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University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences information


College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
TypePublic
Established1910
Parent institution
University of Florida
EndowmentIncrease$1.73 billion (2018)[1]
DeanDave Richardson
Undergraduates11,000
Postgraduates1,500
Location
Gainesville
,
Florida
,
United States

29°38′56.9″N 82°20′38.8″W / 29.649139°N 82.344111°W / 29.649139; -82.344111
Websitewww.clas.ufl.edu
Anderson Hall
Dauer Hall
Ustler Hall
Leigh Hall
Walker Hall
Flint Hall
Bartram Hall

The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the college for the liberal arts and sciences of the University of Florida, and the largest of the university's 16 academic colleges. Most core curriculum classes, 43 majors, and 47 minors are part of the college. The university reports that more than 700 faculty members teach at least 35,000 students each year, with more than 11,000 undergraduates pursuing a degree from the college and 1,500 graduate students are also attaining graduate degrees in the college.[2]

The college faculty have received a variety of national and international awards, including the Pulitzer Prize,[3] Guggenheim Fellowships,[4] Senior Fulbright Awards, National Science Foundation Fellowships, Presidential Young Investigator Awards and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. They hold memberships in the National Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Prize Committee, the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences and the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh.[1]

Liberal Arts and Sciences students have numerous scholarships and awards for their academic performance. During the past several years, CLAS students have been recognized as a Rhodes Scholar, Barry Goldwater Scholars, Harry Truman Scholars, and James Madison Scholars.[5]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2018. "Annual Performance Report". University of Florida Foundation. 2018. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "About the College." University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences [2]
  3. ^ "Pulitzer winners". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Under the Skin". 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ "CLAS for Faculty/Staff". www.clas.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 2005-05-14.

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