Colleges

The 113 US colleges offering food science and technology — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Texas A&M University-College Station

Public

College Station, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Waco

Admission
57%
SAT
1280
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
84%
Students
59,615
To beach
97 mi
Grads in major
7

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Public

Columbus, Ohio · Large city · 3 mi to Columbus

Admission
61%
SAT
1387
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
88%
Students
45,638
To beach
99 mi
Grads in major
15

Purdue University-Main Campus

Public

West Lafayette, Indiana · Small city · 61 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
50%
SAT
1364
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
44,503
To beach
85 mi
Grads in major
36

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Private

Rexburg, Idaho · Distant town · 210 mi to Billings

Admission
96%
SAT
1118
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
55%
Students
44,397
To beach
565 mi
Grads in major
17

University of Arizona

Public

Tucson, Arizona · Large city · 2 mi to Tucson

Admission
86%
SAT
1246
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
68%
Students
42,537
To beach
144 mi
Grads in major
1

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
61%
SAT
1337
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
86%
Students
42,284
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
32

Michigan State University

Public

East Lansing, Michigan · Small city · 4 mi to Lansing

Admission
85%
SAT
1269
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$67k
Grad rate
81%
Students
40,922
To beach
71 mi
Grads in major
33

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Public

New Brunswick, New Jersey · Small city · 27 mi to New York

Admission
58%
SAT
1410
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
84%
Students
37,751
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
27

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Public

Madison, Wisconsin · Large city · < 1 mi to Madison

Admission
45%
SAT
1427
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
90%
Students
36,902
To beach
76 mi
Grads in major
28

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 79 mi to Springfield

Admission
42%
SAT
1440
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
85%
Students
36,258
To beach
115 mi
Grads in major
72

University of Florida

Public

Gainesville, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Gainesville

Admission
24%
SAT
1403
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
91%
Students
35,629
To beach
42 mi
Grads in major
19

Brigham Young University

Private

Provo, Utah · Midsize city · 37 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
68%
SAT
1376
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
81%
Students
32,952
To beach
547 mi
Grads in major
22

Texas Tech University

Public

Lubbock, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Lubbock

Admission
73%
SAT
1190
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
69%
Students
32,394
To beach
456 mi
Grads in major
7

University of California-Davis

Public

Davis, California · Small suburb · 14 mi to Sacramento

Admission
42%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
86%
Students
32,253
To beach
27 mi
Grads in major
80

University of Georgia

Public

Athens, Georgia · Midsize city · 60 mi to Atlanta

Admission
38%
SAT
1397
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
90%
Students
32,137
To beach
175 mi
Grads in major
2

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Public

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Large city · 1 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
80%
SAT
1362
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
85%
Students
31,855
To beach
134 mi
Grads in major
17

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Public

Blacksburg, Virginia · Small city · 27 mi to Roanoke

Admission
55%
SAT
1364
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$82k
Grad rate
86%
Students
30,923
To beach
173 mi
Grads in major
17

University of Maryland-College Park

Public

College Park, Maryland · Large suburb · 7 mi to Washington

Admission
45%
SAT
1473
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
89%
Students
30,760
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
34

Oregon State University

Public

Corvallis, Oregon · Small city · 37 mi to Eugene

Admission
77%
SAT
1290
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
70%
Students
30,743
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
27

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Public

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 1 mi to Knoxville

Admission
42%
SAT
1311
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
74%
Students
30,418
To beach
294 mi
Grads in major
14

University of Arkansas

Public

Fayetteville, Arkansas · Midsize city · 1 mi to Fayetteville

Admission
74%
SAT
1169
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
71%
Students
28,677
To beach
421 mi
Grads in major
9

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Public

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Raleigh

Admission
42%
SAT
1376
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
85%
Students
27,371
To beach
93 mi
Grads in major
19

Auburn University

Public

Auburn, Alabama · Small city · 31 mi to Columbus

Admission
46%
SAT
1345
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
82%
Students
26,816
To beach
151 mi
Grads in major
5

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Public

Fort Collins, Colorado · Midsize city · 58 mi to Denver

Admission
89%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
67%
Students
25,538
To beach
775 mi
Grads in major
20

