College of Arts and Sciences
Engage. Learn. Grow.
We provide broad, well-rounded studies in the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences, emphasizing experiential learning and faculty-mentored research in a global, diverse and inclusive learning environment.
Our students learn, lead and serve because we develop the whole person, foster deep engagement with faculty and accentuate the connections among academic disciplines. Our arts and sciences education prepares students for their first job and provides adaptive skills to ensure a lifetime of success.
96%
of students are employed, in grad school or in a full-time service program within six months of graduation
92%
of recent graduates are working within their chosen field or a stepping stone toward it
About Our Degree Programs
Explore Your Options
The UD College of Arts and Sciences offers a transformative educational experience that is firmly rooted in our Catholic, Marianist values. We champion high-impact experiential and community-engaged learning, facilitate learning and scholarship across traditional academic disciplines, and prepare all students for personal and professional accomplishment by linking learning and action, leadership and service.
Explore Your Options
Learn about Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences. We offer more than 20 majors in the humanities, social sciences, and visual and performing arts.
Explore Your Options
Learn about Bachelor of Science degrees in the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences. We offer more than 15 majors in the natural sciences.
Featured Programs
Discover Programs: Find the Right Fit
Choosing the right career starts with choosing the right degree program. The University of Dayton is committed to helping students find the right fit through their Discover Programs.
Learn MoreExperiential Learning: Be Engaged
Experiential learning takes place across the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences in many forms, including the annual Dean’s Summer Fellowship program. Faculty-mentored undergraduate research helps students make connections between coursework and research, providing a spark that leads to greater engagement in their studies and a clear path to graduation.
Learn MoreGlobal Learning: A Pathway to the World
Every major in the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences connects to global and intercultural learning. Global competencies are among the top three things that employers tell us they are looking for in today’s college graduates, so we strive to infuse global and intercultural perspectives throughout our students’ education — both in their courses here on campus, and through opportunities both in the U.S. and abroad.
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A UD art and design student advanced to the national level of the 2025 American Advertising Awards.
Healing Hearts provides meaningful service opportunities for students in pre-health tracks.
The Inside-Out experiential learning program creates a sense of equality and allows participants to encounter each other as peers.
College Initiatives
Providing an opportunity for our undergraduate students to conduct summer research in any academic discipline under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Dean's Summer Fellows
The workshop's mission is to encourage and inspire writers in the same way that celebrated columnist and author Erma Bombeck found encouragement and inspiration at UD.
Erma Bombeck Writers' WorkshopBridging campus and community, teaching and research, the humanities and other disciplines, the Dunbar Initiative engages students, researchers and community members with many facets of Paul Laurence Dunbar's life.
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55
undergraduate degree programs
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20+
graduate degrees and certificates
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86%
first to second year retention rate
