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.

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Fast Facts

• Students in the College
  Undergraduate students: 1,925 
  Graduate students: 1,097
• Faculty in the College
  Full-time faculty: 409
  Adjunct faculty: 466
• Average Class Size, 2019
  Undergraduate classes: 23
  Graduate classes: 12
• Degrees Offered
  Doctoral: 5
  Master's: 36
  Graduate certificates: 21
  Undergraduate degrees: 50
  Undergraduate certificates: 13
  Minors: 53
• Degrees Conferred, 2018-2019
  Undergraduate: 508
  Master's: 349
  Doctoral: 29