In the past, one of the main tasks of the state was to feed the people, and agricultural universities were still very popular at that time, after all, there were still many jobs at that time. But now with the country's prosperity and strength, agriculture seems to have become a marginal profession, as if the future of agriculture will inevitably escape the end of "facing the loess with its back to the sky", which is a "local flavor" discipline, but in fact, the people take food as the sky, and agriculture will not decline at any time.
In addition, in terms of reemployment, agriculture is still relatively secure, although the mainland does not have to worry about not having enough to eat, but it is still a long way from being an agricultural power, so agriculture is really a good subject. The following is an introduction to the top 3 in the 2023 China Ranking of "Agricultural Universities", among which China Agricultural University is fighting for the first place, and Huanong is in the top three.
The first: China Agricultural University
China Agricultural University is located in Haidian District, Beijing, originated from Beijing Normal University in 1905, and is now a university directly under the Ministry of Education. In 1995, it entered the ranks of the first batch of "211 Project" construction, in 2004 it was identified as a high-level research university for the key construction of the "985 Project", and in 2017, it was selected as a first-class university construction university (Class A).
China Agricultural University is at the top level of domestic agricultural colleges in terms of discipline construction, talent training, national awards and projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. At the same time, the school enjoys considerable international popularity. In 2020, its agriculture and forestry discipline was selected into the top 10 of the QS World University Rankings by subject, becoming the only university in Chinese mainland other than Tsinghua University and Peking University to enter the world's top 10.
It is worth noting that in fact, the reputation of this school cannot be compared with other 985 universities, and even the admission score is lower than that of some 211 schools, but on the other hand, is this a good opportunity to enter 985 University, and objectively speaking, in fact, the strength of China Agricultural University at home and abroad is actually very resistant.
The second: Huazhong Agricultural University
The predecessor of the school was Hubei Agricultural School, which was directly managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, officially renamed Huazhong Agricultural University in 1985, and transferred to the Ministry of Education in 2000. The school's specialty is mainly agronomy.
When it comes to agriculture, we must popularize science, Huazhong Agricultural University has a strong agricultural background, and is formed by six universities, including Sun Yat-sen University and Wuhan University College of Agriculture. Very strong in terms of disciplinary strength. In addition, the university's popular majors include horticulture, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, which were also rated as "double first-class" construction disciplines in the latest round of evaluation.
It is worth noting that many of the school's majors are unpopular majors, such as agriculture, which are not common in other schools, so there are relatively few competitors. However, the school has excellent discipline construction in these unpopular majors, among which there are many double first-class disciplines.
Although the overall ranking usually takes into account the quality of the undergraduate student population, it focuses more on the subject level. Due to its small number of competitors and excellent discipline construction in these fields, China Agricultural University usually occupies a high position in the rankings. However, this has also led to the fact that China Agricultural University enjoys a high reputation in this field, but its influence in other fields is weaker, after all, the university is more focused on specialty disciplines.
The third: Nanjing Agricultural University
The predecessor of Nanjing Agricultural University was established in 1952 by the Agricultural College of two top universities in China and some departments of the Agricultural College of Zhejiang University. In 1963, the school was identified as one of the two key agricultural colleges and universities in the country, with a glorious history and profound heritage, and is a well-deserved and long-established century-old famous school.
Generally speaking, discipline evaluation can reflect the current development level of the discipline, while the national key discipline shows the profound heritage and history of the discipline, and Nanjing Agricultural University has 4 first-level disciplines of national key disciplines, ranking 23rd in the country, and tied for the first place among all non-985 211 universities, which is more than the number of first-level disciplines of 14 985 universities.
According to the list of the most recognized universities in the world, Nanjing Agricultural University ranks among the best agricultural universities, and also has a high ranking among universities in Jiangsu Province and all 211 universities, becoming a powerful university recognized by major authoritative university ranking agencies.