📖 About the university

Northwest A&F University (NWAFU) is a public research university located in Yangling, a national agricultural high-technology demonstration zone in Shaanxi province, founded in 1934, and it is one of the country's leading universities for agriculture and forestry. It is included in Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First-Class initiative. NWAFU is especially known for agronomy, horticulture, animal science, forestry, and plant protection, and it plays an important national role in research on dryland farming, crop breeding, and agricultural development in western China. Its specialised strength in the agricultural and life sciences underpins its reputation.

Set in Yangling, a town developed specifically as a hub for agricultural science and innovation, the university offers extensive experimental farms, laboratories, and research stations. NWAFU maintains international collaborations and hosts a growing international student community. International applicants can study the Chinese language and prepare for the HSK, and the university offers a range of degree programs, including some English-taught options at the graduate level in the agricultural and life sciences. It is well suited to academically capable students interested in agronomy, horticulture, animal science, forestry, or plant protection.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Yangling

Yangling is a small agricultural high-tech demonstration zone in Shaanxi province, best understood as a compact university town rather than a big city. Its population is only around 250,000, and life here centers heavily on Northwest A&F University and China's agricultural science community. The climate matches the wider Guanzhong plain, with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. It is honestly modest in landmarks, but offers the Yangling Agricultural Hi-Tech Expo Park, the historic Houji Temple honoring a legendary father of Chinese agriculture, and the quiet Weihe riverside. Food follows Shaanxi tradition, with biangbiang noodles, roujiamo, and Qishan saozi noodles widely available. Yangling has no metro, but its own high-speed rail station puts nearby Xi'an about half an hour away, and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, roughly 70 km distant, is the nearest airport. For an international student, Yangling offers a very affordable, quiet, and focused study environment, with the history and amenities of Xi'an an easy day trip away.

💰 Fees & costs

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.