Biological / Agricultural

Ranked in 2012, 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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Overall Engineering School Program Data
#1	Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	4.7	In-state, full-time: $9,979 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,147 per year	2,965	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL	4.4	In-state, full-time: $15,732 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,998 per year	2,773	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	4.1	Full-time: $29,500 per year	1,705	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	4.1	In-state, full-time: $11,954 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,347 per year	2,905	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	Iowa State University Ames, IA	4.0	In-state, full-time: $8,616 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,280 per year	997	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	Texas A&M; University--College Station (Look) College Station, TX	4.0	In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $539 per credit	2,870	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	University of California--Davis Davis, CA	3.8	In-state, full-time: $15,271 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,373 per year	1,252	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	3.8	In-state, full-time: $10,048 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,497 per year	2,336	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	3.7	In-state, full-time: $7,834 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,882 per year	2,899	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lincoln, NE	3.6	In-state, full-time: $380 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $956 per credit	659	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#11	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	3.2	In-state, full-time: $569 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,118 per credit	812	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#11	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK	3.2	In-state, full-time: $169 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $667 per credit	900	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#11	University of Georgia Athens, GA	3.2	In-state, full-time: $300 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $913 per credit	54	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Overall Engineering School Program Data

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School name

Score

Tuition

Total graduate engineering enrollment

Average GRE quantitative score (master's and Ph.D. students)

Research expenditures per faculty member

Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year)

Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering

Purdue University--West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

4.7

In-state, full-time: $9,979 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,147 per year

2,965

Locked

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Urbana, IL

4.4

In-state, full-time: $15,732 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,998 per year

2,773

Locked

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

4.1

Full-time: $29,500 per year

1,705

Locked

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

4.1

In-state, full-time: $11,954 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,347 per year

2,905

Locked

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

4.0

In-state, full-time: $8,616 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,280 per year

997

Locked

Texas A&M; University--College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

4.0

In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $539 per credit

2,870

Locked

University of California--Davis

Davis, CA

3.8

In-state, full-time: $15,271 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,373 per year

1,252

Locked

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

3.8

In-state, full-time: $10,048 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,497 per year

2,336

Locked

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

3.7

In-state, full-time: $7,834 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,882 per year

2,899

Locked

#10

University of Nebraska--Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

3.6

In-state, full-time: $380 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $956 per credit

659

Locked

#11

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

3.2

In-state, full-time: $569 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,118 per credit

812

Locked

#11

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

3.2

In-state, full-time: $169 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $667 per credit

900

Locked

#11

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

3.2

In-state, full-time: $300 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $913 per credit

Locked