College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

**Overview of ACES** Agriculture and So Much More ACES is considered among the top agricultural schools worldwide. However, our academic programs are much more varied, from engineering to finance, economics and law, to nutritional science and communications. While the individual specialties of our faculty and students are diverse, we all work toward the unified goal of improving lives globally. **Our Mission** Discovering, advancing, and integrating new knowledge to ensure nutritious and safe food, sustainable and innovative agriculture, strong and economically resilient families and communities, and environmentally sustainable use of natural resources to benefit the people of Illinois and the world. An ACES Education We owe our success to putting our students first, and supporting them with a compassionate and close-knit academic community.