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About The College

Catt Hall Carrie Chapman Catt Hall is the home of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Founded as the Division of Science and Philosophy in 1898

Became the College of Science and Humanities in 1959

Name changed to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1990

Dean: Michael Whiteford

5,675 Undergraduate Majors

1,226 Graduate Students

511 Faculty

57,651 Alumni

Rank: ISU’s largest college in terms of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and alumni

22 academic departments and one professional school including air force aerospace studies, anthropology, biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology, ecology, evolution & organismal biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, English, world languages and cultures, genetics, development & cell biology, geological & atmospheric sciences, Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication, history, mathematics, military science, music, naval science, philosophy & religious studies, physics & astronomy, political science, psychology, sociology, statistics

Various academic programs including African and African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Classical Studies, Criminal Justice Studies, International Studies, U.S. Latino/a Studies, Women’s Studies.

Academic degree programs in biology, public administration and theatre.