China Subject Ratings 2021: Agriculture

The Times Higher Education China Subject Ratings are the only performance tables that judge Chinese institutions against their global peers based on the Chinese Ministry of Education’s classification of subjects.

The ratings for agriculture reveal performance across nine subjects: agricultural resources and environment; animal husbandry; aquatic production and aquatic science; crop science; forestry science and forestry; grass science and turf grass science; horticulture; plant protection; and veterinary science.

In total, 552 universities worldwide receive a rating for at least one subject in the agriculture pillar.

View the China Subject Ratings 2021 methodology

Eight universities achieve an A+ grade in all nine of the agriculture subjects: Cornell University; Ghent University; Swedish University of Agriculture; University of California, Davis; University of Florida; University of Melbourne; University of Sydney; and Wageningen University & Research.

China Agricultural University is the top-performing institution in mainland China, achieving six A+ grades and one A grade for agriculture.

Read our analysis of the China Subject Ratings 2021

If you would like to discuss the results of the ratings, contact Elizabeth Shepherd, head of THE’s consultancy team, at Elizabeth.Shepherd@timeshighereducation.com.