College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Welcome to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.

  Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest college at Iowa State University with almost 7500 majors among 22 departments, one professional school and 15 cross disciplinary programs. Our more than 500 full-time faculty members teach approximately 60% of all student credit hours at Iowa State leading to 50 baccalaureate degrees, 29 PhD programs, 36 Master's programs, and 14 graduate interdisciplinary degrees.

  The liberal arts have been central to the mission of Iowa State University since the institution was founded in 1868. The College of Sciences and Humanities was established in 1959, and the name was changed to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1990 to acknowledge the College's specializations and breadth.

  I invite you to browse our web site and learn more about the departments and units that make up our college. As you will see, the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are among the institution's finest. We have award winning teachers, scholars with national reputations for their research and creative activity, and internationally known performers. And, of course, our students are among the very best in the country.

  Thank you for visiting this web site, and please don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of any service to you.

  Michael Whiteford, Dean

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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Ames, Iowa 50011-1302

General Information: (515) 294-7740

Academic Advising: (515) 294-4831

Email: las@iastate.edu

Michael Whiteford - Dean

Bret Larwick - Director of Technology

Dave Gieseke - Director of Communications