How these universities are ranked
38 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #545 (CUNY Macauly Honors College); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of California, Berkeley has the largest research record in this group, with 58,388,527 citations and an h-index of 1,903. 12 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 503 public to 4 private institutions. By location, New York (4), Massachusetts (3) and Minnesota (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Columbia University, founded in 1754. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Inside the course list
By level: 650 bachelor's, 57 diploma, 52 master's and 11 phd / doctorate. Within the subject, the largest areas are Agriculture & Environment (913), Environmental Management (21), Agriculture (16) and Animal Science (10). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 98% are full-time and 21 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (98% of courses with a stated intake). Humboldt State University offers the widest choice, with 28 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 23 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and Columbia University the most at USD 66,000; the middle of the range is about USD 22,326. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
