College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Facts About the College

  • 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
  • Number of undergraduate majors: 5,675
  • Number of graduate students: 1,226
  • Number of faculty: 511
  • Number of alumni: 57,651
  • 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 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
About LAS
  • Carrie Chapman Catt Hall is the home of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Opened in 1893 as Agriculture Hall, the structure was designed by Josselyn and Taylor of Cedar Rapids in the Queen Anne Revival picturesque style with steep roofs, dormer windows and patterned brickwork. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, the building was renovated and renamed Carrie Chapman Catt Hall in 1995 in honor of the Iowa State alumnus and co-founder of the League of Women Voters. Catt Hall is also the home of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Air Force Aerospace Studies - Anthropology - Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology - Chemistry - Computer Science
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology - Economics - English - Genetics, Development & Cell Biology - Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication - History - Mathematics - Military Science - Music - Naval Science
Philosophy & Religious Studies - Physics and Astronomy - Political Science - Psychology - Sociology - Statistics - World Languages & Cultures
African American Studies - American Indian Studies - Biological/Premedical Illustration - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Classical Studies - Communication Studies - Criminal Justice Studies - Environmental Science - Environmental Studies - Interdisciplinary Studies
International Studies - Liberal Studies - Linguistics - Software Engineering - Speech Communication - U.S. Latino/a Studies - Women's Studies