Northwest A&F University(NWAFU)is a national key comprehensive university directly under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Ministry of Education consisting of seven formerly independent institutions, and one of universities that enter into Project “211”(Project “211” is the Chinese government's new endeavor aimed at strengthening about 100 institutions of higher education and key disciplinary areas as a national priority for the 21st century) and Project “985” (In May 1998, the Ministry of Education initiated a project of building world-leading universities in China; subsequently, several top universities received special three-year grants for quality improvement under what is called the “985” Project). NWAFU dates from the National Northwest Junior College of Agriculture and Forestry that was established in 1934, which was initiated by Mr. Yu Youren, a senior official of the Kuomintang Party, and General Yang Hucheng, a well-known patriot.
NWAFU has 15 colleges (departments) and Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, College of Adult Education, and Department of Physical Education, which cover agriculture, science, engineering, economics, management, liberal arts, law, and education