Iowa State University

Public

Ames, Iowa · Small city · 30 mi to Des Moines

Admission
89%
SAT
1204
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
75%
Students
25,367
To beach
299 mi
Grads in major
17

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Public

Pomona, California · Large suburb · 24 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
75%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
68%
Students
25,042
To beach
27 mi
Grads in major
31

University of Kentucky

Public

Lexington, Kentucky · Large city · < 1 mi to Lexington

Admission
93%
SAT
1215
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
71%
Students
24,763
To beach
249 mi
Grads in major
70

University of Missouri-Columbia

Public

Columbia, Missouri · Midsize city · 1 mi to Columbia

Admission
78%
SAT
1247
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
75%
Students
23,929
To beach
318 mi
Grads in major
7

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Public

Amherst, Massachusetts · Small city · 20 mi to Springfield

Admission
60%
SAT
1423
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
23,671
To beach
70 mi
Grads in major
14

Clemson University

Public

Clemson, South Carolina · Midsize suburb · 28 mi to Greenville

Admission
38%
SAT
1353
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
87%
Students
23,300
To beach
187 mi
Grads in major
60

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Public

San Luis Obispo, California · Small suburb · 82 mi to Santa Barbara

Admission
31%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$91k
Grad rate
86%
Students
21,996
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
81

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Public

Stillwater, Oklahoma · Distant town · 52 mi to Oklahoma City

Admission
75%
SAT
1150
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
68%
Students
21,773
To beach
456 mi
Grads in major
6

California State University-Fresno

Public

Fresno, California · Large city · 6 mi to Fresno

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
57%
Students
21,605
To beach
112 mi
Grads in major
48

Washington State University

Public

Pullman, Washington · Distant town · 65 mi to Spokane

Admission
87%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
61%
Students
21,099
To beach
247 mi
Grads in major
23

Utah State University

Public

Logan, Utah · Small city · 68 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
92%
SAT
1187
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
59%
Students
20,272
To beach
572 mi
Grads in major
4

California State University-Los Angeles

Public

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 4 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
91%
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
53%
Students
19,562
To beach
18 mi
Grads in major
7

Appalachian State University

Public

Boone, North Carolina · Distant town · 65 mi to Asheville

Admission
90%
SAT
1214
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
75%
Students
19,444
To beach
236 mi
Grads in major
3

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Public

Lincoln, Nebraska · Large city · < 1 mi to Lincoln

Admission
87%
SAT
1191
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
67%
Students
19,178
To beach
469 mi
Grads in major
38

University of Delaware

Public

Newark, Delaware · Large suburb · 36 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
71%
SAT
1292
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$73k
Grad rate
81%
Students
19,071
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
12

Mississippi State University

Public

Mississippi State, Mississippi · Remote town · 114 mi to Jackson

Admission
78%
SAT
1219
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
67%
Students
18,397
To beach
193 mi
Grads in major
43

Bakersfield College

Public

Bakersfield, California · Large city · 4 mi to Bakersfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
21%
Students
17,280
To beach
76 mi
Grads in major
5

Middle Tennessee State University

Public

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Midsize city · 32 mi to Nashville

Admission
69%
SAT
1121
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
54%
Students
16,301
To beach
364 mi
Grads in major
8

Cornell University

Private

Ithaca, New York · Small city · 45 mi to Syracuse

Admission
9%
SAT
1535
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$104k
Grad rate
95%
Students
15,995
To beach
61 mi
Grads in major
31

College of the Canyons

Public

Santa Clarita, California · Large suburb · 31 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
45%
Students
15,832
To beach
25 mi
Grads in major
1

Kansas State University

Public

Manhattan, Kansas · Small city · 107 mi to Kansas City

Admission
82%
SAT
1151
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
71%
Students
15,142
To beach
505 mi
Grads in major
40

Santa Rosa Junior College

Public

Santa Rosa, California · Midsize city · 50 mi to San Francisco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
37%
Students
15,080
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
19

Western Michigan University

Public

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Small city · 2 mi to Kalamazoo

