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September 30, 2010

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Animal Sciences

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
Auburn U. Poultry Science	29	55	20	54	12	33	4	17	33	52
Clemson U. Wildlife and Fisheries Biology	50	60	50	60	14	44	1	1	60	60
Colorado State U. Animal Science	52	60	25	54	41	60	45	56	54	59
Cornell U. Animal Science	2	13	2	17	9	29	17	34	2	11
Iowa State U. Animal Breeding and Genetics	10	38	11	41	7	27	27	45	6	24
Iowa State U. Animal Nutrition	21	53	22	56	10	42	48	57	34	52
Iowa State U. Meat Science	2	36	2	16	9	41	3	14	7	50
Kansas State U. Animal Science	19	50	4	29	55	60	54	58	5	20
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Animal and Dairy Sciences	28	53	30	56	40	57	22	41	18	40
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Wildlife and Fisheries Science	25	57	21	57	9	31	60	60	45	56
Miami U. (Ohio) Zoology	7	35	6	33	11	38	3	12	8	31
Michigan State U. Animal Science	2	15	8	31	10	32	6	19	3	14
Michigan State U. Large Animal Clinical Sciences	5	31	3	24	43	57	36	51	6	24
New Mexico State U. at Las Cruces Animal Sciences	36	55	47	60	2	12	57	59	26	49
North Carolina State U. Animal Science and Poultry Science	34	57	26	54	14	45	12	22	32	50
North Carolina State U. Zoology	13	42	13	43	28	52	21	37	23	49
North Dakota State U. Main Campus Animal and Range Sciences	15	47	21	54	1	12	36	53	25	51
North Dakota State U. Main Campus Zoology	36	58	46	60	1	16	49	57	50	59
Ohio State U. Main Campus Animal Sciences	9	36	10	40	31	56	19	34	18	40
Oklahoma State U. Main Campus Animal Nutrition	5	29	18	53	8	24	35	51	3	15
Oregon State U. Animal Science	49	60	53	60	4	24	58	59	48	58
Pennsyl- vania State U. Animal Science	51	60	51	60	34	56	17	34	17	39
Purdue U. Main Campus Animal Sciences	17	46	12	45	39	54	18	32	16	39
Rutgers U. at New Brunswick Animal Sciences	31	55	18	46	29	51	6	19	39	55
Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale Zoology	32	57	18	50	31	54	40	53	46	58
Texas A&M U. Animal Science	44	58	38	56	14	38	23	38	25	46
Texas A&M U. Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences	9	41	6	40	19	40	21	35	4	21
Texas A&M U. Reproductive Physiology	22	53	18	54	13	38	37	52	32	50
Texas Tech U. Zoology	26	54	16	46	10	35	11	24	45	58
U. of Alaska at Fairbanks Fisheries	23	55	17	53	10	41	36	51	34	51
U. of Arizona Animal Sciences	14	48	15	49	9	45	2	9	47	58
U. of Arkansas Main Campus Animal Sciences	21	51	19	52	6	35	42	55	21	49
U. of Arkansas Main Campus Poultry Science	6	33	5	37	32	52	3	10	20	46
U. of Connec- ticut Animal Science Ph.D.	2	18	18	48	1	7	20	35	8	27
U. of Connec- ticut Pathobiology Ph.D.	5	32	11	43	3	27	32	47	38	55
U. of Delaware Animal Science	42	59	26	53	50	60	2	5	37	53
U. of Florida Animal Sciences	32	54	29	55	32	52	10	20	23	45
U. of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	47	60	38	60	37	56	45	56	47	58
U. of Florida Veterinary Medical Sciences	20	52	7	40	55	60	4	15	6	33
U. of Georgia Animal and Dairy Science	4	31	2	22	22	49	28	43	10	39
U. of Georgia Poultry Science	4	37	1	15	48	59	26	43	4	27
U. of Hawaii- Manoa Zoology	14	46	6	39	41	57	37	53	16	48
U. of Idaho Animal Physiology	12	44	5	29	6	43	42	55	43	56
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Animal Sciences	1	7	1	7	22	43	21	36	1	3
U. of Kentucky Animal Sciences	32	54	41	59	10	29	25	40	16	43
U. of Maryland at College Park Animal Sciences	18	40	26	50	16	45	4	15	12	36
U. of Maryland at College Park Veterinary Medical Sciences	3	42	6	42	8	60	31	48	10	46
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Animal Sciences	13	46	11	45	10	39	9	22	15	38
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Veterinary Medicine	10	38	9	39	33	52	9	20	7	28
U. of Missouri at Columbia Animal Sciences	5	30	4	31	16	38	42	55	7	26
U. of Nebraska at Lincoln Animal Science	28	51	45	58	5	16	48	57	3	18
U. of Tennessee Animal Science	35	55	45	59	1	7	4	16	17	48
U. of Washing- ton Aquatic and Fishery Sciences	2	18	3	26	47	58	26	41	3	24
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Animal Sciences	3	24	4	24	44	58	33	49	10	39
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Dairy Science	2	19	2	18	29	52	22	37	3	16
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Zoology	1	6	1	11	20	45	19	34	1	4
U. of Wyoming Reproductive Biology	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
Virginia Tech Animal Sciences, Dairy	20	46	34	57	3	14	12	28	20	41
Virginia Tech Animal and Poultry Sciences	4	30	12	47	8	37	4	16	11	31
Virginia Tech Fisheries and Wildlife	8	39	8	42	23	46	33	50	24	43
Washing- ton State U. Animal Sciences	6	34	12	45	1	12	10	23	21	48
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.