Best Forestry Schools in the World

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 2,165 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. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Forestry

#1 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

2. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Forestry

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

3. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Forestry

#2 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

4. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Forestry

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Forestry

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

6. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Forestry

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

7. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Forestry

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

8. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Forestry

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

9. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Forestry

#7 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

10. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Forestry

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Forestry

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

12. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

13. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Forestry

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

14. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Forestry

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

15. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Forestry

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

16. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Forestry

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

17. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Forestry

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

18. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Forestry

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
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 Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Forestry

#15 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

21. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Forestry

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

22. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#17 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

23. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Forestry

#18 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,774
Enrollment: 20,229

24. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Forestry

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

25. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Forestry

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

26. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Forestry

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

27. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Forestry

#3 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

28. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Forestry

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

29. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Forestry

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

30. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Forestry

#4 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1922

31. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Forestry

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

32. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Forestry

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

33. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

34. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Forestry

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#6 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

36. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Forestry

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

37. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Forestry

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

38. Stanford University

United States | California

For Forestry

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

39. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Forestry

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

40. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

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

41. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Forestry

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

42. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Forestry

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

43. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Forestry

#2 in Asia

#1 in Indonesia

Founded: 1963

44. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Forestry

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

45. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Forestry

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

46. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Forestry

#5 in Latin America

#4 in Brazil

Founded: 1960

47. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#9 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

48. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Forestry

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

49. Utah State University

United States | Utah

For Forestry

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

50. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Forestry

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

51. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Forestry

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

52. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Forestry

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

53. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Forestry

#10 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

54. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forestry

#11 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

55. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Forestry

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

56. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Forestry

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

57. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Forestry

#32 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

58. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Forestry

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

59. Kyoto University

For Forestry

#4 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

60. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#13 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

61. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Forestry

#6 in Latin America

#5 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1912

62. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Forestry

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

63. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#34 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

64. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Forestry

#15 in Europe

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

65. 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

66. University of Tokyo

For Forestry

#5 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

67. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Forestry

#7 in Latin America

#6 in Brazil

Founded: 1934

68. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forestry

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

69. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Forestry

#35 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

70. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Forestry

#36 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

71. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Forestry

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 9,283
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

72. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Forestry

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

73. Northern Arizona University

United States | Arizona

For Forestry

#37 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $12,922
Enrollment: 28,711

74. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Forestry

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

75. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Forestry

#8 in Latin America

#7 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

76. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Forestry

#38 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

77. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forestry

#19 in Europe

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Forestry

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

79. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Forestry

#9 in Latin America

#8 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

80. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Forestry

#39 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

81. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Forestry

#40 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

82. Lund University

For Forestry

#21 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

83. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Forestry

#22 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 5,670
Founded: 1859

84. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Forestry

#1 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1963

85. Oklahoma State University

United States | Oklahoma State

For Forestry

#41 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

86. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Forestry

#42 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

87. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Forestry

#3 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

88. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Forestry

#43 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

89. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Forestry

#44 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 99%

90. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Forestry

#23 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

91. University of Montana

United States | Montana

For Forestry

#45 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

92. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Forestry

#46 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

93. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Forestry

#10 in Latin America

#1 in Argentina

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

94. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Forestry

#6 in Asia

#2 in Indonesia

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

95. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Forestry

#11 in Latin America

#9 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

96. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Forestry

#47 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $10,448
Enrollment: 31,526

97. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Forestry

#4 in Africa

#3 in South Africa

Founded: 1874

98. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Forestry

#7 in Asia

#2 in China

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

99. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Forestry

#48 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

100. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Forestry

#49 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

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