Iowa State's 3 best Forestry schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Iowa State ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 179K citations received by 7.7K academic papers made by 3 universities in Iowa State 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. Iowa State University

Ames

For Forestry

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

2. University of Iowa

Iowa City

For Forestry

#103 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

3. University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls

For Forestry

#354 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 84%

Closest to Iowa states to learn Forestry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Missouri	8	28
Wisconsin	8	4
Illinois	14	16
Minnesota	4	7
Kansas	4	15
Nebraska	4	11
Indiana	7	20
South Dakota	5	44
Michigan	7	10
Arkansas	7	48
Oklahoma	4	30
Kentucky	4	38
North Dakota	3	60
Ohio	15	12
Tennessee	8	35
Mississippi	3	34
Colorado	9	8
Alabama	9	36
Louisiana	5	64
Pennsylvania	13	19
Virginia	11	18
Georgia	10	13
North Carolina	11	17
Texas	31	9
South Carolina	4	50
District of Columbia	3	85
Maryland	7	24
New Mexico	3	43
New York	24	2
New Jersey	5	39
Utah	3	29
Connecticut	4	26
Idaho	3	32
Massachusetts	16	27
New Hampshire	3	52
Rhode Island	3	114
Arizona	4	22
Florida	16	1
Maine	2	54
Washington	6	21
Oregon	7	5
California	34	3
Puerto Rico	3	142