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.

10,683

Academic year enrolment

9,729

Undergraduate students

954

Graduate students

1,771

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

50

Degree programs

43

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.

1,329

Credentials awarded in 2023

1,017

Undergraduate degrees

131

Certificates

181

Graduate degrees

57,210

Living alumni

148

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.

343.6

Full-time equivalent faculty

22

Research chairs

613

Full-time equivalent employees

$40M

Research funding awarded in 2023/24

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