology

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

34. McGill University

For Ecology

#4 in Canada
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

35. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Ecology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Ecology

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

37. Johns Hopkins University

For Ecology

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

38. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Ecology

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

39. University of Colorado Boulder

For Ecology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

40. Purdue University

For Ecology

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

41. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

42. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Ecology

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

43. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Ecology

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

44. University of Guelph

For Ecology

#5 in Canada
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

45. University of Pennsylvania

For Ecology

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

46. University of California - Riverside

For Ecology

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

47. University of Chicago

For Ecology

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

48. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Ecology

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

49. University of Southern California

For Ecology

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

50. University of California - Irvine

For Ecology

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

51. Washington State University

For Ecology

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

52. Carnegie Mellon University

For Ecology

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

53. University of Waterloo

For Ecology

#6 in Canada
#100 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

54. University of Utah

For Ecology

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

55. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Ecology

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

56. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Ecology

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

57. New York University

For Ecology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

58. University of Calgary

For Ecology

#7 in Canada
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

59. Northwestern University

For Ecology

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

60. University of Pittsburgh

For Ecology

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

61. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Ecology

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

62. University of Kentucky

For Ecology

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

63. University of Virginia

For Ecology

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

64. Washington University in St Louis

For Ecology

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

65. Kansas State University

For Ecology

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

66. Boston University

For Ecology

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

67. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Ecology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

68. California Institute of Technology

For Ecology

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

69. University of Saskatchewan

For Ecology

#8 in Canada
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

70. University of California - San Francisco

For Ecology

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

71. University of Miami

For Ecology

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

72. Dalhousie University

For Ecology

#9 in Canada
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

73. University of Connecticut

For Ecology

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

74. Laval University

For Ecology

#10 in Canada
#163 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

75. Western University

For Ecology

#11 in Canada
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

76. University of Kansas

For Ecology

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

77. McMaster University

For Ecology

#12 in Canada
#182 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

78. University of Iowa

For Ecology

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

79. Utah State University

For Ecology

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

80. Auburn University

For Ecology

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

81. Queen's University

For Ecology

#13 in Canada
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

82. University of Delaware

For Ecology

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

83. Stony Brook University

For Ecology

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

84. University of Ottawa

For Ecology

#14 in Canada
#200 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

85. Simon Fraser University

For Ecology

#15 in Canada
#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

86. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Ecology

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

87. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Ecology

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

88. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Ecology

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

89. University of New Mexico

For Ecology

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

90. Emory University

For Ecology

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

91. University of Manitoba

For Ecology

#16 in Canada
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

92. Florida State University

For Ecology

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

93. University of Montreal

For Ecology

#17 in Canada
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

94. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Ecology

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,704
Enrollment
6,607

95. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Ecology

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

96. Vanderbilt University

For Ecology

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

97. Providence College

For Ecology

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

98. Brown University

For Ecology

#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

99. Carleton University

For Ecology

#18 in Canada
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

100. Clemson University

For Ecology

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%