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September 30, 2010

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Forestry and Forest 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. Forestry	28	33	24	33	15	31	5	14	24	32
Clemson U. Forest Resources	12	29	11	32	1	18	16	26	15	28
Colorado State U. Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship	20	31	5	25	31	32	5	14	22	33
Iowa State U. Forestry	32	33	16	33	33	33	12	22	13	33
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Forestry	9	26	8	30	15	30	4	12	10	25
Michigan State U. Forestry	7	22	6	25	13	27	8	18	11	30
Michigan Technological U. Forest Science	2	10	2	14	2	15	5	14	7	23
Michigan Technological U. Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology	1	3	2	6	1	13	2	4	5	29
Mississippi State U. Forest Products (degree: Ph.D. in Forest Resources)	21	32	15	33	16	29	8	16	15	32
Mississippi State U. Forestry (degree: Ph.D. in Forest Resources)	25	32	16	33	9	30	31	33	22	33
North Carolina State U. Forestry	12	28	10	30	23	32	11	22	5	16
North Carolina State U. Wood and Paper Science	10	27	9	31	2	27	9	25	7	23
Oregon State U. Forest Engineering	7	26	10	32	2	11	32	33	13	28
Oregon State U. Forest Science	2	11	2	14	8	26	19	28	3	15
Oregon State U. Forest Resources	8	26	8	30	2	17	15	25	12	27
Oregon State U. Wood Science	7	24	2	19	13	27	19	29	5	21
Pennsyl- vania State U. Forest Resources	5	23	6	29	1	10	28	32	5	19
Pennsyl- vania State U. Wildlife and Fisheries Science	8	28	3	25	21	31	26	31	13	30
Purdue U. Main Campus Forestry & Natural Resources	4	17	10	31	10	28	2	3	4	17
Texas A&M U. Forestry	6	25	3	24	5	27	1	1	16	33
Texas A&M U. Rangeland Ecology and Management	15	30	5	27	15	30	8	19	8	30
U. of Florida Forest Resources and Conservation	22	32	12	31	13	30	3	5	13	26
U. of Georgia Forest Resources	4	21	3	23	21	31	20	28	3	12
U. of Idaho Forest Resources	5	23	4	25	9	24	5	13	10	30
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Forest Resources	14	28	23	33	7	29	29	32	8	26
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Natural Resource Science and Management	4	16	7	29	1	14	13	22	2	11
U. of Missouri at Columbia Forestry	13	30	4	28	2	24	14	24	18	33
U. of Montana at Missoula Forestry	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
U. of Tennessee Natural Resources	21	32	15	33	7	27	23	30	19	32
U. of Washing- ton Forest Resources	4	18	7	27	10	26	9	17	1	5
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Forestry	1	2	1	1	11	28	15	26	1	6
Virginia Tech Forest Products	11	28	7	31	1	13	15	28	6	27
Virginia Tech Forestry	3	18	4	27	1	10	23	29	3	13
Yale U. Forestry & Environmental Studies	3	9	5	21	4	17	4	10	1	6
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.