Best Forestry Schools in the World

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 32.9M citations received by 1.25M academic papers made by 2,695 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. University of Florida

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Forestry

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

2. Wageningen University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Forestry

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Forestry

#2 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

4. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Forestry

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

5. University of California - Davis

United States Flag

United States | California

For Forestry

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

6. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Forestry

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

7. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Forestry

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

8. Oregon State University

United States Flag

United States | Oregon

For Forestry

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Forestry

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

10. Iowa State University

United States Flag

United States | Iowa State

For Forestry

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Forestry

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

12. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Forestry

#8 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

13. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Forestry

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

14. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Forestry

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

15. Michigan State University

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

16. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Forestry

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

17. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States Flag

United States | Nebraska

For Forestry

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

18. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Forestry

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

19. University of Georgia

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Forestry

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

20. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Forestry

#1 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Founded: 1963

21. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Forestry

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

22. Kansas State University

United States Flag

United States | Kansas State

For Forestry

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

23. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Forestry

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

24. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Forestry

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

25. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Forestry

#18 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

26. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Forestry

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

27. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Forestry

#2 in Asia

#2 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

28. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#20 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

29. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Forestry

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

30. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Forestry

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

31. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Forestry

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

32. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Forestry

#3 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

33. Pennsylvania State University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Forestry

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

34. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Forestry

#4 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Founded: 1922

35. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

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

36. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Forestry

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

37. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Forestry

#6 in Europe

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

38. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Forestry

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

39. Washington State University

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

40. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#8 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

41. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Forestry

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

42. University of Arizona

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Forestry

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

43. Stanford University

United States Flag

United States | California

For Forestry

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

44. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Forestry

#4 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

45. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Forestry

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

46. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Forestry

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

47. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

48. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Forestry

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

49. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#10 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

50. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Forestry

#11 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

51. Yale University

United States Flag

United States | Connecticut

For Forestry

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

52. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Forestry

#5 in Asia

#3 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

53. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Forestry

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

54. University of Pretoria

South Africa Flag

South Africa | Pretoria

For Forestry

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

55. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Forestry

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

56. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States Flag

United States | Missouri

For Forestry

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

57. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Forestry

#5 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

58. Utah State University

United States Flag

United States | Utah

For Forestry

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 92%

59. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

60. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forestry

#12 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

61. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Forestry

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

62. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Forestry

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

63. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#34 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

64. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Forestry

#6 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

65. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Forestry

#7 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

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

Austria | Vienna

For Forestry

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

67. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Forestry

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

68. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Forestry

#8 in Latin America

#7 in Brazil

Founded: 1960

69. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Forestry

#35 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

70. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Forestry

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

71. University of Reading

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#17 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

72. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forestry

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

73. University of Quebec in Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#36 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1969

74. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Forestry

#18 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

75. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#37 in North America

#8 in Canada

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

76. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Forestry

#9 in Latin America

#8 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

77. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Forestry

#7 in Asia

#4 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

78. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#8 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

79. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forestry

#19 in Europe

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

80. Oklahoma State University

United States Flag

United States | Oklahoma State

For Forestry

#38 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

81. Kyoto University

For Forestry

#9 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

82. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Forestry

#20 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

83. Northern Arizona University

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Forestry

#39 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,085
Enrollment: 28,467

84. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Forestry

#21 in Europe

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

85. University of Idaho

United States Flag

United States | Idaho

For Forestry

#40 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

86. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa Flag

South Africa | Durban

For Forestry

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

87. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#41 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

88. Mississippi State University

United States Flag

United States | Mississippi

For Forestry

#42 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

89. University of Tokyo

For Forestry

#10 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

90. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Forestry

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

91. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#11 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

92. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Forestry

#10 in Latin America

#9 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

93. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States Flag

United States | Tennessee

For Forestry

#43 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

94. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forestry

#22 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1495

95. Auburn University

United States Flag

United States | Alabama

For Forestry

#44 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 85%

96. University of Montana

United States Flag

United States | Montana

For Forestry

#45 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,799

97. University of Kentucky

United States Flag

United States | Kentucky

For Forestry

#46 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

98. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#23 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

99. Lund University

For Forestry

#24 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

100. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Forestry

#47 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

Environmental Science subfields in the World

Agricultural Science4448

Earth science and Geophysics3845

Environmental Chemistry3780

Environmental Engineering3007

Environmental Management4488

Geography and Cartography6578

Geotechnical Engineering3548

Hydrology and Water resources management1048

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science4673

Mining Engineering1031

Oceanography4656

Paleontology6056

Petrology and Geochemistry2954

Urban and Regional planning1555

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation3467