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Biological / Agricultural Engineering

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Engineering Schools

Biological and agricultural engineers aim to improve the natural world, working toward goals such as safer food, cleaner water, and less polluted air. These are the top engineering schools for biological / agricultural engineering.

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Rankings			Overall Engineering School Program Data
Rank	School name	Score	Tuition	Total graduate engineering enrollment	Additional data
#1	Purdue University‒West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	4.7	$10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	3,070	U.S. News Engineering School Compass Get the U.S. News Engineering School Compass to unlock more data columns. Access the complete rankings and more to find the right engineering school for you. Expanded profiles for all schools All entering class stats, including average GRE scores Research Expenditures All college data included (access good for one year) Get Access Already a member? Login here
#2	University of Illinois‒Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL	4.6	$16,352 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,618 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	2,975
#3	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	4.4	$29,500 per year (full-time)	1,768
#3	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	4.4	$12,589 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,983 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	2,967
#5	Texas A&M University‒College Station (Look) College Station, TX	4.3	$277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	2,918
#6	Iowa State University Ames, IA	4.2	$8,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,814 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	1,013
#6	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	4.2	$6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	2,918
#8	University of California‒Davis Davis, CA	4.1	$15,387 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,489 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	1,169
#9	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	4.0	$10,677 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,926 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	2,278
#10	University of Nebraska‒Lincoln Lincoln, NE	3.9	$394 per credit (in-state, full-time); $992 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	599
#11	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	3.6	$597 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,173 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	858
#12	Pennsylvania State University‒University Park University Park, PA	3.5	$18,672 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,512 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	1,863
#12	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	3.5	$10,458 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,546 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	520
#14	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	3.3	$11,704 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	1,738
#14	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK	3.3	$178 per credit (in-state, full-time); $709 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	881
#14	University of Georgia Athens, GA	3.3	$309 per credit (in-state, full-time); $934 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	68
#17	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	3.2	$327 per credit (in-state, full-time); $738 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	496
#17	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	3.2	$10,202 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,612 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	993
#19	University of Arkansas‒Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR	3.1	$350 per credit (in-state, full-time); $827 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	401
#20	Auburn University (Ginn) Auburn University, AL	2.8	$7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	851
#20	Washington State University Pullman, WA	2.8	$11,736 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,168 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	674
#22	Mississippi State University (Bagley) Mississippi State, MS	2.6	$6,264 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	622
#23	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	2.4	$10,372 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,552 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	660
#23	University of Tennessee‒Knoxville Knoxville, TN	2.4	$10,280 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,768 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	1,000
#25	North Dakota State University Fargo, ND	2.3	$300 per credit (in-state, full-time); $801 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	230

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Biological / Agricultural Engineering

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