Admission
85%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
58%
Students
12,568
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
1

Western Kentucky University

Public

Bowling Green, Kentucky · Small city · 60 mi to Nashville

Admission
94%
SAT
971
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
56%
Students
12,155
To beach
324 mi
Grads in major
3

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Public

Las Cruces, New Mexico · Midsize suburb · 39 mi to El Paso

Admission
89%
SAT
1011
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
55%
Students
11,946
To beach
378 mi
Grads in major
4

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Public

Mankato, Minnesota · Small city · 68 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
88%
SAT
1150
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
54%
Students
11,703
To beach
201 mi
Grads in major
4

College of the Sequoias

Public

Visalia, California · Midsize city · 39 mi to Fresno

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$480
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
39%
Students
11,562
To beach
107 mi
Grads in major
1

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Public

Fargo, North Dakota · Midsize city · 1 mi to Fargo

Admission
95%
SAT
1150
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
64%
Students
9,471
To beach
222 mi
Grads in major
4

Hartnell College

Public

Salinas, California · Midsize city · 47 mi to San Jose

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
40%
Students
9,453
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
12

Folsom Lake College

Public

Folsom, California · Small city · 21 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
44%
Students
9,414
To beach
46 mi
Grads in major
3

South Dakota State University

Public

Brookings, South Dakota · Remote town · 53 mi to Sioux Falls

Admission
98%
SAT
1120
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
62%
Students
9,198
To beach
282 mi
Grads in major
1

Palo Alto College

Public

San Antonio, Texas · Large city · 8 mi to San Antonio

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
33%
Students
8,801
To beach
116 mi
Grads in major
1

South College

For-profit

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 3 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
42%
Students
8,745
To beach
296 mi
Grads in major
—

Chattahoochee Technical College

Public

Marietta, Georgia · Large suburb · 16 mi to Atlanta

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
38%
Students
8,727
To beach
234 mi
Grads in major
13

University of Maine

Public

Orono, Maine · Small suburb · 116 mi to Portland

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
55%
Students
8,496
To beach
24 mi
Grads in major
—

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Public

Carbondale, Illinois · Distant town · 83 mi to St. Louis

Admission
87%
SAT
1055
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
62%
Students
8,494
To beach
288 mi
Grads in major
2

Colorado Mesa University

Public

Grand Junction, Colorado · Small city · 196 mi to Denver

Admission
82%
SAT
1055
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
41%
Students
8,143
To beach
596 mi
Grads in major
3

Allan Hancock College

Public

Santa Maria, California · Midsize city · 55 mi to Santa Barbara

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
26%
Students
8,052
To beach
13 mi
Grads in major
4

University of Idaho

Public

Moscow, Idaho · Distant town · 67 mi to Spokane

Admission
76%
SAT
1116
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
57%
Students
7,747
To beach
254 mi
Grads in major
4

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Public

Tallahassee, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Tallahassee

Admission
21%
SAT
1107
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
53%
Students
7,582
To beach
23 mi
Grads in major
8

Las Positas College

Public

Livermore, California · Small city · 26 mi to San Jose

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
53%
Students
7,299
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
3

Saint Louis University

Private

Saint Louis, Missouri · Large city · 2 mi to St. Louis

Admission
75%
SAT
1317
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
80%
Students
7,267
To beach
256 mi
Grads in major
21

Cuesta College

Public

San Luis Obispo, California · Fringe rural · 86 mi to Santa Barbara

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
48%
Students
7,180
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
1

Sacred Heart University

Private

Fairfield, Connecticut · Large suburb · 17 mi to New Haven

Admission
65%
SAT
—
Net price
$46k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
73%
Students
7,087
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
21

Normandale Community College

Public

Bloomington, Minnesota · Small city · 11 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
27%
Students
7,044
To beach
144 mi
Grads in major
1

Chemeketa Community College

Public

Salem, Oregon · Large suburb · 40 mi to Portland

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
21%
Students
6,610
To beach
50 mi
Grads in major
6

Arizona Western College

Public

Yuma, Arizona · Midsize city · 150 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
20%
Students
6,374
To beach
59 mi
Grads in major
3

