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The Land Grants
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Cornell
Ithaca,
NY
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Ithaca, NY | 76 | 8% | 51% / 49% | 5% | $52,216 | 7 | 89% | — |
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| 2 |
Iowa State
Ames,
IA
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Ames, IA | 135 | 85% | 65% / 35% | 0% | $61,550 | 62 | 98% | — |
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Michigan State
East Lansing,
MI
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East Lansing, MI | 80 | 83% | 59% / 41% | 0% | $54,429 | 27 | 98% | — |
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Purdue
West Lafayette,
IN
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West Lafayette, IN | 108 | 43% | 64% / 36% | 2% | $67,927 | 73 | 97% | — |
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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station,
TX
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College Station, TX | 113 | 52% | 43% / 57% | 0% | $64,560 | 63 | 91% | — |
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U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley,
CA
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Berkeley, CA | 8 | 11% | 88% / 13% | 0% | $72,032 | 77 | — | — |
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U. of California, Davis
Davis,
CA
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Davis, CA | 82 | 46% | 46% / 54% | 15% | $58,883 | 42 | 95% | — |
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| 8 |
U. of Florida
Gainesville,
FL
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Gainesville, FL | 93 | 20% | 47% / 53% | 1% | $47,413 | 29 | 92% | — |
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| 9 |
U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,
IL
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Champaign, IL | 28 | 37% | 68% / 32% | 0% | $69,471 | 71 | 88% | — |
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| 10 |
U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison,
WI
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Madison, WI | 25 | 41% | 44% / 56% | 4% | $57,007 | 36 | 95% | — |
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Field & Forest
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins,
CO
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Fort Collins, CO | 168 | 82% | 48% / 52% | 1% | $47,187 | 23 | 95% | — |
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| 2 |
Kansas State
Manhattan,
KS
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Manhattan, KS | 70 | 95% | 66% / 34% | 1% | $72,106 | 80 | 94% | — |
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| 3 |
Lincoln
Lincoln University,
PA
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Lincoln University, PA | — | 80% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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North Carolina State
Raleigh,
NC
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Raleigh, NC | 186 | 40% | 51% / 49% | 1% | $61,625 | 61 | 97% | — |
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Ohio State
Columbus,
OH
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Columbus, OH | 43 | 49% | 42% / 58% | 0% | $54,103 | 29 | 99% | — |
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Oregon State
Corvallis,
OR
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Corvallis, OR | 154 | 75% | 40% / 60% | 1% | $50,160 | 29 | 92% | — |
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Pennsylvania State
University Park,
PA
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University Park, PA | 140 | 55% | 64% / 36% | 3% | $57,181 | 43 | 98% | — |
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U. of California, Riverside
Riverside,
CA
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Riverside, CA | — | 86% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 9 |
U. of Missouri
Columbia,
MO
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Columbia, MO | 64 | 77% | 42% / 58% | 0% | $63,088 | 61 | 89% | — |
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Washington State
Pullman,
WA
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Pullman, WA | 55 | 75% | 64% / 36% | 2% | $64,149 | 73 | 100% | — |
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Harvest Season
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Arizona State
Tempe,
AZ
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Tempe, AZ | — | 88% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2 |
Duke
Durham,
NC
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Durham, NC | — | 5% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Louisiana State
Baton Rouge,
LA
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Baton Rouge, LA | 22 | 71% | 41% / 59% | 0% | $61,721 | 62 | — | — |
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Texas Tech
Lubbock,
TX
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Lubbock, TX | 120 | 69% | 55% / 45% | 1% | $52,029 | 47 | 90% | — |
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U. of Idaho
Moscow,
ID
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Moscow, ID | 65 | 75% | 62% / 38% | 0% | $58,879 | 58 | 91% | — |
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U. of Kentucky
Lexington,
KY
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Lexington, KY | 31 | 90% | 39% / 61% | 0% | $60,783 | 57 | 95% | — |
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U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park,
MD
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College Park, MD | 27 | 45% | 52% / 48% | 0% | $59,788 | 53 | 91% | — |
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Utah State
Logan,
UT
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Logan, UT | 3 | 93% | 100% / 0% | 0% | $61,898 | 69 | 100% | — |
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg,
VA
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Blacksburg, VA | 133 | 55% | 49% / 51% | 2% | $61,110 | 61 | 99% | — |
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| 10 |
Yale
New Haven,
CT
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New Haven, CT | — | 3% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Back 40
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Auburn
Auburn,
AL
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Auburn, AL | 90 | 47% | 64% / 36% | 0% | $62,983 | 61 | 97% | — |
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Clemson
Clemson,
SC
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Clemson, SC | 58 | 42% | 71% / 29% | 0% | $51,887 | 25 | 98% | — |
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Michigan Technological
Houghton,
MI
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Houghton, MI | 24 | 86% | 88% / 13% | 0% | $62,355 | 54 | 100% | — |
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Mississippi State
Mississippi State,
MS
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Mississippi State, MS | 99 | 84% | 76% / 24% | 0% | $66,601 | 72 | 93% | — |
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North Dakota State
Fargo,
ND
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Fargo, ND | 42 | 92% | 74% / 26% | 0% | $78,989 | 89 | 99% | — |
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Northern Arizona
Flagstaff,
AZ
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Flagstaff, AZ | 51 | 90% | 57% / 43% | 0% | $60,419 | 64 | 100% | — |
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Oklahoma State
Stillwater,
OK
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Stillwater, OK | 61 | 68% | 48% / 52% | 0% | $60,238 | 62 | 100% | — |
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South Dakota State
Brookings,
SD
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Brookings, SD | 90 | 85% | 67% / 33% | 0% | $61,639 | 74 | 93% | — |
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| 9 |
U. of Connecticut
Storrs,
CT
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Storrs, CT | 22 | 54% | 27% / 73% | 0% | $54,072 | 34 | 95% | — |
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U. of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu,
HI
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Honolulu, HI | 14 | 88% | 36% / 64% | 7% | $40,264 | 11 | — | — |
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U. of Kansas
Lawrence,
KS
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Lawrence, KS | — | 93% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 12 |
U. of Maine
Orono,
ME
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Orono, ME | 34 | 85% | 76% / 24% | 0% | $55,195 | 42 | 100% | — |
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U. of South Florida
Tampa,
FL
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Tampa, FL | — | 41% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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U. of Vermont
Burlington,
VT
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Burlington, VT | 65 | 73% | 52% / 48% | 0% | $41,827 | 6 | 88% | — |
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