Forestry gave Beijing Forestry University its start: it was established in 1952 as Beijing Forestry College and received its current name in 1985. The university is located in the Haidian District of Beijing, and it is part of China’s Project 211 and Double First-Class programmes.
Forestry and landscape architecture are the two disciplines that the university’s history page lists on the Double First-Class shortlist, in 2017 and again in 2022. The university teaches in other fields as well.
The 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities places the university in the 601-700 band.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Strong collaborations with Ministry of Forestry, environmental protection agencies, and international forestry research institutions.
University of California, Davis (United States) is public and lists agriculture and environmental sciences.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
What was the university's origin?
It was founded in 1952 as Beijing Forestry College. It adopted the name Beijing Forestry University in 1985.
In which part of Beijing is it?
The university is located in the Haidian District.
Which national programmes list it?
It is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class programme. Forestry and landscape architecture are the disciplines named in the Double First-Class selection.
How does the ARWU rank it?
The 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities puts it in the 601-700 band.
What can students study there?
Forestry and landscape architecture are the disciplines named in its national listing, and other fields are taught as well. The undergraduate and graduate catalogue is on the university website.
How should an international student look up admission details?
The English website contains information on degree programmes, non-degree programmes and application procedures. Fees and deadlines vary by programme and year.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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