Agriculture & Food Systems
Agronomy, veterinary medicine, agribusiness and sustainable food research at land-grant universities.
Ranked campuses teaching agriculture & food systems
| # | Institution | City | Control | Students | Admitted | Tuition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell | Ithaca, NY | private | 25,500 | 8% | $62,000 | 92 |
| 2 | UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | public | 45,000 | 11% | $14,800 / $36,000 | 85 |
| 3 | UIUC | Champaign, IL | public | 50,000 | — | $17,000 / $36,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | public | 48,000 | 44% | $9,700 / $31,000 | 72 |
| 5 | UF | Gainesville, FL | public | 55,000 | 24% | $6,400 / $28,000 | 70 |
| 6 | UC Davis | Davis, CA | public | 40,000 | — | $14,000 / $36,000 | 70 |
| 7 | UGA | Athens, GA | public | 40,000 | 37% | $12,000 / $32,000 | 67 |
| 8 | UConn | Storrs, CT | public | 26,000 | — | $12,000 / $35,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Rutgers | New Brunswick, NJ | public | 36,000 | 34% | $13,000 / $32,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Penn State | University Park, PA | public | 41,000 | 54% | $16,000 / $25,000 | 62 |
| 11 | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | public | 50,000 | 50% | $9,900 / $29,700 | 60 |
| 12 | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | public | 50,000 | 73% | $16,000 / $40,000 | 59 |
Doctoral programs in this field
23 indexed campuses award research doctorates here. Funding normally arrives through assistantships tied to faculty grants.
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · private · doctorate
A hybrid Ivy: privately governed, with contract colleges for New York residents. Strong in engineering, hospitality, agriculture and computing.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · public · doctorate
The flagship of the California system: enormous research output across engineering, computing, chemistry and the social sciences.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · public · doctorate
Computing, information sciences and engineering at one of the largest public research campuses.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · public · doctorate
Land-grant flagship with leading agriculture, engineering, economics and medical research, and one of the largest graduate schools in the Midwest.
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · public · doctorate
Fast-rising state flagship with strong agriculture, engineering, health and business programs and comparatively low tuition.
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA · public · doctorate
Veterinary medicine, agriculture, food science and environmental engineering anchor a big UC campus.
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · public · doctorate
The state land-grant with respected business, journalism, agriculture and international education programs.
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT · public · doctorate
Connecticut flagship with engineering, business, agriculture and a large health campus.
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.