Royal Agricultural University
| Motto | Latin: Arvorum Cultus Pecorumque; (from Virgil's Georgics) "Caring for the Fields and the Beasts" | ||||||||
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| Type | Public | ||||||||
| Established | 2013 - University status 1845 – College | ||||||||
| President | Charles III | ||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Peter McCaffery | ||||||||
| Students | 1,010 (2023/24) | ||||||||
| Undergraduates | 860 (2023/24) | ||||||||
| Postgraduates | 150 (2023/24) | ||||||||
| Location | , 51°32′35″N 1°59′42″W / 51.54306°N 1.99500°W | ||||||||
| Campus | Rural | ||||||||
| Chair of Governing Council | Dame Fiona Reynolds | ||||||||
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| Website | rau | ||||||||
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| National rankings | |
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| Complete (2026) | 119 |
| Times / Sunday Times (2025) | 131 |
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU), formerly the Royal Agricultural College, is a public university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world.