Who We Are
In the College of Arts and Science, we pursue both personal discovery and world-scale impact to address the most enduring challenges of our time. Through interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, and service to society at large, we explore deeply, encourage curiosity, forge connections, and cross boundaries. We are informed by the art and inspired by the science of how the world works and what makes us human.
When art + science come together, anything is possible.
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A&S faculty are world-renowned leaders in research, teaching, discovery, and creative expression. They are equally passionate about mentoring students as they are about conducting groundbreaking work that changes the way we understand our world.
Our 636 full-time faculty include:
- 16 American Academy of Arts & Sciences members, 4 National Academy of Sciences members, 2 National Academy of Medicine members, and 1 American Philosophical Society member
- 2 Pulitzer Prize winners and 1 Dan David Prize winner
- 16 Guggenheim fellows, 5 Carnegie fellows, and 3 MacArthur fellows
The A&S experience is exactly what college should be: an intellectual environment where students can explore everything they’re curious about, interested in, and fascinated by—at the heart of a world-class residential university. Our student body is passionate, talented, diverse, and bold. They explore, engage, create, and learn from their instructors and from each other in a dynamic learning community.
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A&S graduates gain the knowledge and skills to be both engaged citizens and successful professionals—in whatever field they choose. For the class of 2024, within six months of graduating, 90% were employed or in graduate school. Of those in graduate school, 84% were in their first or second choice program. Of those employed, top employers included Capital One, Deloitte, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Teach for America, and JP Morgan Chase.
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