Kasetsart University (KU / มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์)
Kasetsart University (KU / มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์) is a public institution in Bangkok, Thailand, accredited by Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Primary language: Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes). AlmiStudy lists 8 canonical subject areas, all verified against Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes..
- Country
- Thailand (TH)
- City
- Bangkok
- Control
- public
- Language
- Thai (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially graduate STEM + international programmes)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Kingdom of Thailand (กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม) — apex regulator established 2019 merging former Office of Higher Education Commission. Plus Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA / สมศ) for QA. Thai HE: (1) ROYAL/MAJOR PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — ~30 including Chulalongkorn (1917), Mahidol (1888 medical heritage), Thammasat (1934), Kasetsart (1943), Silpakorn (1943), Srinakharinwirot, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Prince of Songkla, Burapha, Naresuan, Suranaree, Mae Fah Luang, etc.; (2) KING MONGKUT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — KMUTT, KMITL, KMUTNB (premier engineering); (3) RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES — ~40 former teacher colleges upgraded; (4) RAJAMANGALA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITIES — ~20 technology + applied sciences; (5) BUDDHIST MONASTIC — Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (MCU 1887, world's largest Buddhist university), Mahamakut Buddhist; (6) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — ~70+ including Assumption (Catholic), Bangkok University, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business; (7) INTERNATIONAL — Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Mahidol International College; (8) ISLAMIC — Yala Islamic, Fatoni (serving Muslim south Pattani-Yala-Narathiwat). Thai is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially graduate STEM + international student programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Kasetsart University (KU / มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์) — MHESI Thailand + institutional verification (Day 16) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.ku.ac.th
Subjects offered
Show all 8 listed subjects (raw)
Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT
Founded 1943 (chartered as Thailand's premier agricultural university by Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram government; "Kasetsart" = "Agricultural Science"). THAILAND'S PREMIER AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY. Chartered 1943. "KASETSART" (เกษตรศาสตร์) = "AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE". Founded during Field Marshal PLAEK PHIBUNSONGKHRAM era (PM 1938-1944 + 1948-1957 — Thai nationalist who renamed Siam to Thailand 1939). ~70,000+ students (one of Thailand's LARGEST). Premier agriculture + forestry + fisheries + veterinary + food science. Critical for Thailand as world's major rice + rubber + cassava exporter.
Other universities in Thailand
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Pathum Thani
Assumption University (AU / ABAC / มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ)
Bangkok
Bangkok University (BU / มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ)
Bangkok
Burapha University (BUU / มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา)
Chonburi
Chiang Mai University (CMU / มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่)
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Chulalongkorn University (CU / จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)
Bangkok
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