Colleges

The 82 US colleges offering wildlife and wildlands science and management — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Public

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city · 8 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
68%
Students
64,674
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
16

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
12

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
69

American Public University System

For-profit

Charles Town, West Virginia · Fringe town · 51 mi to Washington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
57%
Students
40,074
To beach
50 mi
Grads in major
20

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
20

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
44

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
77

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
41

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
73

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
24

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

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
47

Northern Arizona University

Public

Flagstaff, Arizona · Small city · 123 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
61%
Students
22,903
To beach
278 mi
Grads in major
27

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
0

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
0

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
35

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
58

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
62

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
44

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
11

University of Rhode Island

Public

Kingston, Rhode Island · Large suburb · 24 mi to Providence

Admission
72%
SAT
1160
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
73%
Students
13,381
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
55

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
20

Tarleton State University

Public

Stephenville, Texas · Remote town · 64 mi to Fort Worth

Admission
90%
SAT
1075
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
48%
Students
12,673
To beach
253 mi
Grads in major
75

Eastern Kentucky University

Public

Richmond, Kentucky · Distant town · 23 mi to Lexington

Admission
78%
SAT
1149
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
50%
Students
12,318
To beach
265 mi
Grads in major
11

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
23

Front Range Community College

Public

Westminster, Colorado · Large suburb · 11 mi to Denver

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
35%
Students
11,476
To beach
752 mi
Grads in major
93

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Public

Durham, New Hampshire · Fringe town · 28 mi to Manchester

Admission
88%
SAT
1218
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
76%
Students
11,261
To beach
10 mi
Grads in major
31

East Texas A&M University

Public

Commerce, Texas · Distant town · 61 mi to Dallas

Admission
92%
SAT
1076
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
43%
Students
9,912
To beach
246 mi
Grads in major
17

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
37

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
12

Butte College

Public

Oroville, California · Distant rural · 74 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
45%
Students
8,890
To beach
104 mi
Grads in major
6

Stephen F Austin State University

Public

Nacogdoches, Texas · Remote town · 82 mi to Shreveport

Admission
94%
SAT
1066
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
53%
Students
8,728
To beach
122 mi
Grads in major
5

Tennessee Technological University

Public

Cookeville, Tennessee · Remote town · 71 mi to Nashville

Admission
76%
SAT
1151
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
58%
Students
8,698
To beach
365 mi
Grads in major
40

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
39

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

The University of Montana

Public

Missoula, Montana · Small city · 1 mi to Missoula

Admission
96%
SAT
1190
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
48%
Students
7,488
To beach
392 mi
Grads in major
62

Pennsylvania Western University

Public

California, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 27 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
94%
SAT
1063
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
52%
Students
7,451
To beach
136 mi
Grads in major
16

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Public

Stevens Point, Wisconsin · Distant town · 77 mi to Green Bay

Admission
92%
SAT
1150
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
51%
Students
7,306
To beach
75 mi
Grads in major
84

Murray State University

Public

Murray, Kentucky · Distant town · 91 mi to Nashville

Admission
86%
SAT
1133
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
61%
Students
6,688
To beach
351 mi
Grads in major
32

Unity Environmental University

Private

New Gloucester, Maine · Distant rural · 17 mi to Portland

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
29%
Students
6,483
To beach
10 mi
Grads in major
14

Michigan Technological University

Public

Houghton, Michigan · Remote town · 169 mi to Duluth

Admission
92%
SAT
1258
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
68%
Students
5,955
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
18

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
98

Arkansas Tech University

Public

Russellville, Arkansas · Remote town · 61 mi to Little Rock

Admission
96%
SAT
1049
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
49%
Students
5,388
To beach
369 mi
Grads in major
12

Linn-Benton Community College

Public

Albany, Oregon · Small city · 37 mi to Eugene

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
29%
Students
5,174
To beach
44 mi
Grads in major
3

McNeese State University

Public

Lake Charles, Louisiana · Small city · 72 mi to Lafayette

Admission
78%
SAT
1087
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
47%
Students
5,005
To beach
28 mi
Grads in major
8

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
26

Spokane Community College

Public

Spokane, Washington · Midsize city · 3 mi to Spokane

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
33%
Students
4,533
To beach
225 mi
Grads in major
7

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
7

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Public

Fairbanks, Alaska · Small city · 260 mi to Anchorage

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
38%
Students
4,207
To beach
236 mi
Grads in major
16

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Public

Portales, New Mexico · Remote town · 95 mi to Lubbock

Admission
92%
SAT
964
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
45%
Students
3,357
To beach
545 mi
Grads in major
3

