Top 50 Universities for Natural Resources in the World (2026)
Exploring Natural Resources programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Natural Resources education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
2
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
3
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
4
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
5
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
6
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
7
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
8
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
9
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
10
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
11
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
12
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
13
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
42 World
36 North America
3
Canada
1 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
255621
Citations
10090338
14
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
15
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
16
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
17
Raleigh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
67 World
50 North America
46
United States
3 Raleigh
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
162533
Citations
4892590
18
Helsinki, Finland
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
79 World
14 Europe
1
Finland
1 Helsinki
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
180085
Citations
6661231
19
Munich, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
80 World
15 Europe
3
Germany
2 Munich
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
185707
Citations
5820735
20
Athens, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
83 World
57 North America
53
United States
3 Athens
University Information
Acceptance
37%
Publications
126214
Citations
4929170
21
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
22
Hamburg City, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
105 World
26 Europe
4
Germany
1 Hamburg City
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
178884
Citations
5028940
23
Lexington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
109 World
65 North America
61
United States
1 Lexington
University Information
Acceptance
92%
Publications
136236
Citations
4248633
24
Amherst, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
110 World
66 North America
62
United States
5 Amherst
University Information
Acceptance
58%
Publications
107706
Citations
4351239
25
Uppsala, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
112 World
27 Europe
2
Sweden
1 Uppsala
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
158126
Citations
5963340
26
Corvallis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
114 World
69 North America
63
United States
1 Corvallis
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
101035
Citations
3657023
27
Fort Collins, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
115 World
70 North America
64
United States
2 Fort Collins
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
107302
Citations
3899873
28
Columbia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
120 World
72 North America
66
United States
2 Columbia
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
121138
Citations
3776732
29
Lincoln, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
126 World
76 North America
68
United States
1 Lincoln
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
92184
Citations
2891932
30
Tallahassee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
138 World
79 North America
69
United States
3 Tallahassee
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
99221
Citations
3440698
31
Storrs, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
140 World
80 North America
70
United States
2 Storrs
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
107744
Citations
3636118
32
Pullman, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
141 World
81 North America
71
United States
2 Pullman
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
94134
Citations
3221096
33
Taipei, Taiwan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
145 World
12 Asia
1
Taiwan
1 Taipei
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
149857
Citations
3907671
34
Knoxville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
152 World
85 North America
75
United States
2 Knoxville
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
131489
Citations
4058984
35
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
153 World
47 Europe
8
Germany
2 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
34%*
Publications
101115
Citations
2909244
36
Jerusalem, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
159 World
15 Asia
2
Israel
1 Jerusalem
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
129885
Citations
4785501
37
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
160 World
16 Asia
7
China
2 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
19%*
Publications
192984
Citations
4201697
38
Aachen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
166 World
55 Europe
11
Germany
2 Aachen
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
Publications
135111
Citations
3540617
39
Baton Rouge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
172 World
90 North America
79
United States
1 Baton Rouge
University Information
Acceptance
74%
Publications
110434
Citations
3407776
40
Gothenburg, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
179 World
60 Europe
4
Sweden
1 Gothenburg
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
115521
Citations
4403041
41
Fukuoka, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
184 World
20 Asia
6
Japan
1 Fukuoka
University Information
Acceptance
14%
Publications
199784
Citations
4058744
42
Nanjing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
188 World
23 Asia
11
China
1 Nanjing
University Information
Acceptance
24%*
Publications
155586
Citations
3657333
43
Karlsruhe, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
193 World
63 Europe
14
Germany
4 Karlsruhe
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
115176
Citations
2989473
44
Newark, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
202 World
102 North America
90
United States
1 Newark
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
85048
Citations
3002464
45
Dresden, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
212 World
71 Europe
17
Germany
2 Dresden
University Information
Acceptance
22%*
Publications
113329
Citations
2853228
46
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
222 World
76 Europe
1
Portugal
1 Lisbon
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
123846
Citations
2733746
47
Campinas, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
234 World
4 Latin America
3
Brazil
1 Campinas
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
170006
Citations
2700980
48
Jinan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
241 World
29 Asia
14
China
1 Jinan
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
161717
Citations
2863237
49
Winnipeg, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
246 World
116 North America
15
Canada
1 Winnipeg
University Information
Acceptance
52%
Publications
100770
Citations
2942967
50
Auburn, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Natural Resources
Rankings
253 World
120 North America
105
United States
2 Auburn
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
70024
Citations
1639049