About the College | Mission & Facts

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The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, the arts, and service to its local, national, and international communities.

The college provides a rich education in the liberal arts and sciences for all of American University's undergraduate students, offering challenging programs of study for its undergraduate and graduate majors; and fosters outstanding research, practice, and creative activity. 

The college is committed to the core purposes of liberal education: promoting free and rational discourse, fostering an understanding of the diversity of human experience, providing the critical intellectual skills necessary to navigate a rapidly changing world, and integrating knowledge across disciplinary boundaries.   

 

Fast Facts


Students in the College

Undergraduate students – 1,794
Graduate students – 1,383


Faculty in the College

Full-time faculty - 309
Adjunct faculty - 803


Degrees Offered

PhDs – 5
Master's – 28
Graduate certificates – 19
Undergraduate degrees – 47
Undergraduate certificates – 11
Minors – 56


Degrees Conferred in 2010-11

Undergraduate degrees - 413
Master's - 387
PhDs - 31


Average Class Size

Undergraduate classes – 23
Graduate classes - 14


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