Biological/Agricultural Rankings
Biological and agricultural engineers address problems relating to the life sciences. These are the top undergraduate schools where the highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
| Rankings | Overall College Data | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save | Rank | School | Tuition | Total enrollment | Fall 2011 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Classes with under 20 students | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
| #1 |
Purdue University–West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN |
in-state: $9,900, out-of-state: $28,702 | 39,637 | 68.3% | 88% | 68 | Locked | Locked | |
| #1 |
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL |
in-state: $14,428, out-of-state: $28,570 | 44,407 | 67.6% | 94% | 82 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
Iowa State University
Ames, IA |
in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838 | 29,611 | 86.3% | 86% | 68 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
$43,413 | 21,131 | 18.0% | 97% | 93 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Texas A&M University–College Station
College Station, TX |
in-state: $8,505, out-of-state: $25,035 | 49,861 | 63.5% | 92% | 80 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
N/A | 49,589 | 43.2% | 96% | 84 | Locked | Locked | |
| #7 |
University of California–Davis
Davis, CA |
in-state: $13,877, out-of-state: $36,755 | 31,732 | 46.0% | 92% | 86 | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
Ohio State University–Columbus
Columbus, OH |
in-state: $10,037, out-of-state: $25,445 | 56,867 | 63.4% | 93% | 80 | Locked | Locked | |
| #9 |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, NE |
in-state: $8,068, out-of-state: $20,968 | 24,593 | 59.3% | 84% | 67 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
North Carolina State University–Raleigh
Raleigh, NC |
in-state: $7,788, out-of-state: $20,953 | 34,767 | 52.3% | 91% | 72 | Locked | Locked | |
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