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The nexus of discovery and impact

The College

Liberal Arts at Cornell

Home to the liberal arts at Cornell

The College of Arts & Sciences is reimagining the liberal arts model of education. Our diverse and expansive academic community embraces collaboration, active and experiential learning models and a commitment to research and scholarly excellence.


Join us at the nexus of Cornell — where imagination, the pursuit of knowledge, and a global perspective create the foundation for discovery, success and a life well-lived.

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Established majors to choose from, and countless others you can dream up

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Fifty Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Cornell as faculty or alumni

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Tenured and tenure-track faculty members.

~4,600

Students in A&S, each with an extraordinary journey to tell.

The A&S Mission

The A&S Mission

Our research activities and academic programs are remarkably broad, but they share one characteristic: all are curiosity-driven. Exploring the unknown is central to our mission to be the nexus of discovery & impact.

With an understanding of our remarkable strengths and our greatest opportunities for impact, The College of Arts & Sciences remains focused on four essential priorities.

They are:

  • Research and scholarly excellence
  • Academic innovation and student experience
  • Faculty renewal and support
  • Public engagement, both locally and globally

Leadership

Leadership

It is an honor to serve and support scholars from a broad range of disciplines who explore – in a variety of ways, through a variety of lenses – the human condition and the world around us, engage with the biggest issues of our time, and empower the next generation of critical thinkers and action leaders.

Explore A&S leadership profiles:

Deans          Senior Staff

Around the College

Around the College

Departments and academic programs

The College of Arts & Sciences' departments and academic programs are the engines that drive our research and scholarly excellence. Our faculty lead these departments and programs, defining myriad academic pathways available to students and building collaborative research communities across the humanities, the social sciences, and natural sciences. These departments are foundational to Cornell University's status as a world-class research university.

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You have until the end of your sophomore year to declare your major.

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Students per faculty advisor (avg)

Unparalleled academic support

Academic support

As you settle into life as an Arts & Sciences student, you will discover that Cornell is special -- that its location, its diverse student body and our campus environment create a community where everyone can find a niche, an activity, an organization or a lab where you feel right at home.

Learn more about academic support

Around the College

Explore our vibrant community

The College of Arts & Sciences is a vast community, always bustling with activity. We invite you to explore and engage in the life of our college.

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Eva Telesca (first row, black and white stripes) and fellow study abroad students visit the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research.
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Talk focuses on academic freedom post Oct. 7

Free Expression
Cornell Chronicle
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Student buses planned for eclipse viewing

Astronomy
A&S Communications

Upcoming Events

Mar 18Monday 5:00 Warren Hall: 401 Mar 18Monday 5:00 Warren Hall: 401 Mar 21Thursday 5:00 Africana Studies and Research Center: Multipurpose Room