Seattle University's largest college with 29 departments, we offer:
We provide programs and advising for:
"Our quality liberal arts education allows you to not only master the tools and milieu of the 21st century, but to also lead the shaping of that environment from a position of creativity and critical thought, toward a greater good for all."
See, understand, and generate possibility both within and beyond yourself, your community, and our world.
College of Arts & Sciences academic programs involve you in:
Grounded in the Catholic-Jesuit intellectual tradition and respectful of its vision of the human person, we prepare you for:
“Whatever undergraduate major they may choose, students who pursue their major within the context of a broad liberal education substantially increase their likelihood of achieving long-term professional success."
"93% of employers agree that candidates’ demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major."
What else do employers seek that you will build through your liberal arts education?
75%: more emphasis on ethical decision making
81%: more emphasis on critical thinking and analytic reasoning
89%: more emphasis on written and oral communication
Learn more about the value of a liberal arts education
Seattle University and Seattle Central College host symposium designed for male students of African and Caribbean descent
Sep 25, 2018
Read More about Are & Be: Fostering Student Success On Campus and Off, Sat., Oct. 27
Guiding our students on their journey to become graduates who are empowered to lead a meaningful life of purpose
Sep 20, 2018
Vachon Gallery, September 18 through October 12; reception October 10
Sep 11, 2018
In this experimental exhibition-as-conversation, six artists who create work somewhere on an (imagined?) continuum between traditional sculpture and stand-up comedy tell jokes about gravity and/or jokes with gravity.
Sep 5, 2018
Read More about Hedreen Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibition: gravity jokes
Tickets on sale for conversation about his newest book, "Every Day is Extra"
Aug 22, 2018
Read More about An Evening with John Kerry, Sept. 17, Campion Ballroom
Nationally and internationally renowned choral clinician and music educator join Performing Arts and Arts Leadership
Aug 7, 2018
Read More about Dr. Leann Conley-Holcom named Director of Choral and Vocal Activities
Dr. Paulette Kidder and Dr. Dan Washburn named Director and Assistant Director
Jul 19, 2018
Read More about Welcoming Matteo Ricci Institute to the College of Arts and Sciences
Seattle U alums, Andy Gorvetzian and Anna Pickett, have worked extensively in Nicaragua
Jul 13, 2018
Read More about Seattle University's Central America Initiative
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Our peer-reviewed online publication provides editorial apprenticeship through a credit-bearing program that trains students to share stewardship of the journal and learn vital online publishing skills.
Read More about Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal
Our annual literary magazine features the best literature and visual art of the SU community. Copies are available in the English Department.
Great college radio with today's best music from every genre and the latest news and information about SU.
Seattle University's student newspaper since 1933.
Seattle University's news network.