Northwest A&F University

A university with a history and profound heritage. Founded in 1934, from its very beginning, it has been closely connected with the fate of the nation and people, sharing weal and woe, shouldering the historical mission of developing the Northwest, promoting education and agriculture, and cultivating talents, making significant contributions to advancing China's agricultural modernization and the development of agricultural science and education.

A university with distinctive features and prominent advantages. The university has formed distinctive features and advantages in research fields such as crop genetics and breeding and pest control, soil and water conservation and ecological restoration, efficient water use in arid areas, fine breed breeding and healthy breeding of livestock and poultry, agricultural biotechnology, grapes and wine, etc.

The disciplines have strong strength, are first-class domestically, and world-leading. Nine disciplines including Agricultural Sciences, Plant and Animal Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Science and Ecology, Chemistry, Biology and Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Microbiology have entered the top 1% of ESI global discipline rankings.

First-class undergraduate education, leading in professional construction. As the most comprehensive higher agricultural institution in the country with the most complete disciplines in agriculture, forestry, and water, it has a total of 74 undergraduate majors, 25 of which have been selected as national first-class undergraduate major construction points, and 9 of which have been selected as provincial first-class undergraduate major construction points.

Here, everyone can achieve success, and everyone can fully display their talents. The school has established a new talent cultivation system of 'comprehensive and specialized integration, undergraduate and graduate linkage, and industry-education integration', centered on student development, fully respecting students' rights to autonomous choice and free development, and providing students with high-quality, diverse, and personalized development paths.

Here, multi-level international exchange and cooperation will lead you to the international stage. The school is one of the signing units for public-funded study abroad programs of the China Scholarship Council. Current students can pursue further education through various forms such as Sino-foreign cooperative education programs, '2+2' and '3+1' programs, and studying abroad.

Excellent platform, helping young students achieve their dreams. Nearly 20% of undergraduate graduates are recommended for postgraduate studies without entrance exams each year, on average about 45% of undergraduate graduates pursue further studies. The graduate employment rate has been maintained at over 90% for consecutive years.

A garden university, an ideal place for academic pursuit and advanced studies. The university is located in Yangling, the birthplace of Chinese agricultural civilization, a national agricultural high-tech demonstration zone, and the 'China Agricultural Silicon Valley'. The campus covers 6000 mu, with beautiful environment where human culture and nature harmoniously blend. It has a national 4A-level tourist attraction and enjoys the reputation of 'Ecological Garden University'.

The future of agriculture is beyond imagination. The progress and development of technology has given modern agriculture new connotations. Modern life sciences, biotechnology, as well as new generation information technologies such as big data, cloud computing, spatial information technology, and artificial intelligence will all be applied to modern agriculture, and agricultural production will also leap to a new state.

Choosing NWAFU, there are great opportunities. Northwest A&F University diligently fulfills its four major academic missions of serving and safeguarding national food security, ecological civilization, human health, and rural revitalization, supporting and leading the future development of agriculture.