How the Best U.S. Colleges in Ag Sciences Stack up for 2025

By Paul Rusnak|Updated: September 03, 2024

Do you dig agricultural sciences? Many colleges in the U.S. are widely known for programs that cultivate careers in the field. Some higher education institutions though stand above the rest. Niche, a Pittsburgh, PA-based data science company that serves as a review and search platform for education, recently updated its stats and compiled a list it calls the “2025 Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in America.”

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1. Cornell

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 7%

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2. UC Davis

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 37%

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3. Texas A&M University

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 63%

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4. N.C. State University

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 47%

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5. Purdue University

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 53%

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6. University of Florida

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 23%

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7. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 45%

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8. Kansas State University

Overall Niche grade: A-; Acceptance rate: 95%

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9. University of Georgia

Overall Niche grade: A+; Acceptance rate: 43%

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10. Oklahoma State University

Overall Niche grade: A; Acceptance rate: 71%

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The comprehensive ranking compares the top agricultural science degree programs in the U.S. including animal sciences, horticulture, aquaculture, agronomy, crop science, and turf management. According to Niche, its rankings are based on rigorous data analysis harvested from the U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation. In addition, user input is factored into its formula.

Click here to check out the methodology used and factors considered by Niche to compile its Top U.S. Colleges in Agricultural Sciences rankings.

Scroll through the photo gallery above to see the top 10 colleges that made Niche’s 2025 list.

Visit GrowingProduce.com for the expanded list.