Sichuan Agricultural University

About Sichuan Agricultural University

Sichuan Agricultural University traces its institutional history to the Sichuan Provincial Agricultural School established in 1906. After several reorganizations within predecessor institutions of Sichuan University, its agricultural college moved to Ya’an and became Sichuan Agricultural College in 1956. The present name was adopted in 1985, and Sichuan Forestry School was incorporated in 2001. The university is public and operates as one institution across Ya’an, Chengdu, and Dujiangyan. The university’s profile, updated with data through June 2026, reports 29 colleges, four research institutes, and more than 47,000 full-time students, including over 37,000 undergraduates and more than 10,000 master’s and doctoral students. These figures indicate a large institution where administrative services, teaching, and student communities are distributed among campuses rather than concentrated at a single Chengdu site. Its defining academic identity is agricultural and biological science. Crop Science is the university’s nationally designated Double First-Class discipline, while the broader portfolio extends across ten disciplinary categories. Research capacity includes national-level laboratories, ministerial and provincial research platforms, agricultural observation stations, and experimental or engineering centers. The university also reports partnerships with more than 100 universities or research institutions across 38 countries and regions. Prospective students should treat the institution as a specialized agricultural research university with a broad supporting curriculum, not as a comprehensive university whose programs are all offered at every campus.

Domestic undergraduate admission follows China’s provincial examination and placement system. For 2026, the university recruited across all 31 mainland provincial-level regions and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. Provincial examination authorities publish the controlling plans and subject requirements. Within an admitted professional group, the university applies score priority without a score difference between program preferences; candidates who cannot be placed in a chosen program may be reassigned within that group if they accepted adjustment. Art and sport applicants follow separate provincial score rules, and several science, agriculture, health, management, and computing programs have stated color-vision restrictions. Graduate entry is separate. The 2026 master’s rules use the national postgraduate examination, recommendation-based admission, and a competitive re-examination process. The university expected roughly 900 full-time academic master’s students, 1,500 professional master’s students, and 380 part-time professional master’s students, subject to the final national allocation. For 2026 international undergraduate admission, applicants had to be non-Chinese citizens, hold or be completing secondary school, be no older than 30, achieve HSK Level 4 with at least 180 points, and submit the CSCA test result required from the 2026 academic year. The application window was 1 December 2025 through 31 May 2026. Required materials included academic records, graduation evidence, language certification, a personal statement, medical and police-clearance documents, and evidence of financial capacity. Applicants passing document review were interviewed by video. These dates are now historical and must not be reused for a later intake without a new official notice.

The university offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral education. Its June 2026 profile lists 74 undergraduate programs, although a separate 2026 admissions briefing describes 76 programs recruiting that year after the addition of Robotics Engineering and Digital Economy. The difference reflects the distinction between the standing program inventory and the annual admissions offering, so applicants should use the current admissions plan for the definitive list available in their province. Agricultural options include Agronomy, Plant Protection, Smart Agriculture, Animal Science, Aquaculture, Grassland Science, Animal Medicine, Forestry-related fields, Horticulture, Agricultural Resources and Environment, and food disciplines. The portfolio also includes biological sciences, engineering, economics, management, computing, humanities, education, law, medicine-related fields, and art. The official profile reports 12 first-level doctoral authorization disciplines, 21 first-level master’s authorization disciplines, three doctoral professional-degree categories, and 20 master’s professional-degree categories. Research and applied learning are prominent. The university reports two national key laboratories, national and provincial experimental-teaching platforms, off-campus practice bases, and hundreds of nationally supported undergraduate innovation and entrepreneurship projects. International pathways include the Patras College cooperative institution, a four-year program designed to be completed at Sichuan Agricultural University, and separate 2+2 credit-recognition programs that require study in Australia. These arrangements have distinct curricula, fees, mobility requirements, and award conditions. Students should verify the teaching campus, language, professional accreditation implications, and 2026 program rules before choosing among standard, cooperative, or mobility-based routes.

Key Highlights

• Public university operating across Ya’an, Chengdu, and Dujiangyan
• Institutional origins date to 1906; current name adopted in 1985
• More than 47,000 full-time students reported as of June 2026
• Crop Science is the university’s Double First-Class discipline

Student Life & Environment

Student life is spread across three campuses, so daily experience depends strongly on program location. Official 2026 materials show that each campus has student residences, dining operations, student-organization support, and sports facilities. The university’s student-association administration accepts and supervises campus-based clubs, while cultural programming includes arts activities, traditional-festival events, and cross-campus initiatives. Dining and accommodation are institutionally managed, but the university does not publish one current, universally applicable room description or housing price on the profile pages reviewed. Applicants should therefore obtain the assigned campus, room type, occupancy, and current charge directly from the relevant admissions or residence office. International-student housing includes a monthly allowance for water and electricity, with excess use charged separately; bedding is not supplied under the 2026 international undergraduate terms. In June 2026, the university began a scheduled free-access trial for students and staff at badminton halls, table-tennis halls, and fitness rooms on all three campuses. Access requires advance booking and is limited to specified Friday periods during teaching weeks. Campus dining services also operate during selected holidays for students who remain in residence. These services provide useful continuity, although students should not assume identical opening hours or facilities at each campus.

Location & Surroundings

The university has three official addresses. Ya’an Campus is at 46 Xinkang Road in Ya’an’s Yucheng District. Chengdu Campus is at 211 Huimin Road in Wenjiang District, on the western side of metropolitan Chengdu. Dujiangyan Campus is at 288 Jianshe Road in Dujiangyan, a county-level city administered by Chengdu. The database city of Chengdu therefore applies to the Chengdu and Dujiangyan locations but does not describe the entire institution. Campus assignment is a practical academic and lifestyle decision. Ya’an is the university’s historic base and lies southwest of Chengdu, while the other two campuses provide different urban contexts within the wider Chengdu area. Students should consult the current program list rather than choosing solely by city name because academic units and programs are distributed among the three sites. Travel time between campuses should not be treated like an ordinary walk between buildings: they are in separate cities or districts. Housing searches, commuting plans, internship access, and arrival arrangements should all begin with the exact campus shown in the admission offer. International-student administrative offices listed in the 2026 guide are located at both Ya’an and Chengdu campuses.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Costs differ sharply by applicant category and program. The 2026 international undergraduate guide set tuition at CNY 12,000 per year and a non-refundable CNY 600 application fee. It also listed annual insurance of CNY 800, a CNY 400 residence-permit charge, an approximately CNY 500 medical examination, and books estimated at about CNY 700 per year. The housing price appeared only as an image and could not be reliably extracted, so applicants should request the current room-specific amount. International applicants could be considered for government awards and university scholarships; awards require annual review, and government and university tuition scholarships cannot be combined under the stated rules. For domestic undergraduates, the 2026 charter does not provide one general tuition figure. It states that tuition and accommodation follow provincial pricing rules. The Patras College cooperative undergraduate programs cost CNY 70,000 per year in 2026, while 2+2 Australian programs add overseas tuition and living expenses. Those categories should not be used to estimate standard-program costs. For 2026 master’s entrants, annual tuition ranged from CNY 7,200 in selected academic fields to CNY 30,000 for Accounting, with many professional degrees priced at CNY 15,000; other listed disciplines were CNY 8,000. Doctoral tuition was CNY 9,000 for management and CNY 10,000 for other fields. Accommodation was separate. The university operates a careers portal with employer vacancies, campus presentations, recruitment fairs, and public-sector opportunities, but the reviewed current sources did not provide verified graduate salary or placement-rate outcomes.