{{Short description|Environmental science college of the University of Georgia}} {{Infobox university | name = University of Georgia<br />College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | image = University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Logo.svg | image_size = | established = 1859<ref name=Reed>{{cite web |first= Reed|last=Thomas Walter |url= http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c05?seq=183 |title=History of the University of Georgia |work=Athens Banner-Herald |date=c. 1949 |publisher=University of Georgia |access-date=2008-03-28}}</ref> | type = Public agricultural college | parent = University of Georgia | dean = Nick T. Place | students = 2,294 | postgrad = 1,524 | doctoral = 422 | undergrad = 1,471 | city = Athens | state = Georgia | country = United States | website = {{URL|https://www.caes.uga.edu/}} | logo = | footnotes = Information current as of February 2026. }}
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History - About {{!}} College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences |url=https://www.caes.uga.edu/about/history.html |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=www.caes.uga.edu |language=en}}</ref>
==History== CAES was founded in 1859 by the University of Georgia Board of Trustees as part of a complete reorganization of the university.<ref name=Reed/> The [https://extension.uga.edu UGA Cooperative Extension Service] was founded in 1914 to take research-based agricultural information from the university into Georgia communities.<ref name=":0" /> In 1918, CAES became the first college at the University of Georgia to accept women.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2026 Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in America |url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-agricultural-sciences/?type=public |url-status=live |access-date=February 24, 2026 |website=Niche.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Extension {{!}} UGA Cooperative Extension |url=https://extension.uga.edu/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=extension.uga.edu |language=en}}</ref> UGA Extension administers Georgia's largest youth program, Georgia 4-H.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://georgia4h.org/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Georgia 4-H |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Departments ==
* Agricultural and applied economics * Agricultural leadership, education and communication * Animal and dairy science * Crop and soil sciences * Entomology * Food science and technology * Horticulture * Plant pathology * Poultry science
== 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
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.caes.uga.edu/}}
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