Kansas State University has been named one of the Top 10 Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in America by Niche.com. (File photo)
K-State College of Agriculture is ranked No. 8 in Niche.com’s 2025 rankings
College continues to be highly ranked for academics, professors and student experience
At a glance: Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture has once again been recognized as a top 10 college by Niche.com in its annual ranking of the Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences. In the 2025 list, K-State ranks No. 8.
Related: K-State College of Agriculture | Niche.com Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in America
Sept. 6, 2024
K-State Research and Extension news service
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture has once again been recognized as a top 10 college by Niche.com in its annual ranking of the Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences. In the 2025 list, K-State ranks No. 8.
The Niche.com ranking is based on an analysis of academic, admissions, financial and student life data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, plus millions of reviews from students and alumni.
“We are once again honored that K-State is included in Niche’s top 10 list for 2025 Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in America,” said Ernie Minton, Eldon Gideon Dean, Kansas State University College of Agriculture and Director, K-State Research and Extension. “Niche.com’s data and survey results show what we are passionate about – academic excellence, faculty approachability and student experience.”
“A key component of K-State’s vision to become the ideal next generation land grant university is the College of Agriculture’s Agriculture Innovation Initiative,” added Minton. “This includes not only new, state-of-the-art facilities across campus, but also new teaching and research approaches that will enable us to recruit and retain world-class faculty and researchers.
“Through our teaching we will educate and strengthen the future leaders and workforce of agriculture, preparing them to tackle the opportunities and challenges they face and help feed a hungry world,” Minton said.
“While on my campus visit, faculty and staff quickly demonstrated their dedication to their students from an academic, personal and professional standpoint,” said Kate Colgan, a sophomore from Laura, Illinois who is majoring in Animal Sciences and Industry. “I will never forget when a K-State College of Ag faculty advisor told me ‘Whatever your version of success is, we will help you find it’ and my advisors and professors are absolutely helping me chart my course forward.”
Niche.com list of top 10 agriculture schools include:
No. 1 – Cornell University
No. 2 – University of California - Davis
No. 3 – Texas A&M University
No. 4 – North Carolina State
No. 5 – Purdue University
No. 6 – University of Florida
No. 7 – University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
No. 8 – Kansas State University
No. 9 – University of Georgia
No. 10 – Oklahoma State University
Niche.com’s full listing of Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences is available online.
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