Sichuan Agricultural University (SAU), founded in 1906, is a comprehensive university under the National Project 211 and Double First-rate Plan in China with a predominance of bio-technology and agricultural sciences. SAU consists of 27 colleges, 15 research institutes and 1 state key laboratory (in preparation) which cover a variety of academic fields such as Agronomy, Sciences, Engineering, Economics, Management, Medicine, Liberal Arts, Education, Law and Fine Arts.Doctoral programs are available in 49 fields, master programs in 88 fields and bachelor programs in 91 subjects. In addition, 8 Post-doctoral Research Centers are well equipped. SAU has more than 3700 faculty members, among them 411 professors and 559 associate professors, 272 doctoral supervisors and 833 master's supervisors. There are more than 44,000 full-time students, among them more than 39,000 undergraduate students and near 4,600 Master's and doctoral students.

 

SAU has outstanding advantages in breeding, cultivation and deep processing of maize, rice, wheat, peanut, cotton, vegetables and fruits, as well as in cattle, sheep, swine, aquaculture etc.. Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Animal Genetics and Breeding, Preventive Veterinary Medicine are four of national keystone disciplines in China. The 4 disciplines of Agricultural Science, Plant & Animal Science, Biology & Biochemistry and Environmental Science & Ecology are listed in the top 1% of Essential Science Indicators (ESI) .

 

SAU has established a long-term and substantive exchange and cooperation relations with more than 90 universities and research institutes from more than 22 countries such as USA, Germany, UK, Canada, Russia, France, Australia, Japan.

 

SAU is one of the first universities granted the permission by the Ministry of Education to enroll international students at the three levels of bachelor degree, master degree and doctoral degree. All the educational programs are open to international students and a majority of master and doctoral degree programs can be delivered in English. SAU can offer 40 short-term English courses such as Traditional Chinese Veterinary Acupuncture, International Economics and Trade, Wildlife Conservation Progress andResearch Progress of Crop Science, etc. 

 

SAU consists of three campuses: Ya'an, Chengdu and Dujiangyan, covering a total area of about 741 acres, with 11.65 million volumes (pieces) of literature resources.

 

 

Ya'an Campus:  No. 46 Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an City.

 

This campus is the oldest one, which is embodied in the grey-tiled office buildings with red pillars and in the Phoenix-tree-lined Avenue. Ya’an campus, covering an area of more than 362 acres, consists of 11 colleges and 1 research institute, with the comprehensive development of Management, Pedagogy, Law and Art predominant with Engineering and Science.

 

 

Chengdu Campus: No.211 Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu.

 

It is located in Wenjiang District of Chengdu, one of the best tourist cities in China. Chengdu campus, covering an area of over 98 acres, consists of 10 colleges, 14 research institutes (or centers) and 1 State Key Laboratory (in preparation), with its advantages in Agronomy, Animal Science, Forestry and other agricultural majors, characteristics in Agricultural and Forestry Economics and Management, and the collaborative development of Engineering, Science, Medicine and Art. The modern agricultural research and development base of SAU, 25-minute drive from Chengdu campus, covers an area of over 411 acres. It is a comprehensive modern agricultural science and technology garden with the core of teaching practice, agricultural scientific experiment and high and new technology research and development.

 

 

Dujiangyan Campus: No.288 Jianshe Road, Dujiangyan City, Chengdu

 

Located in Dujiangyan, the world cultural heritage and the national scenic spot, the campus covers an area of more than 247 acres. Small but exquisite, it is close to the world cultural heritage-Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project. It has a forest farm of over 197 acres, with some towering old trees. It has 4 colleges, centering on the majors of Management and Engineering.