About CAS
The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, the arts, and service to its local, national, and international communities.
The college provides a rich education in the liberal arts and sciences for all of American University's undergraduate students, offering challenging programs of study for its undergraduate and graduate majors; and fosters outstanding research, practice, and creative activity.
See some of our recent works and achievements.
Discover Our Community: Inclusion, Sustainability, Engagement
Our Community: Sustainability
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See some of the ways AU and CAS students and faculty pursue sustainability.
Fast Facts
- Students in the College
Undergraduate students: 2200
Graduate students: 800 - Faculty in the College
Full-time faculty: 423
Adjunct faculty: 739 - Average Class Size
Undergraduate classes: 23
Graduate classes: 12 - Degrees Offered
Undergraduate majors: 58
Minors: 57
Undergraduate certificates: 16
Doctoral: 5
Master's: 28
Graduate certificates: 20