South China Agricultural University is a key university established by the province and the ministry, and is not considered a key university under the ministry.

South China Agricultural University is a national key university, a "211 Project" university established by Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Agriculture, and a key high-level university in Guangdong Province.

The campus is located in Guangzhou, known as the "Flower City", with a total land area of ??8,199 acres, including 4,395 acres for Tianhe Wushan Campus and 3,804 acres for Zengcheng Teaching and Research Base.

The total building area of ??the school is 1.45 million square meters.

The natural scenery and cultural landscape complement each other, forming a "Bauhinia campus with forests all over the world".

Extended information: South China Agricultural University has a complete range of disciplines, with 98 undergraduate majors, 12 first-level disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 1 professional doctoral degree category, 28 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, and 15 professional master's degree categories; agriculture

There are 5 national key disciplines of insect and pest control, crop genetics and breeding, agricultural economic management, pomology and preventive veterinary science, 1 national key (cultivation) discipline of agricultural mechanization engineering, and 24 provincial and ministerial key disciplines (including 5 agricultural disciplines).

Ministry of Education key disciplines, 13 Guangdong Province first-level key disciplines, 4 Guangdong Province second-level key disciplines and 2 State Forestry Administration key disciplines).