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Tokyo University of Agriculture

Coordinates: 35°38′28″N 139°37′56″E / 35.641045°N 139.632282°E / 35.641045; 139.632282
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Tokyo University of Agriculture
東京農業大学
MottoFrom "Return Students to the Farm" to "Return Students to the World"
TypePrivate
Established1891
FounderEnomoto Takeaki
PresidentFumio Eguchi
Students12,000
Location,
Tokyo (headquarters)
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CampusUrban
Websitehttps://www.nodai.ac.jp/english/
Tokyo University of Agriculture

The Tokyo University of Agriculture (東京農業大学, Tōkyō nōgyō daigaku), abbreviated as Nodai (農大, nōdai) or Tokyo nodai (東京農大, Tōkyō nōdai), is a private university of agriculture in Japan.

Tokyo University of Agriculture is a Japanese private university headquartered at 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Founded in 1891, university established in 1925. The abbreviation is Noudai (University of Agriculture), TUA. It is Japan's first private agricultural school and the only comprehensive agricultural university in Japan that specializes in research in the fields of agriculture and biotechnology.There are three campuses: Setagaya, Atsugi, and Okhotsk (Abashiri).

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Tokyo University of Agriculture is a private agriculture university. It was the first such institution founded in Japan. As of 2006 it is the only private university in Japan that specializes in agriculture. Although its name is similar to Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and the College of Agriculture at University of Tokyo, the institutions are not related to one another.

This university handles ``Agriculture from a multifaceted approach with 6 faculties and 23 departments, and is characterized by the fact that most academic fields within the agricultural science system can be studied. Academic fields include agriculture in a broad sense (general term for agriculture, forestry and fisheries), life sciences (genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, etc.), and food-related fields (brewing science, food safety, nutrition, food science, etc.). Economics and Business Administration), and there are also departments such as brewing and landscaping that only exist at this university. At our university, they define these academic fields as ``Comprehensive Agriculture and conduct wide-ranging academic research in the field of agriculture.

Including public agriculture universities, Tokyo University of Agriculture is ranked third, behind Sapporo Agricultural College and the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus.

Rating of this university

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Tokyo University of Agriculture has been ranked in THE World University Rankings every year.

  • World University Rankings 2025:1501+th
  • Life Sciences 2024:801-1000th
  • World University Rankings 2024 by subject:801-1000th
  • Impact Rankings 2024:801-1000th
    • Zero Hunger 2024:201-300th
    • Quality Education 2020:601+th
    • Affordable and Clean Energy 2020:301+th
    • Decent Work and Economic Growth 2020:401+th
    • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 2024:601-800th
    • Reduced Inequalities 2020:301-400th
    • Sustainable Cities and Communities 2020:401+th
    • Responsible Consumption and Production 2024:401-600th
    • Life below Water 2024:201-300th
    • Life on Land 2024:201-300th
    • Partnership for the Goals 2024:601-800th

Faculties

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Tokyo campus in Setagaya-ku:

  • Faculty of Applied Bio-Science
  • Faculty of Regional Environmental Science
  • Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies

Atsugi campus in Kanagawa:

  • Faculty of Agriculture

Okhotsk campus in Hokkaido:

  • Faculty of Bio-industry

In addition, the university offers two graduate school programs: one in Agriculture and one in Bio-industry. There is a two-year junior college.


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35°38′28″N 139°37′56″E / 35.641045°N 139.632282°E / 35.641045; 139.632282