Best Forestry Schools in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 21.6M citations received by 1M academic papers made by 2,377 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 | Florida

For Forestry

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Forestry

#1 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

3. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Forestry

#2 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

4. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Forestry

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

5. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Forestry

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

6. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Forestry

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

7. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Forestry

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

8. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Forestry

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

9. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Forestry

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

10. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Forestry

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

11. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Forestry

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

12. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Forestry

#9 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

13. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Forestry

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Forestry

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

15. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Forestry

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

16. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

17. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Forestry

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

18. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Forestry

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

19. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Forestry

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Forestry

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

21. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Forestry

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

22. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Forestry

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

23. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Forestry

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

24. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Forestry

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

25. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Forestry

#19 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

26. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#20 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

27. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Forestry

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

28. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Forestry

#4 in Europe

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

29. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Forestry

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

30. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Forestry

#3 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

31. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

32. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Forestry

#4 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Founded: 1922

33. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

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

34. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#5 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

35. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Forestry

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

36. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Forestry

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

37. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Forestry

#2 in Australia

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

38. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Forestry

#2 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Founded: 1963

39. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Forestry

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

40. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Forestry

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

41. Stanford University

United States | California

For Forestry

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

42. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Forestry

#8 in Europe

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

43. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Forestry

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

44. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Forestry

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

45. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#9 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

46. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

47. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Forestry

#5 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1960

48. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forestry

#10 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

49. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Forestry

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

50. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Forestry

#11 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

51. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Forestry

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

52. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Forestry

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

53. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Forestry

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

54. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#30 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

55. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Forestry

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

56. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Forestry

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

57. Utah State University

United States | Utah

For Forestry

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

58. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#13 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

59. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Forestry

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

60. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Forestry

#15 in Europe

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

61. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Forestry

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

62. Kyoto University

For Forestry

#4 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

63. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Forestry

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

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

64. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Forestry

#16 in Europe

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Forestry

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

66. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Forestry

#18 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

67. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forestry

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

68. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Forestry

#34 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

69. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Forestry

#6 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

70. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Forestry

#19 in Europe

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

71. Oklahoma State University

United States | Oklahoma State

For Forestry

#35 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

72. University of Tokyo

For Forestry

#6 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

73. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#36 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

74. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Forestry

#20 in Europe

#1 in Norway

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

75. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Forestry

#37 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

76. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#38 in North America

#7 in Canada

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

77. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#39 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

78. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forestry

#21 in Europe

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

79. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Forestry

#7 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

80. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Forestry

#7 in Asia

#2 in Indonesia

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

81. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Forestry

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

82. Northern Arizona University

United States | Arizona

For Forestry

#40 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,865
Enrollment: 28,086

83. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Forestry

#8 in Latin America

#7 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

84. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Forestry

#2 in Africa

#1 in Benin

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 86,694
Male:Female: 73:27
Founded: 1970

85. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Forestry

#41 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

86. Lund University

For Forestry

#22 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

87. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Forestry

#9 in Latin America

#8 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

88. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#8 in Asia

#3 in China

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

89. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Forestry

#42 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

90. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Forestry

#43 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

91. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Forestry

#3 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

92. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Forestry

#44 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

93. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#23 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

94. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forestry

#24 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1495

95. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Forestry

#45 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

96. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Forestry

#46 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

97. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#25 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

98. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Forestry

#47 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

99. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Forestry

#48 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

100. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Forestry

#10 in Latin America

#1 in Argentina

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

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