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Agriculture & Food Science ROI

Ranked by best return on investment

# University Accept RD Yield SAT Submit % Degrees Earn z Earnings ROI Employ
1 San Jose State 80% 17% 1140 10% 77 +1.37 $68,104 83 88%
2 North Dakota State 92% 32% — — 196 +1.03 $68,948 82 98%
3 Southeast Missouri State 79% 17% — — 67 +0.11 $64,847 80 100%
4 U. of California, Berkeley 11% 46% — — 176 +1.86 $72,769 78 92%
5 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 37% 30% 1460 57% 645 +1.08 $73,855 78 95%
6 U. of Georgia 30% 38% 1380 99% 428 +0.97 $69,681 77 96%
7 Daemen 78% 11% — — 106 +1.72 $69,040 77 98%
8 Fresno State 65% 16% — — 336 +0.30 $62,304 77 96%
9 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo 30% 26% 1330 23% 790 +0.90 $67,916 77 96%
10 Purdue 43% 25% 1350 100% 758 +0.95 $69,953 76 98%
11 South Dakota State 85% 33% 1150 77% 368 +0.23 $62,361 75 98%
12 Brigham Young 69% 81% 1360 54% 259 +0.17 $58,475 75 82%
13 U. of Nebraska, Lincoln 80% 30% 1210 89% 547 +0.77 $67,392 74 96%
14 Arkansas State 63% 17% 1080 81% 77 +0.04 $62,484 74 92%
15 Cal State Sacramento 72% 15% — — 131 +0.41 $60,045 73 95%
16 CUNY Brooklyn 52% 10% — — 79 -0.00 $58,162 72 85%
17 Texas A&M University - College Station 52% 38% 1280 95% 1,727 +0.85 $69,536 72 95%
18 U. of Wisconsin - Platteville 88% 29% 1190 28% 93 +0.26 $61,356 72 99%
19 American University 66% 9% 1380 22% 51 +2.49 $75,369 72 100%
20 Iowa State 85% 29% 1240 59% 671 +0.54 $66,226 71 97%
21 Western Illinois 72% 10% — — 70 +0.15 $58,385 70 95%
22 Colgate 18% 13% 1480 39% 50 +2.81 $78,070 70 96%
23 Illinois State 60% 22% 1100 52% 135 +0.70 $63,180 70 97%
24 Chico State 78% 10% — — 239 +0.06 $58,093 70 96%
25 Mississippi State 84% 18% 1120 88% 402 +0.96 $65,206 70 95%
26 U. of Arkansas 75% 29% 1130 100% 408 +0.56 $65,894 69 95%
27 McNeese State 69% 38% 1070 93% 59 +0.12 $57,684 69 93%
28 Kansas State 95% 27% 1160 87% 637 +0.77 $64,443 69 96%
29 Louisiana State 71% 23% 1260 47% 239 +0.87 $64,624 68 91%
30 Cal State San Bernardino 85% 15% — — 67 +0.09 $57,077 68 95%
31 Texas Tech 69% 27% 1190 44% 575 +0.43 $61,047 68 93%
32 Louisiana Tech 72% 28% 1260 32% 90 +0.41 $59,552 67 100%
33 U. of Minnesota - Crookston 48% 16% — — 70 +0.04 $56,048 67 97%
34 Auburn 47% 24% 1330 90% 423 +0.67 $65,891 67 98%
35 Northwest Missouri State 72% 22% 1080 68% 124 +0.07 $58,467 66 98%
36 Loyola Marymount 48% 11% 1340 27% 89 +2.12 $72,402 66 100%
37 U. of Findlay 84% 17% — — 136 +1.74 $67,502 66 97%
38 West Texas A&M 97% 32% 1060 80% 217 -0.70 $54,779 66 87%
39 Brigham Young University - Idaho 97% 25% 1090 46% 177 -0.34 $53,452 66 81%
40 U. of South Carolina 55% 23% 1270 44% 80 +1.24 $65,139 66 96%
41 UCLA 9% 48% — — 136 +1.70 $68,528 66 98%
42 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 65% 17% — — 198 -0.12 $57,136 66 91%
43 CUNY Lehman 58% 12% — — 56 -0.46 $53,718 64 89%
44 Pennsylvania State 55% 16% 1350 34% 518 +0.67 $65,230 63 97%
45 U. of Maryland, College Park 45% 22% 1470 44% 186 +0.66 $64,258 63 95%
46 University at Buffalo 70% 14% 1300 31% 63 +0.46 $59,389 63 94%
47 Virginia Tech 55% 23% 1360 50% 742 +0.43 $61,985 63 97%
