The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU is the largest of the 17 independent school units at Arizona State University. Students majoring in The college make up 31 percent of all Tempe campus students.[1]
The college is home to three academic divisions including the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Within these divisions The college is home to 21 interdisciplinary schools and departments and 50 research centers and institutes. The college offers 100+ undergraduate majors and 150+ graduate degrees.
As of fall 2020, The college's total student enrollment was 16,241.[2] As of fall 2019, The college's first-year retention rate was 86%, and its four-year graduation rate was 57%.[3]
Organizationedit
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is headed by Dean Patrick Kenney. Each of the three academic divisions is led by a divisional dean:
Frank Wilczek, MacArthur Fellow, 1982; NAS member, 1990; The Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004.
*This list includes only current and living faculty at The college who have received a Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize or MacArthur Fellowship or who are members of the National Academy of Sciences.
Alumniedit
View outstanding and accomplished alumni at The College Alumni Network webpage: https://thecollege.asu.edu/alumni/network.
Academic Unitsedit
Aerospace Studies
American Indian Studies
Department of English
Department of Physics
Department of Psychology
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
Military Science
Naval Science
School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership
School of Earth and Space Exploration
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies
Project Humanities
REACH Institute
Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center
Spatial Analysis Research Center
Urban Climate Research Center
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Rankingsedit
The following rankings are for Arizona State University overall. Rankings directly connected to disciplines and programs within The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are listed.
Higher Education Research and Development Rankings (fiscal year 2018):[4]
Accelerated (4+1) degree programs streamline a student's path from an undergraduate program to a master's degree. By combining undergraduate and graduate coursework in their senior year for dual credit, students can potentially save up to an entire year of schooling and receive both degrees in as little as five years. Students can view available pathways at the accelerated degrees (4+1) website: https://thecollege.asu.edu/degrees/accelerated. This website is updated regularly as new accelerated (4+1) degree options are added.
Referencesedit
^"ASU Facts". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30.