Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University is a public university in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province. Its roots go back to 1936, and its name reflects a profile built on agriculture and forestry alongside life sciences and engineering. Wikipedia describes a Fujian Agricultural College formed in 1952, which merged with Fujian Forestry College in October 2000 to create the present university.
Times Higher Education lists the university in agriculture and forestry, biological sciences, chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, computer science, architecture, accounting and finance, business and management, economics, languages and sociology.
On ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 the university stands in the 401-500 band, and Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2027 places it at 1001-1200. Its website is fafu.edu.cn.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, 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:
Important university for agricultural and forestry development in Fujian. Collaborations with Southeast Asian countries.
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*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
Where is Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University?
It is located in Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian province on China's south-east coast. It is a public university.
Since when has the institution existed?
ShanghaiRanking dates the university to 1936, and its predecessors include an agricultural department set up in that year. The present name combines agriculture and forestry.
What can students study?
Times Higher Education lists agriculture and forestry, biological sciences, several engineering fields, computer science, architecture, business, economics, languages and sociology. The core remains agricultural and forestry science.
How did the present university take shape?
Wikipedia describes a Fujian Agricultural College formed in 1952 from the agricultural colleges of Xiamen University and Fuzhou University. It merged with Fujian Forestry College in October 2000 to become Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
How is the university placed overall?
ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 puts it in the 401-500 band, while Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2027 places it at 1001-1200. The two systems weight different indicators.
How can I learn about admission and fees?
The official site is fafu.edu.cn. Entry rules and tuition depend on programme level and on whether the applicant is domestic or international.
*: 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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