ASU College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences

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.

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. As of fall 2019, The college's first-year retention rate was 86%, and its four-year graduation rate was 57%.

Organization

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:
* Dean Jeffrey Cohen, Humanities
* Dean Kenro Kusumi, 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.
*H. Russell Bernard, NAS member, 2010.
*Jane Buikstra, NAS member, 1987.
*Natalie Diaz, MacArthur Fellow, 2018; Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 2021.
*Lindy Elkins-Tanton, NAS Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship, 2020; NAS member, 2021.
*James Elser, NAS member, 2019.
* Nancy Grimm, NAS member, 2019.
* Michael Goodchild, NAS member, 2002.
*Lee Hartwell, NAS member, 1987; The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2001.
* Bert Hoelldobler, NAS member, 1998; Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 1991.
* Mitchell Jackson, Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, 2021.
* Michael Lynch, NAS member, 2009.
* Alexandra Navrotsky, NAS member, 1993.
* Rebecca Sandefur, MacArthur Fellow, 2018.
* Anne Stone, NAS member, 2016.
* Polly Wiessner, NAS member, 2014.
*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.

Alumni

View outstanding and accomplished alumni at The College Alumni Network webpage: https://thecollege.asu.edu/alumni/network.

Academic Units

* 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
* School of Human Evolution and Social Change
* School of International Letters and Cultures
* School of Life Sciences
* School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
* School of Molecular Sciences
* School of Politics and Global Studies
* School of Social and Family Dynamics
* School of Social Transformation
* School of Transborder Studies

Research Centers and Institutes

* American Indian Policy Institute
* Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
* Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science
* Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center
* Center for Archaeology and Society
* Center for Asian Research
* 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
* Center for Global Health
* Center for Imagination in the Borderlands
* Center for Indian Education
* Center for Jewish Studies
* Center for Meteorite Studies
* Center for Political Thought and Leadership
* Center for Public Humanities
* Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
* Center for Strategic Communication
* Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Hope
* Center for the Study of Economic Liberty
* Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity
* Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
* Center for Work and Democracy
* Center on the Future of War
* Chinese Language Flagship Center
* Desert Humanities Initiative
* Global Drylands Center
* Hispanic Research Center
* Humanities Lab
* Institute for Humanities Research
* Institute for Social Science Research
* Institute of Human Origins
* Interplanetary Initiative
* Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
* 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

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 (fiscal year 2018):
* No. 1 in geological and earth sciences.
*No. 1 in anthropology.
*No. 4 in social sciences.
*No. 5 in humanities.
*No. 5 in political science and government.
U.S. News & World Report (2021):

* No. 10 in undergraduate teaching
* No. 10 in first-year experiences

4+1/Accelerated Programs at The College

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.

References

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Liberal arts colleges at universities in the United States