Nanjing Agricultural University is a university directly under the central government and the Ministry of Education. It is one of the national "2 1 1 Project" key universities and "985 Project" universities. It is also one of the national "1 1 plan" key universities and one of the 40 universities in the "discipline construction plan for aiding Xinjiang". It is also one of the 46 universities in China that build high-level graduate programs. It is a national key university with the advantages and characteristics of agriculture and life sciences and the coordinated development of agronomy, science, economics, management, engineering, literature and law.
At present, there are Life Sciences College, Agriculture College, Plant Protection College, Resources and Environmental Science College, Horticulture College, Animal Science and Technology College (including Fisheries College), Economic Management College, Rural Development College, Grass Industry College, Finance College, Animal Medical College, Food Science and Technology College, Information Science and Technology College, Public Administration College (including Land Management College), Foreign Languages College, Humanities and Social Sciences College and Science College. In addition, there are Jinling Research Institute, Adult Education College, China Agricultural Civilization College, China Agricultural Cadre Education and Training Center, Nannong University Branch, Yangtze University and Japanese Training Center. Among them, the Institute of Technology is a separate campus, namely Pukou Campus of Nanjing Agricultural University. Address: No.40 Dianjiangtai Road, Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu.
The development orientation of the school is: a domestic first-class and internationally renowned high-level research university with advantages and characteristics of agriculture, science, economics, management, engineering, literature and law. In terms of teaching quality, discipline construction, scientific research, management level and school-running benefits, the overall strength has reached the advanced level of domestic higher education, the main school-running indicators are in the forefront of similar universities in China, and the main key disciplines are close to and reach the international advanced level. It has become a knowledge innovation and dissemination base featuring agriculture and life sciences, a training base for high-level innovative and entrepreneurial talents and a regional international cooperation and academic exchange center.