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See how our current work and research is bringing new thinking and new solutions to some of today's biggest challenges.

Pursue knowledge while pursuing your purpose

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and home to one of Cornell University’s largest populations of students, faculty, and staff. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach.

The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: natural and human systems; food, energy, and environmental resources; and social, physical, and economic well-being.

Since our founding, we have evolved continuously to meet the changing needs of our world. Our top-ranked programs include over 20 majors in community and rural development, environment and natural resources, food and nutrition, communication, applied economics, agriculture, international programs, and life sciences.

First-Year Students

Applying to college is an important step! From admissions requirements to a list of CALS majors, you'll find it all here.  We can't wait to CUatCALS! 

Transfer Applicants

Many pathways can lead to a degree from Cornell CALS. We welcome students with diverse experiences. 

Tuition & Aid

You’re encouraged to work closely with our Financial Aid Office.

Undergraduate Stories

2024 Interdisciplinary Studies Major Graduation

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Celebrating the CALS class of 2025
Join us in recognizing the CALS class of 2025.
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Agriculture
Students are checking plants in a field

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How better to learn with classmates than to soil your undies together? Students in the Cover Crops in Agroecosystems (PLSCI 4125) course learn about the importance of soil nutrient cycling by, among other things, burying a new pair of cotton...
  • Campus Area Farms
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
A man stands next to research equipment, smiling.

Field Note

by Madeline Hanscom Greiven Fernández Benavides is an intern with the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) . He grew up in Cariari, in the province of Limón, Costa Rica and is currently a senior studying Agricultural Science and Production...
  • International Programs
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
Presenters and posters at a farm

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Sarah Flanagan ’26 has known since high school that she wanted a career in agriculture to help reduce global food insecurity. An agricultural sciences major, Flanagan has taken impactful classes in plant genetics, soil science and many other...
  • Campus Area Farms
  • Cornell Orchards
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Students in a field of goldenrod

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Kendrick Nakamura ‘24 kept ants as a hobby for years while maintaining a career in IT, before realizing that the insects were his real passion. He came to Cornell to major in Entomology and said that one of his favorite courses was Insect...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Dilmun Hill Student Farm
  • Entomology

Opportunity Spotlight

Apply what you learn through real-world experiences and internships.

Faculty Spotlight

Passionate teachers, researchers & world-renowned leaders in their fields.

Research Spotlight

Join research teams taking on some of today’s most pressing issues.

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three people examining plants under a plastic covering
graduate students doing research