Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy

Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (full name in Russian: Российский государственный аграрный университет — МСХА имени К.А. Тимирязева) is one of the oldest agrarian educational institutions in Moscow, Russia. It was founded on December 3, 1865. It is under the Supervisory of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. It was named for Kliment Timiryazev, a Russian botanist and physiologist and proponent of evolution by natural selection. Prior to this it was called the Petrovsky Agricultural Academy.

Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy

Timiryazev Academy main building
Former names	Petrovskaya Agricultural Academy Moscow Agricultural Institute
Type	State university
Established	1865
Rector	Vladimir Truhachev
Academic staff	700[1]
Undergraduates	>10,000[1]
Postgraduates	70 p.a.[1]
Location	Moscow , Russia 55.833°N 37.550°E / 55.833; 37.550
Campus	Urban (originally suburban)
Colors	Green
Website	www.timacad.ru

University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[2]	1,201 (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[3]	251-300 (2022)