Quick Facts

 

Dean: Claudia Mora
Founded: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences—1888*
Bureau of Economic Geology—1909
Geology Foundation—1953
Institute for Geophysics—1972
Jackson School of Geosciences—2001
Established at level of a college: 2005
Enrollment Fall 2023: 135 geosciences graduate
217 undergraduate
42 Energy and Earth Resources master’s students
Employees: 54 faculty
90 research scientists
110 research staff and postdoctoral researchers
140 support staff
Alumni: 5,000

*Originally called the Department of Geological Sciences

Last updated August 2023