48 U. of Tennessee, Martin 75% 23% 1090 100% 218 -0.39 $56,079 63 95%
49 Cal State Northridge 88% 18% — — 60 -0.34 $53,730 62 —
50 Oklahoma State 68% 26% 1150 85% 651 +0.23 $60,335 62 95%
51 Sam Houston State 97% 20% 1030 58% 212 +0.02 $55,806 62 91%
52 Tennessee Technological 79% 23% 1180 97% 94 +0.15 $55,105 61 94%
53 U. of Alabama 71% 18% 1230 72% 107 +0.67 $62,946 61 100%
54 Texas Woman's 72% 20% — — 58 -0.35 $55,230 61 88%
55 San Francisco State 93% 8% — — 97 -0.36 $53,452 61 96%
56 Rowan 77% 20% 1200 27% 84 +0.03 $56,393 61 95%
57 Ohio 72% 19% 1190 44% 172 +0.69 $58,541 61 98%
58 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale 72% 18% 1030 45% 178 -0.38 $52,465 60 93%
59 Texas A&M University - Kingsville 72% 16% — — 156 +0.15 $57,438 59 98%
60 U. of Kentucky 90% 22% 1180 57% 260 +0.24 $61,689 59 96%
61 U. of Houston 76% 25% 1230 62% 131 -0.22 $55,989 59 89%
62 U. of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 90% 23% 1100 44% 268 +0.08 $55,156 59 98%
63 Stephen F. Austin State 83% 17% 1070 55% 140 -0.08 $56,127 59 97%
64 U. of Nevada, Reno 83% 24% 1170 77% 124 +0.28 $57,648 58 99%
65 Washington State 75% 19% — — 228 +0.23 $56,529 58 97%
66 U. of Missouri 77% 31% 1240 76% 422 +0.38 $61,680 58 92%
67 Binghamton 37% 16% 1420 53% 90 +0.21 $56,661 58 93%
68 Bemidji State 75% 23% 1050 44% 65 -0.20 $50,394 58 100%
69 Angelo State 78% 28% 1030 78% 95 -0.23 $53,676 57 95%
70 Arizona State 88% 22% — — 153 +0.34 $58,558 57 92%
71 U. of Kansas 93% 25% 1180 58% 61 +0.55 $59,467 57 100%
72 North Carolina State 40% 30% 1380 40% 893 +0.13 $59,561 57 98%
73 Cal Poly - Pomona 42% 12% — — 308 -0.40 $51,525 56 94%
74 U. of Massachusetts - Amherst 60% 18% 1410 25% 386 +0.56 $59,988 56 97%
75 U. of Delaware 72% 16% 1280 22% 284 +0.77 $61,754 56 97%
76 California State University, Monterey Bay 82% 10% — — 121 -0.96 $51,361 56 93%
77 Fort Hays State 85% 40% 1060 92% 82 -0.89 $54,143 56 96%
78 U. of Wisconsin - River Falls 86% 25% 1100 19% 191 -0.19 $53,189 55 97%
79 U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities 65% 22% 1400 41% 417 +0.23 $60,178 55 96%
80 Florida State 20% 30% 1340 100% 154 -0.54 $51,527 55 96%
81 U. of Colorado Boulder 71% 14% 1340 24% 190 +0.87 $62,094 55 89%
82 U. of Texas at Austin 22% 49% 1450 74% 83 +0.45 $62,784 54 —
83 Cal State Los Angeles 38% 9% — — 118 -0.70 $50,252 54 95%
84 Eastern Kentucky 78% 19% 980 98% 50 -0.13 $54,425 53 94%
85 North Carolina A&T State 42% 15% 1110 39% 117 -0.21 $53,525 53 98%
86 U. of Southern California 11% 40% 1510 45% 55 +1.92 $70,633 53 90%
87 San Diego State 37% 19% — — 180 -0.64 $50,444 53 97%
88 U. of Texas Rio Grande Valley 72% 32% 990 50% 100 -0.39 $52,242 52 —
89 U. of Tennessee, Knoxville 48% 27% 1290 100% 362 +0.11 $58,221 52 95%
90 Utah State 93% 21% 1180 85% 159 -0.97 $54,322 52 91%
91 Cal State Long Beach 46% 15% — — 128 -0.59 $49,241 51 100%
92 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 68% 21% 1410 55% 218 -0.12 $55,667 50 96%
93 Tarleton State 57% 23% 1070 61% 389 -0.55 $50,754 50 93%
94 Texas State 70% 26% 1090 47% 301 -0.27 $52,518 50 93%
95 Culinary Institute of America 92% 31% 1050 15% 90 -0.16 $57,004 49 100%
96 U. of South Florida 41% 23% 1250 100% 226 -0.65 $48,668 49 95%
