College of Biological Sciences (CBS)
Dean's Office
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-0410
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About the College of Biological Sciences
Notable Rankings
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U.S. News & World Report ranked the UC Davis Evolution & Ecology graduate program #4 nationally. (2007)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) ranked UC Davis 7th of 150 universities in R&D expenditures (funding) in the Life Sciences field. (2005)
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Biological Sciences is the most popular major on the UC Davis campus.
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UC Davis confers the highest number of doctoral and bachelor degrees in the biological sciences.
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UC Davis is ranked 10th in the nation in Washington Monthly annual college rankings for 2009. Colleges are rated on recruiting and graduating low-income students, research and encouraging students to give back to their country.
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UC Davis ranked #1 for Asian American graduates, #6 for Hispanic graduates, and #28 for Native American graduates in the number of Biological & Biomedical Sciences degrees conferred among all U.S. institutions in 2007 (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education using U.S. Department of Education data)
College of Biological Science faculty have received national recognition through election to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellows) and selected distinguished awards and fellowships.
The UC Davis College of Biological Sciences (CBS) is one of few colleges in the country dedicated entirely to the study of biological sciences. The college's faculty, researchers and students explore fundamental questions about life. Many of the college's faculty have been recognized for excellence by prestigious academic organizations.
Breakthroughs in medicine, nutrition, agriculture, and the environment all depend on better understanding life's many building blocks and how they fit together. Researchers at the CBS are advancing the planet's knowledge every day, exploring how life processes work when all goes right - and what happens when things go askew.
The mission of the College is:
- To create and deliver exceptional and innovative undergraduate programs in the biological sciences.
- To develop future leaders in the biological sciences through outstanding programs of graduate and postdoctoral education.
- To foster an environment in which faculty members and students perform creative and substantial research that advances discovery in the biological sciences.
- To impact the campus, the state of California, the nation and the world through service, community engagement, and scientific leadership.