College of Arts and Sciences

About

The College of Arts and Sciences is a place of discovery, creativity, and imagination that form the core of a liberal arts education at Syracuse University. Through its three academic divisions--the Sciences and Mathematics, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences (offered in collaboration with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs)--The College offers an eclectic array of traditional degree options as well as a number of interdisciplinary, dual, and combined-degree programs.

Emerging areas of interdisciplinary excellence within The College include the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, biomedicine, neuroscience, humanities in the digital age, and climate change and sustainability. The College’s three academic divisions offer more than 50 majors, 40 minors, and 30 master’s and Ph.D. programs.

History

The College of Liberal Arts was established in 1871 as Syracuse University’s founding college. The name was changed to College of Arts and Sciences in 1970.