The Agriculture Resource Library · Colleges & universities

Colleges and universities with agriculture programs.

Every US institution awarding agriculture credentials, 1,075 of them, with the 114 land-grant universities marked. By state, by field of study, each school on its own page.

What this is
National directory
Institutions
1,075
Land-grant
114
Coverage
58 states & territories
Updated
2026-09-07
1,075institutions
58states & territories
19fields of study
114land-grant
2,631programs

By state.

Each state page lists its schools with a field-of-study filter, a map of the campuses, and a printable list.

11 listedAlabama4 listedAlaska1 listedAmerican Samoa28 listedArizona15 listedArkansas109 listedCalifornia24 listedColorado8 listedConnecticut3 listedDelaware2 listedDistrict of Columbia34 listedFlorida26 listedGeorgia1 listedGuam6 listedHawaii6 listedIdaho46 listedIllinois11 listedIndiana24 listedIowa24 listedKansas21 listedKentucky15 listedLouisiana10 listedMaine9 listedMaryland20 listedMassachusetts40 listedMichigan1 listedMicronesia26 listedMinnesota12 listedMississippi29 listedMissouri15 listedMontana15 listedNebraska6 listedNevada4 listedNew Hampshire13 listedNew Jersey13 listedNew Mexico32 listedNew York50 listedNorth Carolina13 listedNorth Dakota1 listedNorthern Mariana Islands41 listedOhio28 listedOklahoma19 listedOregon1 listedPalau36 listedPennsylvania20 listedPuerto Rico4 listedRhode Island10 listedSouth Carolina10 listedSouth Dakota18 listedTennessee59 listedTexas6 listedUtah4 listedVermont1 listedVirgin Islands16 listedVirginia27 listedWashington12 listedWest Virginia27 listedWisconsin8 listedWyoming

By field of study.

The agriculture family as the Department of Education classifies it. Pick a field for every school in the country that awards it.

409 schoolsAgricultural Business and Management102 schoolsAgricultural Mechanization305 schoolsAgricultural Production Operations50 schoolsAgricultural Public Services85 schoolsAgricultural and Domestic Animal Services36 schoolsAgricultural and Food Products Processing52 schoolsAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other215 schoolsAgriculture, General79 schoolsAgriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs171 schoolsAnimal Sciences315 schoolsApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services170 schoolsFood Science and Technology20 schoolsInternational Agriculture168 schoolsPlant Sciences42 schoolsSoil Sciences5 schoolsVeterinary Administrative Services52 schoolsVeterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences42 schoolsVeterinary Medicine313 schoolsVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

The land-grant system.

The 114 institutions that carry the public mandate for agriculture: teaching, research, and Cooperative Extension. If you farm and never plan to enroll, these are still your universities.

Download the land-grant list as a PDF

Land-grant university under the Morrill Act of 1862: the original state agricultural and mechanical colleges, home to the state Cooperative Extension service and the agricultural experiment station.

1862 institutions (59), A–Z by state

Land-grant university under the second Morrill Act of 1890: the historically Black land-grant institutions, each with its own extension and research programs.

1890 institutions (20), A–Z by state

Land-grant institution under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994: a tribal college or university with an agriculture and extension mandate for its nation.

1994 institutions (35), A–Z by state

Frequently asked questions.

How many colleges in the United States offer agriculture programs?

The Agriculture Resource Library lists 1,075 colleges and universities across 58 states and territories that award credentials in the agriculture family, from certificates at community colleges to doctorates at research universities. The states with the most are California (109), Texas (59), North Carolina (50). Every school has its own page.

What is a land-grant university?

A land-grant university is one designated under the Morrill Act of 1862, the second Morrill Act of 1890 (the historically Black land-grants), or the 1994 act that added tribal colleges. There are 114 in this directory: 59 from 1862, 20 from 1890, and 35 from 1994. Each runs research and Cooperative Extension for its state or nation, which is why a grower who never enrolls still gets something from them.

How do I find an agriculture program near me?

Pick your state below for a filterable list with a map, or start from a field of study such as animal science, horticulture, or agricultural business and filter that list by state. School pages list every agriculture field taught and the credential levels, and link to the school's own site.

Where does this directory come from?

Institution and program data come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which publishes every accredited institution's fields of study and credentials by CIP code; this directory takes the agriculture family (CIP 01). Land-grant status comes from the USDA NIFA roster. The Library rebuilds it from those sources and lists nobody for pay.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and the USDA NIFA land-grant roster. Something missing or wrong? Tell the Library.