
Sichuan Agricultural University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
About the university
Sichuan Agricultural University (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
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
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 12 colleges, 1 State Key Laboratory (in preparation) and 14 research institutes (or centers), 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
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.
Sichuan Agricultural University (SAU) was founded in —, with a long history of more than 110 years. It is a national “Project 211” key construction university and a national “Double First-Class” construction university with the coordinating development of various disciplines, taking biotechnology as its feature and agricultural science and technology as its advantage. SAU consists of 26 colleges, 15 research institutes and 1 state key laboratory which cover a variety of academic fields such as Agronomy, Sciences, Engineering, Economics, Management, Medicine, Literature, Education, Law and Art.Doctoral programs are available in 49 majors, master programs in 100 majors, bachelor programs in 73 subjects, 4 national key disciplines and 20 provincial and Ministerial key disciplines. In addition, 8 Post-doctoral Research Centers are well equipped. SAU has more than — faculty members, among them 439 professors and 589 associate professors, 315 doctoral supervisors and 820 master's supervisors. There are more than — full-time students, including over — undergraduates and over — graduate students.