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September 30, 2010

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Agricultural and Resource Economics

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC’s five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students’ completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
Clemson U. Applied Economics	9	17	11	19	2	5	11	23	2	9
Colorado State U. Agricultural and Resource Economics	4	12	2	7	20	26	5	22	7	20
Cornell U. Applied Economics and Management	3	11	5	11	4	12	3	15	8	17
Kansas State U. Agricultural Economics	3	9	8	17	1	1	22	28	12	24
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Agricultural Economics	22	28	22	27	19	25	9	22	22	28
Michigan State U. Agricultural Economics	8	17	7	16	10	18	1	5	7	15
Ohio State U. Main Campus Ag, Environmental, and Developmental Economics	7	17	7	16	17	24	7	21	1	6
Oklahoma State U. Main Campus Agricultural Economics	26	28	24	28	27	28	4	18	13	22
Oregon State U. Agricultural and Resource Economics	2	7	4	9	2	7	21	28	8	22
Pennsyl- vania State U. Agricultural, Environmental, and Regional Economics	10	19	14	23	7	16	4	20	16	24
Purdue U. Main Campus Agricultural Economics	9	18	13	23	3	10	3	12	5	16
Texas A&M U. Agricultural Economics	18	22	12	22	20	25	15	27	6	17
U. of California at Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics	1	1	1	1	2	7	8	22	1	3
U. of California at Davis Agricultural & Resource Economics	2	4	2	5	5	15	19	28	2	5
U. of Connec- ticut Agricultural Economics Ph.D.	17	22	12	22	9	21	3	15	16	24
U. of Florida Food and Resource Economics	23	27	24	28	7	17	1	2	18	27
U. of Georgia Agricultural and Applied Economics	19	25	17	25	16	24	17	28	15	24
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Agricultural and Consumer Economics	11	19	10	20	25	27	3	15	5	15
U. of Kentucky Agricultural Economics	24	28	26	28	14	24	13	26	22	28
U. of Maryland at College Park Agricultural and Resource Economics	2	6	2	4	20	25	7	21	2	9
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Resource Economics	10	20	7	20	4	17	2	15	22	27
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Applied Economics	7	16	8	17	5	15	3	14	4	13
U. of Missouri at Columbia Agricultural Economics	21	26	18	25	14	21	22	28	11	20
U. of Nebraska at Lincoln Agricultural Economics	19	24	22	27	3	17	6	20	18	26
U. of Rhode Island Environ & Natural Resource Economics	6	16	4	12	9	17	12	25	11	23
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Agricultural and Applied Economics	4	13	4	9	11	20	15	26	4	13
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Development	21	27	14	22	26	28	3	12	24	28
Virginia Tech Economics, Agriculture and Life Sciences	9	18	11	21	4	12	11	26	5	14
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.