The academic heart of ASU
Graduate with the confidence to succeed in today’s — and tomorrow’s — world.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences educates the next generation in the power of language, culture and society, critical thinking, scientific exploration and discovery. Here, you’ll learn how to turn your academic passions into a successful and fulfilling career.
Study what you love and build the future of your dreams.
At The College, you can explore over 100 undergraduate degrees and over 150 graduate degrees within the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences to find programs that align with your interests and goals.
Explore fields that interest you, and discover what career opportunities they prepare you for.
Humanities
Investigate humanity through various degree programs, including writing, language and cultural studies, history, philosophy, religious studies, film and media, literature, narrative studies, creative writing, English education and linguistics.
You’ll uncover what it means to be humane in a constantly evolving world.
Natural sciences
Explore fundamental science disciplines — including biology, molecular science, earth and space science, physics, mathematics, psychology and more.
You’ll contribute to groundbreaking discoveries that lead to impactful solutions for challenges in our community, local and global environments and outer space.
Social sciences
Become a leader prepared to solve the most pressing problems facing communities today.
When you study politics, societies, communication, family dynamics, economics, human evolution and more, you’ll gain the tools needed to improve the economic, social, cultural and overall health of communities and the world.
Get involved in programs and research that only The College can offer.
Through first-of-their-kind degree programs, world-class research and innovative learning experiences, The College is committed to helping all students succeed while improving communities on a local, national and global scale.
First-of-their-kind degree programs and schools
include the first online accredited undergraduate astronomy degree, as well as the School of Transborder Studies, the only school in the U.S. focused on the populations of the U.S.-Mexico transborder space.
World-class research with real-world impact
includes the Bee Lab Annex, one of the largest bee labs in the United States; the Institute of Human Origins, a global leader in studying human evolution; and 25+ NASA missions and instruments in development.
Degree programs in over 20 different languages
— more than any other public university in Arizona — educate the next generation in the power of language and culture.
The academic heart of ASU
educates and supports the largest student population within the university — over 31,000 students. Over 90% of all ASU undergraduates take at least one of our courses.
The College also sends more students to medical school and law school than any other college at ASU.
Supportive and accessible learning environments
include flexible teaching models like NeoBIO and NeoCHEM, which incorporate Dreamscape Learn virtual-reality technology so that learners can immerse themselves in scientific discovery and understand complex concepts.
Experiential learning opportunities that foster career-readiness skills
are available through programs like the Futures Center, a careers hub for all students in The College, and the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) program, which offers hands-on research experiences for online students.
Join the next generation of leaders.
Alumni of The College have gone on to become game changers and innovators in their respective fields. Meet a few recent grads who were featured on our Learning From Experience podcast.
"Give yourself the allowance to know that there are no wrong choices in whichever move that you make."
Michael Houang graduated from ASU in 2018 as a triple major in sociology, economics and business. His passion for international affairs and higher education took him to China as an English education volunteer, Georgia as a political grassroots organizer and now Illinois as a program specialist for the Peace Corps.
"More likely than not, you’re going to have all these credentials. You’re going to have something about you that deserves a higher market value."
Lainey Waldman graduated from The College in 2023 with a degree in actuarial science. Now she works as a health care actuarial senior analyst with The Cigna Group.
"Don’t be afraid to figure out what works and doesn’t work for you.... You’re not going to know what works for you, your family and your obligations if it’s not trial and error."
Sally Velez graduated from The College in 2023 with degrees in English and history. Today she is working with Dog Tag, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C.