In 1946, the Slovak National Council founded the University of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering in Košice. In 1952 the Government divided the University in Kosice into two independent universities - the University of Agriculture in Nitra and the University of Forestry in Zvolen.
At the beginning, the University of Agriculture organised studies in two specialisation - agronomy and animal production, offered by two faculties: Faculty of Agronomy and Faculty of Animal Science.
In 1959, the latter merged into the Faculty of Agronomy, and another new Faculty of Economics and Management was founded. In 1969, the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering was established. The Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering was approved by the Accreditation Committee of the Slovak Government in March 1995 as the newest faculty.
In 1996, the University was renamed to the Slovak Agricultural University (SAU).
The Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra (SAU) is the only agricultural university in Slovakia.

The principal mission of SAU is to prepare experts for agricultural and food processing industries, as well as cooperating industries. Our staff are involved in teaching, research, extension activities, and cooperation with the private sector.

From the beginning to the present day, over 33,000 undergraduate students have earned their Master of Science in Agriculture degree. Due to the multifunctional structure of curricula, students can find jobs not only in diverse fields of agriculture but also in other sectors of the national economy.
The following degree study programmes are offered at the SAU:

1. Bachelor's study
2. Master´s study (Engineer´s)
3. Doctoral study

The Slovak University of Agriculture (SAU) is divided into following four faculties:

Faculty of Agronomy (FA)

Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM)

Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering (FHLE)

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering (FAE)

Today, almost 8,700 students register annually as undergraduate, as well as for graduate studies and PhD study programs at SAU in Nitra.

The University offers Bachelor´s study programs and numerous specialisation within Engineer´s fields of study. The Doctoral study covers 14 fields of science.

Review of individual study programs and specialisations is described in Chapt. 1.6.

Besides this, also other life-long educational programs in other forms of education are offered: distance learning, Saturday classes and University of Third Age where about 3,200 students are involved.