Alabama A & M University

Public

Normal, Alabama · Midsize city · 4 mi to Huntsville

Admission
58%
SAT
938
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
24%
Students
6,124
To beach
290 mi
Grads in major
8

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Public

Menomonie, Wisconsin · Distant town · 66 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
88%
SAT
1150
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
55%
Students
5,842
To beach
126 mi
Grads in major
3

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Public

Cincinnati, Ohio · Large city · 4 mi to Cincinnati

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
16%
Students
5,667
To beach
178 mi
Grads in major
21

Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Public

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Midsize suburb · 7 mi to Kalamazoo

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
28%
Students
4,997
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
8

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Public

Williamsport, Pennsylvania · Small city · 67 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
53%
Students
4,464
To beach
126 mi
Grads in major
5

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Public

River Falls, Wisconsin · Distant town · 33 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
82%
SAT
1150
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
57%
Students
4,205
To beach
131 mi
Grads in major
8

Yavapai College

Public

Prescott, Arizona · Small city · 79 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
34%
Students
3,988
To beach
218 mi
Grads in major
44

Napa Valley College

Public

Napa, California · Small city · 35 mi to San Francisco

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
43%
Students
3,813
To beach
11 mi
Grads in major
9

College of Southern Idaho

Public

Twin Falls, Idaho · Small city · 113 mi to Boise

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
33%
Students
3,810
To beach
484 mi
Grads in major
7

Grayson College

Public

Denison, Texas · Fringe rural · 65 mi to Dallas

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
40%
Students
3,075
To beach
289 mi
Grads in major
11

Finger Lakes Community College

Public

Canandaigua, New York · Fringe rural · 27 mi to Rochester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
30%
Students
2,980
To beach
29 mi
Grads in major
9

Laramie County Community College

Public

Cheyenne, Wyoming · Fringe rural · 95 mi to Denver

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
38%
Students
2,799
To beach
741 mi
Grads in major
3

Yakima Valley College

Public

Yakima, Washington · Small city · 110 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
29%
Students
2,770
To beach
100 mi
Grads in major
2

Regis University

Private

Denver, Colorado · Large city · 4 mi to Denver

Admission
86%
SAT
1220
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
61%
Students
2,627
To beach
746 mi
Grads in major
13

Framingham State University

Public

Framingham, Massachusetts · Small city · 19 mi to Worcester

Admission
84%
SAT
1180
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
48%
Students
2,566
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
2

Coalinga College

Public

Coalinga, California · Remote town · 52 mi to Fresno

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
43%
Students
2,522
To beach
57 mi
Grads in major
2

Blackhawk Technical College

Public

Janesville, Wisconsin · Small suburb · 23 mi to Rockford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
34%
Students
2,488
To beach
61 mi
Grads in major
3

Skagit Valley College

Public

Mount Vernon, Washington · Small city · 57 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
36%
Students
2,477
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
1

Walla Walla Community College

Public

Walla Walla, Washington · Small city · 116 mi to Spokane

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
38%
Students
2,418
To beach
211 mi
Grads in major
18

Umpqua Community College

Public

Roseburg, Oregon · Remote town · 54 mi to Eugene

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
31%
Students
2,219
To beach
41 mi
Grads in major
2

Dakota County Technical College

Public

Rosemount, Minnesota · Fringe rural · 19 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
58%
Students
2,168
To beach
145 mi
Grads in major
7

Lake Michigan College

Public

Benton Harbor, Michigan · Fringe rural · 30 mi to South Bend

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
22%
Students
2,105
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
9

Riverland Community College

Public

Austin, Minnesota · Distant town · 91 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
52%
Students
2,003
To beach
214 mi
Grads in major
1

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Public

Cobleskill, New York · Distant town · 38 mi to Albany

Admission
84%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
42%
Students
1,904
To beach
98 mi
Grads in major
2

University of Wisconsin-Superior

Public

Superior, Wisconsin · Midsize suburb · 5 mi to Duluth

Admission
93%
SAT
1090
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
42%
Students
1,807
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
1