Southwest Texas College

Public

Uvalde, Texas · Remote town · 76 mi to San Antonio

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
31%
Students
3,306
To beach
164 mi
Grads in major
25

Bemidji State University

Public

Bemidji, Minnesota · Remote town · 99 mi to Fargo

Admission
56%
SAT
1090
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
48%
Students
3,139
To beach
139 mi
Grads in major
27

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
18

Frostburg State University

Public

Frostburg, Maryland · Remote town · 78 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
89%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
50%
Students
2,909
To beach
112 mi
Grads in major
8

East Mississippi Community College

Public

Scooba, Mississippi · Remote rural · 106 mi to Jackson

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
48%
Students
2,838
To beach
147 mi
Grads in major
4

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Public

Humacao, Puerto Rico · Large suburb · 28 mi to San Juan

Admission
55%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$30k
Grad rate
47%
Students
2,529
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
9

Missouri Western State University

Public

Saint Joseph, Missouri · Small city · 47 mi to Kansas City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
39%
Students
2,219
To beach
402 mi
Grads in major
23

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
6

Otterbein University

Private

Westerville, Ohio · Large suburb · 12 mi to Columbus

Admission
85%
SAT
1220
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
68%
Students
2,157
To beach
90 mi
Grads in major
23

Western New Mexico University

Public

Silver City, New Mexico · Remote town · 126 mi to El Paso

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
32%
Students
2,026
To beach
301 mi
Grads in major
10

Minnesota North College

Public

Hibbing, Minnesota · Remote town · 58 mi to Duluth

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
42%
Students
2,013
To beach
58 mi
Grads in major
17

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
23

Delaware Valley University

Private

Doylestown, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 24 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
93%
SAT
1204
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
56%
Students
1,628
To beach
21 mi
Grads in major
48

College of the Ozarks

Private

Point Lookout, Missouri · Distant town · 41 mi to Springfield

Admission
12%
SAT
1118
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
64%
Students
1,444
To beach
459 mi
Grads in major
8

Hocking College

Public

Nelsonville, Ohio · Fringe rural · 55 mi to Columbus

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,311
To beach
135 mi
Grads in major
44

Treasure Valley Community College

Public

Ontario, Oregon · Distant town · 48 mi to Boise

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,193
To beach
337 mi
Grads in major
6

Juniata College

Private

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania · Distant town · 62 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
79%
SAT
1227
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
74%
Students
1,191
To beach
113 mi
Grads in major
7

The College of the Florida Keys

Public

Key West, Florida · Remote town · 127 mi to Miami

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
34%
Students
1,012
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
9

Valley City State University

Public

Valley City, North Dakota · Remote town · 57 mi to Fargo

Admission
99%
SAT
1041
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
53%
Students
958
To beach
278 mi
Grads in major
14

University of Alaska Southeast

Public

Juneau, Alaska · Fringe rural · 564 mi to Anchorage

Admission
63%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
28%
Students
907
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
3

Haywood Community College

Public

Clyde, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 22 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
34%
Students
849
To beach
238 mi
Grads in major
16

Zane State College

Public

Zanesville, Ohio · Distant town · 51 mi to Columbus

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
46%
Students
715
To beach
101 mi
Grads in major
10

Shawnee Community College

Public

Ullin, Illinois · Distant rural · 94 mi to Evansville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
60%
Students
698
To beach
314 mi
Grads in major
1

Southeastern Illinois College

Public

Harrisburg, Illinois · Distant rural · 50 mi to Evansville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
55%
Students
680
To beach
274 mi
Grads in major
7

Dakota Wesleyan University

Private

Mitchell, South Dakota · Remote town · 66 mi to Sioux Falls

Admission
73%
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
48%
Students
670
To beach
357 mi
Grads in major
2

Salish Kootenai College

Public

Pablo, Montana · Distant rural · 50 mi to Missoula

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
28%
Students
580
To beach
376 mi
Grads in major
3

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Private

Paul Smiths, New York · Distant rural · 51 mi to Burlington

Admission
77%
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
51%
Students
579
To beach
44 mi
Grads in major
19

Garrett College

Public

McHenry, Maryland · Distant rural · 70 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
34%
Students
411
To beach
129 mi
Grads in major
12

Dakota College at Bottineau

Public

Bottineau, North Dakota · Remote rural · 141 mi to Bismarck

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
48%
Students
399
To beach
412 mi
Grads in major
2

Oregon Coast Community College

Public

Newport, Oregon · Distant town · 61 mi to Eugene

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
36%
Students
376
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
14

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois

Public

DuBois, Pennsylvania · Remote town · 81 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
97%
SAT
1080
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
34%
Students
349
To beach
94 mi
Grads in major
16