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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: Beate Schmittmann

6,384 Undergraduate Majors (Fall 2011)

1,217 Graduate Students (Fall 2011)

628 Faculty (Fall 2011)

57,317 Living Alumni (Fall 2011)

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

22 academic departments and one professional school: Air Force Aerospace Studies; Anthropology; Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology; Economics; English; Genetics, Development and Cell Biology; Geological & Atmospheric Sciences; Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication; History; Mathematics; Military Science; Music & Theatre; Naval Science; Philosophy & Religious Studies; Physics & Astronomy; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology; Statistics; and World Languages and Cultures.

Other academic programs in the college include African and African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration, Biology, Classical Studies, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice Studies, Environmental Science/Environmental Studies, International Studies, U.S. Latino/a Studies, Linguistics, and Women’s and Gender Studies.

View the full list of majors and minors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.