Colleges

The 126 US colleges offering plant sciences — 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
42

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
27

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
16

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
3

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
36

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
23

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
14

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
23

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
27

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
63

Connecticut State Community College

Public

New Britain, Connecticut · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Hartford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
24%
Students
33,645
To beach
31 mi
Grads in major
12

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
40

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
19

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
13

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
29

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
44

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
11

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
83

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Public

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Midsize city · 3 mi to Baton Rouge

Admission
73%
SAT
1285
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
69%
Students
30,594
To beach
47 mi
Grads in major
19

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
36

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Public

Cincinnati, Ohio · Large city · 2 mi to Cincinnati

Admission
85%
SAT
1282
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
75%
Students
29,882
To beach
178 mi
Grads in major
11

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
69

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
45

Mt San Antonio College

Public

Walnut, California · Large suburb · 23 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
45%
Students
26,140
To beach
26 mi
Grads in major
1

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
75

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
112

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
33

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
11

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
43

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
38

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
10

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
55

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
20

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
63

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

Temple University

Public

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
80%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
75%
Students
20,970
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
7

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
18

University of Connecticut

Public

Storrs, Connecticut · Fringe town · 22 mi to Hartford

Admission
52%
SAT
1348
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
83%
Students
19,835
To beach
31 mi
Grads in major
10

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
50

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
7

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
34

University of California-Santa Cruz

Public

Santa Cruz, California · Small city · 26 mi to San Jose

Admission
66%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
75%
Students
17,940
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
13

Sam Houston State University

Public

Huntsville, Texas · Distant town · 67 mi to Houston

Admission
90%
SAT
1041
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
55%
Students
17,743
To beach
73 mi
Grads in major
17

West Virginia University

Public

Morgantown, West Virginia · Small city · 56 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
89%
SAT
1122
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
65%
Students
17,385
To beach
159 mi
Grads in major
35

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
18

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
19

University of Nevada-Reno

Public

Reno, Nevada · Large city · 1 mi to Reno

Admission
74%
SAT
1132
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
61%
Students
15,599
To beach
137 mi
Grads in major
6

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
52

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
1

Montana State University

Public

Bozeman, Montana · Small city · 123 mi to Billings

Admission
82%
SAT
1183
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
57%
Students
14,451
To beach
548 mi
Grads in major
16

California State University-Chico

Public

Chico, California · Midsize city · 82 mi to Sacramento

Admission
93%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
63%
Students
13,631
To beach
103 mi
Grads in major
22

Cuyahoga Community College District

Public

Cleveland, Ohio · Large city · 1 mi to Cleveland

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
31%
Students
13,382
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
4

Missouri State University-Springfield

Public

Springfield, Missouri · Midsize city · 1 mi to Springfield

Admission
91%
SAT
1122
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
58%
Students
13,313
To beach
438 mi
Grads in major
44

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
18

University of Vermont

Public

Burlington, Vermont · Small city · 1 mi to Burlington

Admission
65%
SAT
1374
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
79%
Students
11,743
To beach
66 mi
Grads in major
19

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
2

Bergen Community College

Public

Paramus, New Jersey · Large suburb · 17 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
21%
Students
10,557
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
1

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Public

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Small city · 70 mi to San Juan

Admission
57%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
49%
Students
9,539
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
34

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
7

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
36

Arkansas State University

Public

Jonesboro, Arkansas · Small city · 60 mi to Memphis

Admission
82%
SAT
1090
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
55%
Students
9,110
To beach
378 mi
Grads in major
15

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
3

University of Wyoming

Public

Laramie, Wyoming · Remote town · 113 mi to Denver

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
59%
Students
7,944
To beach
766 mi
Grads in major
22

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Public

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

Admission
91%
SAT
1248
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
34%
Students
7,877
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
51

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
22

West Texas A & M University

Public

Canyon, Texas · Fringe town · 17 mi to Amarillo

Admission
99%
SAT
1050
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
55%
Students
6,917
To beach
531 mi
Grads in major
87

