China Agricultural University

The university was formed in 1995 through the merger of the Beijing Agricultural University and the Beijing Agricultural Engineering University, which evolved from one of the earliest agriculture institutions in China founded in 1905.

As of December 2019, CAU offers 66 undergraduate majors and over 32 masters and 21 doctoral programs. There are around 12,000 undergraduate and 8,900 graduate students. Among them, 508 students are international. Its gymnasium hosted the wrestling events during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

History

The history of China Agricultural University can be traced back to 1905 when the College of Agriculture was founded in the former Imperial University of Peking. Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) was established in September 1949 through the merging of Peking University's College of Agriculture, Tsinghua University's College of Agriculture and North China University's College of Agriculture.

In 1954, BAU was listed by the State Council as one of the Top-Six National Key Universities as well as one of the Top-Ten Key Universities for further construction and improvement.

In October 1952, BAU's Department of Agricultural Machinery, North China College of Agricultural Machinery and Ministry of Agriculture's Central Agricultural Mechanization School merged to form the Beijing Mechanized Agricultural College, which was renamed Beijing Agricultural Mechanization Institute (BAMI) in July 1953. The BAMI was listed by the State Council in October 1960 as one of the 64 National Key Universities and then renamed again as Beijing Agricultural Engineering University (BAEU) in 1985.

In 1995, Beijing Agricultural University and Beijing Agricultural Engineering University merged as China Agricultural University (CAU). Since then, the university has become the top academic institution in China in terms of agricultural studies.

Rugby re-emerged in the PRC in 1990, with a club formed at Beijing Agricultural University. A professor there, Chao Xihuang, was introduced to the sport by a Japanese businessman, and set up a couple of sides.

Rankings and Reputation

University rankings

BCUR National	Domestic	27
Wu Shulian National	Domestic	39
CUAA National	Alumni	28
QS National	General	29
QS Asia (Asia version)	General	=190

ARWU World	Research	201–300
QS World	General	484
USNWR World	General	237

General Rankings

The China Agricultural University appeared in the world’s top 500 universities in the global university ranking in 2007.

As of 2024, the university was listed as one of the top 300 global universities in the World University Rankings.

Subject Rankings

The China Agricultural University is regarded as one of the world's top agricultural research institutions.

As of 2024, China Agricultural University is ranked the best university in the world in "Agricultural Sciences" by the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), and the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking. The QS World University Rankings listed CAU the first in Asia and Oceania region and 5th in the world in "Agriculture & Forestry".

It also ranks 2nd in the world in "Veterinary Sciences" and 4th globally in "Food Science and Technology" by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

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