Nanjing Agricultural University

Located in the well-endowed historic and cultural city of Nanjing, Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) is a national key institution of higher learning, directly affiliated to the Chinese Ministry of Education. Famously known for its established disciplines in agriculture and life sciences, NAU also offers balanced, comprehensive programs in diverse branches of learning, including sciences, economics, management, engineering, humanities and law. The university has more than 2,900 faculty and staff members and over 32,500 full-time students, including more than 19,000 undergraduates and over 13,500 postgraduates. NAU hosts four national first-level key disciplines (including Crop Science, Agricultural Resources and Environmental Science, Plant Protection and Veterinary Medicine), three national second-level key disciplines (including Olericulture, Agricultural Economics and Management and Land Resources & Management), and one discipline prioritized by the state for development (Food Science).Eleven disciplines—Agricultural Science, Botany and Zoology, Environmental Ecology, Biology and Biochemistry, Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, General Theory of Social Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Geoscience, Computer Science and Material Science — are among the world’s 1% according to Essential Science Indicators (ESI) rankings. In particular, Botany and Zoology, Agricultural Science and Environmental Ecology are among the world’s top 1‰, in which Botany and Zoology as well as Agricultural Science ranking top 1%, placing NAU at the global forefront in these fields.