Triton College

Public

River Grove, Illinois · Large suburb · 11 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
29%
Students
6,902
To beach
10 mi
Grads in major
1

California State University-Monterey Bay

Public

Seaside, California · Midsize suburb · 48 mi to San Jose

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
59%
Students
6,819
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
27

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
2

Southeast Missouri State University

Public

Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Small city · 98 mi to St. Louis

Admission
74%
SAT
950
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
58%
Students
6,373
To beach
320 mi
Grads in major
16

Century College

Public

White Bear Lake, Minnesota · Large suburb · 15 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
31%
Students
6,280
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
1

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Public

Platteville, Wisconsin · Distant town · 60 mi to Madison

Admission
89%
SAT
1190
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
56%
Students
5,837
To beach
132 mi
Grads in major
23

Fox Valley Technical College

Public

Appleton, Wisconsin · Midsize suburb · 27 mi to Green Bay

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
65%
Students
5,825
To beach
29 mi
Grads in major
14

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

Public

Arcata, California · Remote town · 210 mi to Sacramento

Admission
98%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
49%
Students
5,612
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
5

Mercer County Community College

Public

West Windsor, New Jersey · Fringe rural · 34 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
25%
Students
5,404
To beach
25 mi
Grads in major
2

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Public

Bentonville, Arkansas · Small city · 20 mi to Fayetteville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
31%
Students
4,953
To beach
441 mi
Grads in major
5

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 5 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
89%
SAT
1258
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$87k
Grad rate
79%
Students
4,948
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
17

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Public

Kingsville, Texas · Distant town · 35 mi to Corpus Christi

Admission
91%
SAT
1050
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
42%
Students
4,748
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
—

Northwest Missouri State University

Public

Maryville, Missouri · Remote town · 83 mi to Omaha

Admission
86%
SAT
1119
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
54%
Students
4,378
To beach
389 mi
Grads in major
25

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Public

Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Small city · 87 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
50%
Students
4,272
To beach
128 mi
Grads in major
11

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
20

Vincennes University

Public

Vincennes, Indiana · Remote town · 49 mi to Evansville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
39%
Students
3,657
To beach
204 mi
Grads in major
1

Leeward Community College

Public

Pearl City, Hawaii · Large suburb · 10 mi to Honolulu

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
35%
Students
3,438
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
3

Athens Technical College

Public

Athens, Georgia · Midsize city · 62 mi to Atlanta

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
51%
Students
3,318
To beach
175 mi
Grads in major
5

Northcentral Technical College

Public

Wausau, Wisconsin · Small city · 87 mi to Green Bay

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
45%
Students
3,257
To beach
83 mi
Grads in major
16

Woodland Community College

Public

Woodland, California · Small suburb · 14 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
43%
Students
3,154
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
2

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

Fort Valley State University

Public

Fort Valley, Georgia · Fringe town · 26 mi to Macon

Admission
66%
SAT
994
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
41%
Students
2,684
To beach
162 mi
Grads in major
5

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
1

Barton County Community College

Public

Great Bend, Kansas · Fringe rural · 91 mi to Wichita

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
33%
Students
2,455
To beach
633 mi
Grads in major
1

Northeast Community College

Public

Norfolk, Nebraska · Remote town · 93 mi to Lincoln

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
56%
Students
2,387
To beach
417 mi
Grads in major
16

Southwest Minnesota State University

Public

Marshall, Minnesota · Remote town · 79 mi to Sioux Falls

Admission
62%
SAT
1050
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
45%
Students
2,315
To beach
238 mi
Grads in major
4

Mid-State Technical College

Public

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin · Distant town · 88 mi to Green Bay

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
52%
Students
2,288
To beach
87 mi
Grads in major
3

Casper College

Public

Casper, Wyoming · Small city · 178 mi to Rapid City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
43%
Students
2,204
To beach
747 mi
Grads in major
4

Ridgewater College

Public

Willmar, Minnesota · Remote town · 89 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
50%
Students
2,162
To beach
181 mi
Grads in major
5