The main campus of the University of Saskatchewan is located on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. We pay our respect to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another.

About Us

We examine history, we observe the present and we influence the future.

Advancing knowledge

Established in 1908, the College of Arts and Science is the largest and most diverse college at the University of Saskatchewan (USask). As the oldest college on campus, our enrolment has seen exponential expansion from the 70 students who first attended classes in downtown Saskatoon's Drinkle Building to the more than 10,000 students we serve today.

10,459

Academic year enrolment

9,552

Undergraduate students

907

Graduate students

1,399

International students

1,344

Indigenous students*

We comprise 18 departments, one school, nearly 100 programs and about 40 per cent of the total student population at USask. The College of Arts and Science, and our 300+ faculty members, provides approximately half of the undergraduate courses offered at USask, spanning the humanities, social sciences, sciences and fine arts.

18

Departments

1

School for the Arts

53

Degree programs

46

Certificate programs

$6M

Available in scholarships and bursaries

Our college is exceptional in that it is one of only a few in Canada to combine arts and science course offerings under the same roof. This integrated approach provides students with an invaluable, broad and in-depth perspective of the world that enhances their focus on individual disciplines. Students gain adaptable and enduring skills that prepare them to thrive in a rapidly changing global job market.

1,415

Credentials awarded in 2024

1,037

Undergraduate degrees

165

Certificates

213

Graduate degrees

College of Arts and Science alumni live and work around the world, bringing creativity and innovation to countless fields and industries. Our distinguished graduates are political and business leaders, health-care providers, pioneering researchers, acclaimed artists, and community builders.

57,921

Living alumni

149

Order of Canada recipients

55

Rhodes Scholars

1

Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner

1

Prime Minister of Canada

Vision

The goal of the College of Arts and Science is to be recognized as the most innovative and imaginative centre for arts and science scholarship in Canada.

Mission

With its unique disciplinary breadth, the College of Arts and Science exists to stimulate creative and critical thought, foster the joy of discovery and nurture curiosity-driven research. Collectively, we strive to advance the individual, embrace diversity, enrich society and preserve culture while creating a sustainable civil world and natural environment.

348.7

Full-time equivalent faculty

24

Research chairs

627

Full-time equivalent employees

$58M

Research funding awarded in 2024/25

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