AAEC Fast Facts

AAEC is ranked in the top ten percent worldwide of Institutions and Economists in the Field of Agricultural Economics as of February 2022.

Our world-class faculty hold awards for superb teaching and research. The department has two AAEA Fellows, the highest honor within the discipline.

Founded in the early 1900s to educate Virginians in agricultural and applied economics. We've been fullfilling that mission ever since.