China Agricultural University

China Agricultural University (CAU), directly subordinated to the Ministry of Education, is one of the top ranked key national universities in China. When the People`s Republic was established in 1949, Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) was founded by merging of three colleges of agriculture, namely College of Agriculture of Peking University, College of Agriculture of Tsinghua University and College of Agriculture of North China University. Beijing Agricultural Mechanization College (BAMC) was established in 1952 by joining together BAU`s Department of Agricultural Machinery, North China Agricultural Machinery College and the Ministry of Agriculture`s Tractor School. BAMC was renamed Beijing Agricultural Engineering University (BAEU) in 1985. Finally in 1995, China Agricultural University was formed by merging BAU and BAEU.

The ultimate goal of CAU is to make it one of the leading comprehensive, research-oriented and internationalized agricultural universities of the world as reflected by its mandate Tackle Problems the People Face, Cultivate Talents the World Needs.

Foundation year: 1905
Short name: CAU
Type: Public
Students: 19060
Faculty: 1660
Faculty/Students Ratio: 11:1
Region: Asia
Location: Beijing