97 Florida International 42% 20% 1170 100% 147 -0.71 $49,201 48 87%
98 Ohio State 49% 21% 1370 67% 545 +0.08 $60,216 47 94%
99 Missouri State University - Springfield 72% 24% 1150 78% 113 -0.66 $50,700 46 91%
100 Fort Valley State 52% 22% — — 64 -0.67 $48,854 46 100%
101 U. of Wisconsin - Madison 41% 28% 1450 41% 392 +0.15 $59,670 44 96%
102 U. of Wyoming 95% 23% — — 189 -0.55 $52,085 44 95%
103 Michigan State 83% 18% 1210 58% 704 +0.27 $59,823 43 94%
104 West Virginia 85% 25% 1120 82% 221 -0.32 $53,855 43 94%
105 U. of Idaho 75% 20% 1110 57% 233 -0.46 $53,504 43 94%
106 Metropolitan State University of Denver 80% 12% 1010 22% 63 -0.51 $52,510 43 90%
107 Northern Arizona 90% 13% 1150 30% 198 -0.45 $52,190 43 93%
108 Western Washington 94% 23% 1190 11% 63 -0.48 $50,281 43 94%
109 Wayne State 84% 21% 1180 39% 68 -0.33 $54,115 43 84%
110 Clemson 42% 21% 1330 55% 418 +0.05 $57,659 42 95%
111 Stockton 85% 16% 1130 26% 61 -0.80 $48,382 42 97%
112 Temple 72% 15% — — 63 +0.10 $55,748 42 94%
113 Tuskegee 32% 14% 1120 26% 86 -0.22 $51,953 41 98%
114 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 19% 25% 1120 100% 68 -1.40 $46,293 41 93%
115 Stony Brook 48% 13% 1410 42% 104 -0.21 $50,547 41 96%
116 New York University 9% 32% 1520 37% 96 +0.87 $64,203 41 100%
117 Murray State 72% 17% 1060 100% 259 -0.56 $49,281 41 98%
118 U. of Arizona 85% 18% 1290 29% 453 -0.15 $55,946 40 93%
119 Pennsylvania Western 94% 26% 1040 24% 74 -0.79 $46,236 40 97%
120 U. of Central Florida 43% 28% 1280 99% 118 -0.89 $47,576 40 97%
121 Grand Valley State 93% 17% 1050 57% 108 -0.70 $48,821 39 91%
122 U. of California, Santa Barbara 38% 12% — — 429 +0.43 $57,719 39 95%
123 Nicholls State 72% 35% 1060 85% 54 -1.40 $45,272 39 95%
124 U. of Tennessee, Chattanooga 72% 29% 1110 100% 61 -0.87 $47,743 39 94%
125 U. of Iowa 80% 22% 1230 82% 66 -0.11 $54,004 38 94%
126 U. of Florida 20% 41% 1410 100% 655 -0.81 $50,197 38 94%
127 Southern University and A&M 42% 20% 910 75% 52 -1.00 $47,640 37 95%
128 U. of Connecticut 54% 15% 1330 41% 229 -0.07 $54,753 36 95%
129 U. of California, Davis 46% 14% — — 981 +0.20 $56,588 35 93%
130 Western Kentucky 85% 30% — — 85 -0.68 $50,238 35 90%
131 George Mason 72% 19% 1260 21% 56 -0.26 $52,767 35 91%
132 Montana State 99% 19% 1180 43% 192 -0.39 $52,740 35 96%
133 Virginia Commonwealth 72% 21% 1140 37% 51 -0.21 $53,228 34 100%
134 Morehead State 72% 18% — — 82 -1.26 $45,275 34 —
135 U. of West Florida 53% 21% 1130 100% 59 -0.96 $44,515 34 87%
136 Cal Poly - Humboldt 82% 6% — — 321 -1.16 $43,702 34 91%
137 U. of San Francisco 62% 6% 1290 15% 60 +0.49 $58,966 33 92%
138 Weber State 100% — — — 88 -0.98 $45,210 33 94%
139 Colorado State University - Fort Collins 82% 16% — — 736 -0.45 $50,764 33 92%
140 Southern Utah 85% 12% — — 77 -1.22 $46,557 33 88%
141 U. of California, Riverside 86% 13% — — 53 +0.06 $54,690 33 100%
142 U. of Washington 42% 23% 1410 24% 443 -0.38 $52,088 32 90%
143 Northeastern 22% 18% 1480 28% 128 +0.87 $61,939 32 95%
144 U. of Cincinnati 85% 22% 1270 41% 100 -0.77 $50,032 32 95%
145 Prairie View A&M 77% 18% 970 79% 73 -0.99 $48,060 32 86%
146 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science 75% 19% — — 84 -0.67 $48,571 32 97%
