The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU is the largest college at Arizona State University and includes 21 schools and departments. Students majoring in The College make up 19 percent of all campus immersion students and 24 percent of all online students at ASU.[1]
The College is home to three academic divisions including the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Within these divisions are over 50 research centers and institutes. The College offers 100+ undergraduate majors and 150+ graduate degrees.
As of fall 2022, The College's total student enrollment was 31,501.[2] As of fall 2022, The College's first-year retention rate was 86%.
Organization
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is headed by Dean Kenro Kusumi. Each of the three academic divisions is led by a divisional dean:
Dean Jeffrey Cohen, Humanities
Dean Magda Hinojosa, Social Sciences
Interim Dean Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Natural Sciences
Location
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is located within Armstrong Hall on McAllister Avenue, as part of ASU's Tempe campus.
Notable people
Faculty*
Greg Asner, National Academy of Sciences (NAS) member, 2013.
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.
Academic Units
American Indian Studies
Department of Aerospace Studies
Department of English
Department of Military Science
Department of Naval Science
Department of Physics
Department of Psychology
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
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
Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science
Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center
Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies
Center for American Civics
Center for American Institutions
Center for Archaeology and Society
Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment
Center for Bioarchaeological Research
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis
Center for Biological Physics
Center for Biology and Society
Center for Child and Family Success
Center for Digital Antiquity
Center for Education Through Exploration
Center for Evolution and Medicine
Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology
Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science
Center for Global Health
Center for Imagination in the Borderlands
Center for Indian Education
Center for Jewish Studies
Center of Muslim Experience in the United States
Center for Public Humanities
Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
Center for Social Science Research
Center for Strategic Communication
Center for the Study of Economic Liberty
Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Center for Work and Democracy
Chinese Language Flagship Center
Desert Humanities Initiative
Future Security Initiative
Global Drylands Center
Hispanic Research Center
Humanities Lab
Humanities Institute
Institute for Social Science Research
Institute of Human Origins
Interplanetary Initiative
Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies
Navrotsky Eyring Center for Materials of the Universe
Project Humanities
REACH Institute
Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center
Spatial Analysis Research Center
The Asia Center
Urban Climate Research Center
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Rankings
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[3]
Accelerated 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 website: https://thecollege.asu.edu/degrees/accelerated. This website is updated regularly as new accelerated degree options are added.
