Type | Private |
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Established | 1865 |
Dean | Peter Loewen |
Academic staff | 526[1] |
Undergraduates | 4,251 |
Postgraduates | 1,301 |
Location | , , U.S. |
Website | as |
The Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS or A&S) is an academic college at Cornell University. It has been part of the university since its founding in 1865, although its name has changed over time. It is the largest of Cornell University's colleges and schools with 4,251 undergraduate and 1,301 students and 526 faculty.
The college grants bachelor's degrees, and masters and doctorates through affiliation with the Cornell University Graduate School. Its major academic buildings are located on the Arts Quad of Cornell University's main campus in Ithaca, New York, which includes some of the university's oldest and most historic buildings.