UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

What UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources does

UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) is a public university college within the University of Connecticut system, founded in 1941 as part of the land-grant tradition. It delivers baccalaureate, graduate, and Associate of Applied Science degree programs across animal science, plant science, natural resources, allied health sciences, dietetics, pathobiology, environmental sciences, landscape architecture, and agricultural and resource economics. Its subsidiary, the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, offers hands-on associate degree pathways established with trust money from the Ratcliffe Hicks estate.

The college supports approximately $40M in annual research funding sourced from federal, state, and private channels, plus ~$1M in annual scholarship disbursements. Its core technology platform is the academic and research infrastructure typical of a public state university — no proprietary commercial technology stack is identified. Products span undergraduate and graduate academic programs, accelerated credentialing pathways such as the Dietetics 4+1 Fast Track and Medical Laboratory Sciences programs, continuing education certificates, and the UConn Extension service delivering 500+ statewide community programs.

CAHNR operates as a state-funded entity with no venture, private equity, or institutional investment ownership. Revenue mechanics are indirect: tuition and fees are set centrally by the University of Connecticut, research activity is grant-funded, and Extension delivery is mission-funded. The college reaches students through the Storrs main campus and regional campuses at Stamford and Waterbury, and serves Connecticut communities through Extension programming in youth development, agriculture, health, and the environment.

Name

UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Legal name

College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut

Website

https://cahnr.uconn.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAHNR is the University of Connecticut's public land-grant college offering baccalaureate, graduate, and associate degrees in agriculture, health, and natural resources, serving students at Storrs, Stamford, and Waterbury campuses and Connecticut residents through 500+ Extension programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Junior Colleges (61121), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Land-Grant Public Research Universities (EDAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Crop, Soil & Agronomy Technician Training (EDAOAOAF)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Agricultural sciences
• Natural resources
• Extension programs
• Land-grant research

Headquarters

HQ city

Storrs, Connecticut

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Funding: CAHNR receives approximately $40 million in annual research funding from federal, state, and private sources to support scientific research across agriculture, health, and natural resources domains.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CAHNR delivers higher education and applied research across agriculture, health, and natural resources disciplines, offering baccalaureate, graduate, and Associate of Applied Science degrees alongside $40M in annual research funding. It extends academic expertise statewide through UConn Extension's 500+ community programs in youth development, agriculture, health, and the environment. The college also provides continuing education certificates such as the Rain Garden Certificate and Land Use Commissioner Training.

Product overview

UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational products and services centered on advancing human, animal, and environmental health. The core offerings include undergraduate baccalaureate degrees across diverse disciplines (Animal Science, Plant Science, Natural Resources, Allied Health Sciences, Dietetics, Pathobiology, Environmental Sciences, Landscape Architecture), graduate programs through the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture offering Associate of Applied Science degrees. CAHNR extends its reach through UConn Extension's 500+ community programs and specialized continuing education offerings including Rain Garden Certificate and Land Use Commissioner Training. The college supports approximately $40M in annual research funding and $1M in annual scholarships. Programs are offered across Storrs and regional campuses with dedicated Fellows programs for Waterbury and Stamford locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture: Sub-unit offering Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in a wide variety of disciplines within plant and animal science majors, emphasizing hands-on learning

Quantifiable outcome

• 26 professionals reporting increased financial returns or reduced costs related to landscapes
• +6 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Neag School of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between CAHNR and the Neag School of Education at UConn for the Agricultural Education program. Students complete discipline-based undergraduate majors in CAHNR and education courses in Neag for teacher certification in agricultural education.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Texas A&M AgriLife is one of the largest land-grant systems nationally with deep research funding and Extension, comparable as a broader incumbent to CAHNR's land-grant operating model though at substantially greater scale.
• University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences: UW-Madison CALS is a long-established land-grant college with extensive degree programs, Extension, and agricultural experiment station infrastructure directly analogous to CAHNR's UConn role.
• Purdue University College of Agriculture: Purdue Agriculture is a much larger national-scale land-grant college with broader program depth but the same land-grant mission, ag-research funding model, and Extension infrastructure as CAHNR.

Direct peers

• Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Cornell CALS is a premier land-grant college offering baccalaureate, graduate, and associate-level programs across animal science, plant science, environment, and life sciences with a major Extension network, making it the most structurally comparable peer to CAHNR within the land-grant system.
• University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: UVM CALS is a regional land-grant college in New England with degree programs in animal science, plant and soil science, nutrition, and environmental sciences plus UVM Extension, directly comparable to CAHNR's portfolio.
• Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences: Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is a major land-grant college offering degrees and Extension across animal, plant, environmental, and agribusiness disciplines, making it a closely comparable structural and functional peer.
• University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences (formerly Stockbridge): UMass Amherst is the flagship land-grant in Massachusetts with comparable agriculture, food science, and natural resource programs plus an Extension service, directly overlapping CAHNR's regional peer set in New England.
• Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences: Rutgers SEBS is New Jersey's land-grant college offering agriculture, environmental, and health sciences programs with Rutgers Extension, closely mirroring CAHNR's academic and outreach mix within the Northeast land-grant network.
• University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture: UNH COLSA is a New England land-grant college delivering undergraduate, graduate, and applied research programs in agriculture, life sciences, and natural resources with a strong extension presence, comparable in scope and geography to CAHNR.
• University of Maine College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences: UMaine's agriculture and life-science programs and Maine Cooperative Extension provide a direct land-grant comparison to CAHNR within northern New England.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UConnCAHNR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uconn-cahnr
• Instagraminstagram.com/uconncahnr
• TikToktiktok.com/@uconn_cahnr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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