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 26 colleges and 16 research institutes, 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 48 fields, master programs in 87 fields and bachelor programs in 91 subjects. In addition, 7 Post-doctoral Research Centers are well equipped. SAU has more than 3600 faculty members, among them 357 professors and 570 associate professors, 253 doctoral supervisors and 714 master's supervisors. There are more than 43,000 full-time students, among them more than 38,000 undergraduate students and near 4,500 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 2 disciplines of Agricultural Science and Plant & Animal Science are listed in the top 1% of Essential Science Indicators (ESI).
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, Wildlife Conservation Progress, Research Progress of Crop Science, International Economics and Trade, etc. The scholarship was set up to attract and encourage more outstanding foreign students to study in SAU. The scholarship students are free from tuition fee and have monthly living allowance ranging from RMB 1400 Yuan to 2000 Yuan.
Majors Available | Medium of Instruction | Fees | |
Chinese language program | Chinese listening, speaking, reading, grammar, Chinese culture, Overview of China, oral practice | Chinese | Application fee: 600 RMB Tuition: 15800 RMB/year Insurance: 800 RMB/year Accormmodation: 1100 RMB/year for quad room |
Bachelor program (4 years) | International Economics and Trade, Animal Medicine, Agriculture, Tourism Management, E-commerce, Accounting, Asset Evaluation, Civil Engineering, Chinese Language and Literature | Chinese/English | Tuition: 16000 RMB/year |
Master program (2 years) | Crop Cultivation and Farming System, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Soil Science, Microbiology, Science of Land Resources, Environmental Science, Genetics, Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Grassland Science, Preventive Veterinary Medicine , Finance, Agricultural Economy Management, Technical Economics and Management, Accounting, Ecology, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, Pomology, Vegetable Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Botany, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Food Science , Agricultural Products Processing Storage Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bioresource Chemistry | Chinese/English | Tuition: 20000 RMB/year |
Doctoral program (4 years) | Animal genetics, breeding and reproduction, genetics, Basic veterinary medicine, clinical veterinary medicine, preventive veterinary medicine, agricultural environmental protection, rural and regional development, forest conservation, forest cultivation, crop cultivation and tillage, plant pathology, etc | Chinese/English | Tuition: 26000 RMB/year |
Majors Available | Medium of Instruction | Fees | |
Chinese language program | Chinese listening, speaking, reading, grammar, Chinese culture, Overview of China, oral practice | Chinese | Application fee: 600 RMB Tuition: 15800 RMB/year Insurance: 800 RMB/year Accormmodation: 1100 RMB/year for quad room |
Bachelor program (4 years) | International Economics and Trade, Animal Medicine, Agriculture, Tourism Management, E-commerce, Accounting, Asset Evaluation, Civil Engineering, Chinese Language and Literature | Chinese/English | Tuition: 16000 RMB/year |
Master program (2 years) | Crop Cultivation and Farming System, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Soil Science, Microbiology, Science of Land Resources, Environmental Science, Genetics, Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Grassland Science, Preventive Veterinary Medicine , Finance, Agricultural Economy Management, Technical Economics and Management, Accounting, Ecology, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, Pomology, Vegetable Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Botany, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Crop Genetics and Breeding, Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Food Science , Agricultural Products Processing Storage Engineering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bioresource Chemistry | Chinese/English | Tuition: 20000 RMB/year |
Doctoral program (4 years) | Animal genetics, breeding and reproduction, genetics, Basic veterinary medicine, clinical veterinary medicine, preventive veterinary medicine, agricultural environmental protection, rural and regional development, forest conservation, forest cultivation, crop cultivation and tillage, plant pathology, etc | Chinese/English | Tuition: 26000 RMB/year |