While there are many higher learning institutions that offer stellar agriculture education programs, some schools shine brighter than the rest. These high achievers are recognized in the newly released 2020 World University Ranking by Subject report from London-based marketing and networking firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
Since the ranking by subject in Agriculture & Forestry was first launched by QS eight years ago, UC Davis has finished at either No. 1 or No. 2.
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1. Wageningen University (Netherlands)
Cheers again to Wageningen University & Research. This marks five years in a row at the No. 1 spot in Agriculture & Forestry, according to QS World University rankings by subject.
To see an expanded list of the world's top agriculture & forestry colleges in 2020, click here.
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20. Purdue University
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19. University of Guelph (Canada)
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18. University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
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17. University of Hohenheim (Germany)
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16. Iowa State University
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15. University of Tokyo
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14. University of British Columbia (Canada)
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13. Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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12. Ghent University (Belgium)
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11. Michigan State University
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10. China Agricultural University
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9. University of Reading (U.K.)
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8. University of Wisconsin-Madison
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7. ETH Zurich- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
This is the eighth consecutive year QS has compiled a ranking specifically for Agriculture & Forestry. The ranking score is based on academic reputation and employer reputation, which are obtained via global surveys of academics and employers. In addition, it looks at research impact based on citations per paper and h-index in the relevant subject. These are sourced from Elsevier’s Scopus database.
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Scroll the slideshow above to see how the Top 20 sorted out. To view an expanded world’s top ag colleges 2020 ranking, visit GrowingProduce.com.
015How the Top Ag Colleges in the World Stack up in 2020
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Paul Rusnak is the Senior Online Editor for the U.S. Horticulture Group at Meister Media Worldwide, which includes Growing Produce, American Vegetable Grower, American Fruit Grower, and Greenhouse Grower brand titles. He is based in Northeast Florida. See all author stories here.
March 14, 2020 
