Overview

Arts and Science at a Glance

Overview of the College of Arts and ScienceStudents

Undergraduates
  • 3,986 students
  • 957 freshmen:
    • 12,946 applications
    • 22.6% of those who applied were admitted
    • Average SAT: 1411
    • 85.2% in top 10% of graduating class
    • Average rank in graduating class: 5.9%

Graduate School
  • 839 graduate students
  • 17 Ph.D. programs in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities
  • Six Master’s programs
  • Continuing-education Master’s program: Master of Liberal Arts and Science (MLAS)
  • A&S programs conferred 77 Ph.D's and 104 Master's degrees in 2008
  • 3960 applications
  • 16% of those who applied were admitted


Faculty

  • ~368 tenured or tenure track professors
  • Of the 26 faculty recruited during the 2007-2008 academic year:
    • 10 are women
    • 2 are ethnic minorities
    • 6 are foreign nationals