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The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) was founded as the College of Liberal Arts in 1873

The Graduate School (GRS) was founded as the School of All Sciences in 1874

Total Arts and Sciences enrollment, fall 2006: 9,465

Total undergraduate enrollment, fall 2006: 7,546
Total graduate enrollment, fall 2006: 1,919

Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2007: 1,844
Graduate degrees awarded, 2007: 609

There are 25 Arts and Sciences departments, 24 of which offer major concentrations

33
research centers and institutes are affiliated with Arts and Sciences

Arts and Sciences undergraduates can pursue B.A. degrees in more than 70 major concentrations

Undergraduates can choose from more than 2,500 courses

Graduate students can pursue M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in nearly 50 fields

Full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty at Arts and Sciences: 586

The Arts and Sciences faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and 16 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Student-faculty ratio, 2006/2007: 16.9

Faculty research revenue from grants and contracts, 2006/2007: $67.3 million (averaging $113,000 per faculty member)

Advancement: A total of $10,919,937 million was raised from individuals, corporations, foundations, and other private sources in 2006/2007.

Download the 2007 CAS Fact Sheet

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