Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools is 45.29% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 28.34%.
Cornell University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 7.47% and Cornell University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 67.55% among best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 68,582 (42,068/26,514) | 36,146 (19,147/16,999) | 9,447 (5,229/4,218) | 53% (46%/64%) | 26% (27%/16%) |
| 2 | Iowa State University | 21,919 (11,596/10,323) | 19,776 (10,388/9,388) | 5,728 (3,183/2,545) | 90% (90%/91%) | 29% (31%/25%) |
| 3 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 43,422 (22,007/21,415) | 27,203 (14,043/13,160) | 12,490 (6,718/5,772) | 63% (64%/61%) | 46% (48%/27%) |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 63,257 (36,223/27,010) | 28,354 (13,926/14,418) | 7,957 (4,076/3,879) | 45% (38%/53%) | 28% (29%/14%) |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | 94,747 (44,180/50,567) | 35,377 (14,117/21,260) | 6,399 (2,495/3,904) | 37% (32%/42%) | 18% (18%/8%) |
| 6 | University of Florida | 64,473 (28,248/36,225) | 15,054 (6,358/8,696) | 6,612 (2,730/3,882) | 23% (23%/24%) | 44% (43%/11%) |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 35,568 (17,461/18,107) | 16,779 (7,434/9,345) | 5,627 (2,727/2,900) | 47% (43%/52%) | 34% (37%/16%) |
| 8 | Cornell University | 69,195 (34,671/34,524) | 5,168 (2,317/2,851) | 3,491 (1,570/1,921) | 7% (7%/8%) | 68% (68%/6%) |
| 9 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 19,102 (8,541/10,561) | 15,022 (6,588/8,434) | 4,640 (2,256/2,384) | 79% (77%/80%) | 31% (34%/23%) |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 65,189 (30,930/34,259) | 34,370 (15,801/18,569) | 8,060 (3,771/4,289) | 53% (51%/54%) | 23% (24%/13%) |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 85,784 (39,364/46,114) | 47,360 (20,723/26,476) | 9,216 (4,689/4,485) | 55% (53%/57%) | 19% (23%/10%) |
| 12 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 45,321 (26,376/18,831) | 25,825 (13,843/11,919) | 7,166 (3,954/3,196) | 57% (52%/63%) | 28% (29%/17%) |
| Average | 56,380 (28,472/28,472) | 25,536 (12,057/13,460) | 7,236 (3,617/3,615) | 45.29% (42.3%/47.3%) | 28.34% (30.0%/26.9%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools is 1344. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 662 and the average SAT Math score is 682.
Cornell University has the highest SAT scores of 1,530 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the lowest SAT scores of 1,210 among best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 |
| 2 | Iowa State University | 19% (1,060) | 1220 | 600 | 620 |
| 3 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 78% (9,745) | 1270 | 630 | 640 |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | |||
| 6 | University of Florida | 81% (5,358) | 1390 | 690 | 700 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 25% (1,432) | 1360 | 670 | 690 |
| 8 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
| 9 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 8% (391) | 1210 | 610 | 600 |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15% (1,241) | 1400 | 680 | 720 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 38% (3,547) | 1300 | 640 | 660 |
| 12 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 39% (2,795) | 1330 | 660 | 670 |
| Average | 41.00% | 1344 | 662 | 682 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools is 29. By subject, the average ACT English score is 30 and the ACT math score is 28.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| 2 | Iowa State University | 57% (3,266) | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| 3 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 22% (2,750) | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | |||
| 6 | University of Florida | 41% (2,729) | 31 | 32 | 28 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 27% (1,509) | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| 8 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| 9 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 87% (4,014) | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 40% (3,220) | 30 | 32 | 29 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 7% (654) | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| 12 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 7% (468) | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Average | 31.91% | 29 | 30 | 28 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Undergraduate Biological / Agricultural Engineering schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue University-Main Campus | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Iowa State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 3 | Texas A & M University-College Station | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 6 | University of Florida | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 8 | Cornell University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 9 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 12 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.