Best Forestry Schools in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 30.5M citations received by 1.21M academic papers made by 2,632 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: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

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

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: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

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: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
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: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

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: 1230
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: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
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. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Forestry

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

14. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Forestry

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

15. Michigan State University

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

16. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States Flag

United States | Nebraska

For Forestry

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

17. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Forestry

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

18. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Forestry

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

19. University of Georgia

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Forestry

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

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

22. Kansas State University

United States Flag

United States | Kansas State

For Forestry

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
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: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

24. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Forestry

#18 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

25. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Forestry

#2 in Asia

#2 in Indonesia

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

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

27. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#20 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Forestry

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

29. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Forestry

#4 in Europe

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

30. 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: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

31. Pennsylvania State University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Forestry

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

32. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Forestry

#3 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

33. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Forestry

#4 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Founded: 1922

34. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Forestry

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

35. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

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

36. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Forestry

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

37. Washington State University

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

38. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#6 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

39. 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: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

40. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Forestry

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

41. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Forestry

#2 in Australia

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

42. 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: $17,998

43. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Forestry

#4 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

44. 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: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

45. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Forestry

#8 in Europe

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

46. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

47. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#9 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

48. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Forestry

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

49. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Forestry

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

50. Yale University

United States Flag

United States | Connecticut

For Forestry

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

51. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Forestry

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

52. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Forestry

#5 in Asia

#3 in Indonesia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

53. Utah State University

United States Flag

United States | Utah

For Forestry

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

54. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Forestry

#5 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

55. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States Flag

United States | Missouri

For Forestry

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

56. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Forestry

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

57. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forestry

#11 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

58. University of Pretoria

South Africa Flag

South Africa | Pretoria

For Forestry

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

59. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

60. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#34 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

61. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Forestry

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

62. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Forestry

#6 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

63. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Forestry

#7 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

64. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Forestry

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

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

65. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Forestry

#8 in Latin America

#7 in Brazil

Founded: 1960

66. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Forestry

#13 in Europe

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

67. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Forestry

#35 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

68. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Forestry

#14 in Europe

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

69. University of Reading

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#15 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

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

Austria | Vienna

For Forestry

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

71. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Forestry

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

72. 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

73. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Forestry

#18 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

74. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forestry

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

75. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#37 in North America

#8 in Canada

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

76. Oklahoma State University

United States Flag

United States | Oklahoma State

For Forestry

#38 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

77. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Forestry

#9 in Latin America

#8 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

78. Kyoto University

For Forestry

#7 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

79. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forestry

#19 in Europe

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

80. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Forestry

#8 in Asia

#4 in Indonesia

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

81. Northern Arizona University

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Forestry

#39 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $12,377
Enrollment: 28,186

82. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Forestry

#20 in Europe

#1 in Norway

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

83. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#9 in Asia

#3 in China

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

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

86. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#41 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

87. University of Tokyo

For Forestry

#10 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

88. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa Flag

South Africa | Durban

For Forestry

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

89. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Forestry

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

90. Mississippi State University

United States Flag

United States | Mississippi

For Forestry

#42 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

91. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forestry

#22 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1495

92. Auburn University

United States Flag

United States | Alabama

For Forestry

#43 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

93. University of Kentucky

United States Flag

United States | Kentucky

For Forestry

#44 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

94. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Forestry

#11 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

95. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Forestry

#10 in Latin America

#9 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

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: 93%
Average Aid: $9,208

97. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States Flag

United States | Tennessee

For Forestry

#46 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

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. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Forestry

#47 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

100. Lund University

For Forestry

#24 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

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Earth science and Geophysics3791

Environmental Chemistry3742

Environmental Engineering2968

Environmental Management4444

Geography and Cartography6555

Geotechnical Engineering3520

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Science4626

Mining Engineering1000

Oceanography4619

Paleontology6028

Petrology and Geochemistry2915

Urban and Regional planning1514

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation3409