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Department of Dairy and Food Science

Feed the world – with science

Dairy is a huge industry that helps feed the world. And the science behind it helps employ a lot of SDSU grads. All of the decisions that go into the products consumers pick up from their grocery aisle were meticulously made by professionals in the dairy and food science field. SDSU's Dairy and Food Science Department has been an industry-leading program in the United States for more than a century. Starting with the founding of the à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Agricultural College in the 1880s, officially forming as a department in 1907 and more than doubling in enrollment since 1967, dairy science is a hallmark of SDSU's culture–and a high-demand, high-earnings field, to boot.

Let's dive into what makes SDSU's Dairy and Food Science Department a magnificent major choice for those in search of a lucrative career.

Fast Facts

Number of Students

48

Undergraduate

29

Graduate

Student/Faculty Ratio

9:1

Job Placement

100%

Scholarships à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed

58

Recipients

$175K

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Among the Honorary State FFA Degree recipients was South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University President Barry Dunn, back row, third from right.

SDSU reps recognized with FFA honorary degrees, distinguished service awards

South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University leaders and faculty were among the honorees as the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã FFA Honorary State Degrees and Distinguished Service à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs were presented at the 96th annual South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State FFA Convention on April 19 in Brookings.
School of Performing Arts faculty members Immanuel Abraham, Xuan Kuang and David Reynolds perform at the 2024 Celebration of Faculty Excellence in Volstorff Ballroom at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University.

SDSU faculty recognized for excellence

The annual South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Celebration of Faculty Excellence recognized 30 faculty members, researchers and scientists Tuesday. The event honors faculty members in the university's colleges for outstanding research, teaching and service.

Save the peels: How bananas can be used to fight the plastic waste crisis

Srinivas Janaswamy, associate professor of food chemistry, has demonstrated how banana peels can be utilized to create biodegradable films — plastic-like material that will decompose in the environment and may one day replace petroleum-based plastic as the dominant food packaging material.