147 Miami University - Ohio 74% 13% 1310 32% 102 +0.07 $54,380 31 99%
148 Baylor 52% 13% 1280 69% 70 +0.34 $59,744 31 95%
149 Indiana 76% 18% 1290 56% 123 +0.08 $54,560 31 100%
150 Appalachian State 65% 18% 1200 32% 205 -0.91 $47,518 31 96%
151 Oregon State 75% 18% 1270 14% 965 -0.74 $50,480 30 94%
152 Roger Williams 72% 13% 1230 21% 57 +0.15 $53,190 29 95%
153 Loyola University Chicago 75% 8% 1310 54% 68 +0.24 $56,971 29 87%
154 U. of New Hampshire 78% 14% 1210 25% 191 -0.49 $50,371 28 96%
155 Northern Michigan 85% 16% — — 97 -1.25 $44,060 27 94%
156 U. of California, San Diego 29% 20% — — 176 +0.37 $55,734 27 97%
157 U. of Massachusetts Boston 79% 12% 1180 34% 64 -0.76 $48,668 26 92%
158 Hawaii Pacific 65% 4% 1100 24% 57 -0.61 $47,058 26 81%
159 U. of Maine 85% 15% — — 212 -0.41 $49,875 26 97%
160 U. of North Carolina Wilmington 42% 21% 1290 17% 181 -0.90 $45,360 26 94%
161 College of Charleston 72% 12% 1230 29% 53 -0.14 $51,027 26 86%
162 Middle Tennessee State 78% 30% 1120 99% 107 -0.87 $48,387 26 91%
163 U. of Rhode Island 75% 16% 1200 24% 234 -0.51 $48,908 25 95%
164 Bard 48% 12% 1360 22% 100 +0.51 $59,124 25 100%
165 New Mexico State 57% 20% 990 86% 132 -0.99 $46,321 25 91%
166 U. of California, Irvine 29% 18% — — 76 -0.24 $52,929 25 100%
167 Michigan Technological 86% 16% 1230 84% 72 -0.23 $52,315 25 100%
168 U. of Virginia 13% 31% 1470 63% 63 +0.44 $58,512 24 96%
169 Cornell 8% 46% 1520 56% 260 +0.33 $61,662 24 92%
170 U. of Tampa 39% 17% — — 97 -0.66 $46,869 24 95%
171 Portland State 80% 17% — — 58 -1.17 $45,316 23 96%
172 Texas Christian 48% 18% 1220 48% 73 +0.34 $59,257 23 —
173 Berry 48% 15% 1230 19% 74 -0.18 $50,619 23 100%
174 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor 16% 45% 1460 73% 118 +0.55 $59,488 20 92%
175 Boston University 13% 16% 1470 46% 81 +0.43 $57,990 18 90%
176 U. of Hawaii at Manoa 88% 20% — — 161 -1.23 $43,815 18 92%
177 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 17% 40% 1470 69% 162 -0.65 $49,734 18 98%
178 U. of Denver 85% 7% 1260 36% 54 +0.06 $55,423 18 100%
179 Kent State University at Kent 82% 20% 1130 60% 111 -1.41 $42,231 18 91%
180 Florida Gulf Coast 89% 17% 1120 100% 55 -1.72 $40,750 17 95%
181 U. of California, Santa Cruz 82% 7% — — 294 -0.56 $49,099 17 95%
182 Evergreen State 85% 25% 1140 12% 70 -1.51 $42,520 17 93%
183 U. of Hawaii at Hilo 65% 23% 1060 56% 78 -1.80 $37,314 15 86%
184 Delaware Valley 72% 20% 1200 73% 227 -0.54 $48,089 15 98%
185 U. of Vermont 73% 13% 1370 40% 570 -0.72 $48,424 14 93%
186 Coastal Carolina 79% 17% 1140 31% 136 -0.98 $42,422 13 94%
187 U. of Oregon 87% 14% 1190 15% 154 -0.98 $46,011 13 94%
188 U. of New England 72% 12% — — 97 -0.59 $47,090 13 95%
189 U. of Montana 90% 18% — — 150 -1.23 $43,361 11 97%
190 Nova Southeastern 93% 16% 1170 58% 74 -1.36 $41,940 10 98%
191 Middlebury 13% 17% 1500 49% 84 -0.24 $52,991 9 100%
192 Brown 6% 45% 1510 100% 50 -0.13 $53,864 9 86%
193 Lees-McRae 59% 14% — — 72 -1.38 $38,771 7 100%
194 Johnson & Wales University - Providence 88% 16% 1030 16% 217 -2.06 $38,730 5 95%
195 Eckerd 70% 12% 1250 44% 234 -1.53 $38,700 3 90%
196 U. of Miami 17% 15% 1400 52% 98 -1.29 $40,553 3 87%