University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Environmental science college of the University of Georgia
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The UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is one of 18 colleges at the University of Georgia, a public land-grant research university in Athens, Georgia.[2]
| Type | Public agricultural college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1859[1] |
Parent institution | University of Georgia |
| Dean | Nick T. Place |
| Students | 2,294 |
| Undergraduates | 1,471 |
| Postgraduates | 1,524 |
| 422 | |
| Location | , , United States |
| Website | www |
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| Information current as of February 2026. | |
History
CAES was founded in 1859 by the University of Georgia Board of Trustees as part of a complete reorganization of the university.[1] The UGA Cooperative Extension Service was founded in 1914 to take research-based agricultural information from the university into Georgia communities.[2] In 1918, CAES became the first college at the University of Georgia to accept women.[2]
CAES has three main campuses: Athens, Tifton, and Griffin. All three campuses are home to various academic programs, research stations, and Extension programs.
Today, CAES is the No. 8 public university in the United States for agricultural sciences.[3] UGA Extension serves each of Georgia's 159 counties with in-county agents specializing in agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, and 4-H.[4] UGA Extension administers Georgia's largest youth program, Georgia 4-H.[5]
Departments
Majors
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural and applied economics
- Agricultural and environmental science communication
- Agriscience and environmental systems
- Animal biosciences
- Animal health
- Animal and dairy science
- Applied biotechnology
- Avian biology
- Biological science
- Entomology
- Environmental economics and management
- Environmental resource management
- Food science
- Honors interdisciplinary studies
- Horticulture
- Hospitality and food industry management
- Poultry science
- Regenerative bioscience
- Turfgrass management
