The field of agriculture is one of great value, no matter what’s going on in the world. People need to eat. It is just one of the many factors that make the sector attractive to those already in the profession and others considering it for their career. While there are many institutions that offer programs, some ag colleges 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).
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 the 2020 QS listing for Agriculture & Forestry in its entirety, click here.
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40. Ohio State University
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39. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (Italy)
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38. N.C. State University
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37. Aarhus University (Denmark)
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36. Montpellier SupAgro (France)
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35. The University of Melbourne (Australia)
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34. University of Florida
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33. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna
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32. The Australian National University
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31. Penn State University
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30. South China Agricultural University
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29. Massey University (New Zealand)
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28. Seoul National University (South Korea)
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27. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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26. Nanjing Agricultural University
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25. The University of Queensland
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24. Oregon State University
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23. Technical University of Munich (Germany)
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22. Texas A&M University
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21. University of Göttingen (Germany)
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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. It’s quite a comprehensive list, grading institutions 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.
Since we’ve been covering the QS ranking, there have only been two schools that have claimed the No. 1 spot. Those would be University of California, Davis and Wageningen University in the Netherlands, which has come out on top the last four years. Can they make it five in a row, or will a new school break through?
Scroll the slideshow above to see how this year’s World Top Ag Colleges list shook out.
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Paul Rusnak is the Senior Online Editor for Meister Media Worldwide's Specialty Crops Division, which consists of American Vegetable Grower, American Fruit Grower, and Greenhouse Grower magazines, all Meister Media brands. He is based in Northeast Florida. See all author stories here.