Cal Poly’s agriculture program ranked 4th in U.S. by Campus Explorer

Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences has been ranked one of the four best colleges of agriculture in the United States by Campus Explorer, a website that provides college planning services.

According to Campus Explorer, Cal Poly’s program offers attractive programs and facilities, pointing to the university’s creamery, organic farm and irrigation research center, as well as what the website called an affordable tuition.

Campus Explorer also notes that students can apply for more than 115 scholarships in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Additional colleges on the list include Utah State University, Purdue University and Montana State University. All colleges in the top four was described as campuses with resources that students majoring in agriculture can take advantage of, along with a reasonable tuition price.

This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 5:10 PM with the headline "Cal Poly’s agriculture program ranked 4th in U.S. by Campus Explorer."