Vavilov (Russian: Саратовский государственный университет генетики, биотехнологии и инженерии имени Н. И. Вавилова) is an agricultural higher education institution in the Volga region.

On 15 September 1913, the Higher Agricultural Courses were established in Saratov to train agronomists.

One of the founders, as well as the first director of the courses, was the chief agronomist of Saratov, Boris Kharlampievich Medvedev.

In 1917-1921, geneticist Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was engaged in scientific and pedagogical work at the courses and at the institute.

By the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 18 December 1997 “On improving the system of vocational education in the Saratov region”, three higher educational institutions of an agricultural profile - the Saratov State Agricultural Academy named after.