UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources
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Former names
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College of Agriculture |
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| Type | Public Professional School |
| Established | 1868 |
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Parent institution
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University of California, Berkeley |
| Dean | J. Keith Gilless |
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Academic staff
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120 |
| Undergraduates | 1,700 |
| Postgraduates | 300 |
| Location | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 37°52′21″N 122°15′52″W / 37.872637°N 122.264502°W
The College of Natural Resources (CNR), a college of the University of California, Berkeley, is the oldest college in the UC system and home to several internationally top-ranked programs. CNR is considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in Agricultural Economics in the world, ranking #1 according to the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, #1 by the Chronicle of Higher Education, #1 by Perry for its Ph.D. programs and in International Trade, #1 by the National Research Council in Agricultural & Resource Economics, and #1 by U.S. News in Environmental/Environmental Health. In environmental disciplines, QS World Rankings recognizes the University of California, Berkeley, as the world's leading university in Environmental Studies with 100 points in Academic Reputation. U.S. News also ranks it as the best global university for environment and ecology. A study of AJAE authors and their university affiliations found it to have the highest number of pages per research faculty member.
Established in 1868 as the College of Agriculture under the federal Morrill Land-Grant Acts, CNR is the first state-run Agricultural Experiment Station. The college is home to four academic departments: Agriculture and Resource Economics; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management; Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology; and Plant and Microbial Biology, and one interdisciplinary program, Energy and Resources Group. Faculty include 40 Fulbright Fellows, 29 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows, 16 National Academy of Sciences members, 12 Guggenheim Fellows, 8 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 7 MacArthur Fellows, 4 Nobel Laureates, 2 Wolf Prize winners, and 2 World Food Prize winners.
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