CBS at a glance

The College of Biological Sciences is one of only a few colleges dedicated to the biological sciences. Research in the college spans the breadth of the discipline with field-shaping faculty doing basic research on a wide range of topics from biodiversity loss to cell signaling.

Established	1965
Dean	Saara J. DeWalt
Students	2,325 undergraduates \| 287 graduate students (Fall 2022)
Faculty	149 including Medical School faculty in shared departments
Alumni	19,251
Departments	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics Biology Teaching and Learning Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development Plant and Microbial Biology
Degree programs	8 undergraduate majors \| 6 graduate programs
Research expenditures	$29M in FY23
Field stations	Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories \| Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

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