College of Arts and Sciences

Name

College of Arts and Sciences

Legal name

University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences

Website

https://artsci.washington.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Secular/Nonsectarian Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAG), Selective/Highly Selective Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Liberal arts education
• Graduate programs
• Undergraduate research
• Academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Public university college supported by student tuition and state funding for Washington residents and international students
2. Professional Development Grants: Staff professional development grant program providing up to $500 per award for eligible Administrative Professional and Civil Service staff

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington delivers undergraduate and graduate education across 39 departments organized into four divisions: Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. It offers 72 degree programs, more than 100 majors and minors, and 4,000+ undergraduate courses. The college also conducts faculty-led research spanning physics, chemistry, biology, quantum technologies, digital humanities, and computational social sciences.

Product overview

The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington is an academic institution offering undergraduate and graduate education across four main divisions: Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. The college provides 72 degree programs and over 100 majors and minors across 39 departments. It does not offer commercial products or services but rather educational programs, research opportunities, and alumni services. The institution encompasses departments including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, English, History, Economics, Political Science, Anthropology, and numerous others, along with specialized schools such as the Jackson School of International Studies and schools for Drama, Music, and Art + Art History + Design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Bachelor's degree programs across arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, with 49 undergraduate majors offered through 39 departments. For prospective and current undergraduate students seeking liberal arts and sciences education.
• Graduate Degree Programs Doctoral and master's degree programs comprising 36 doctoral programs and 35 master's programs across arts and sciences disciplines. For students pursuing advanced graduate education and research training.
• Faculty Research Programs Faculty-led research programs spanning natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy), humanities (digital humanities, linguistics), social sciences (GIS, computational methods), and arts (digital media, design), including undergraduate research opportunities.
• Alumni Engagement Program Alumni networking, continuing education, career support, and community engagement services through the UW Alumni Association, with College of Arts & Sciences forming the largest member segment of 60,000+ alumni members.
• Staff Professional Development Grants Professional development grant program providing up to $500 per award for eligible Administrative Professional and Civil Service staff, covering online training, conferences, workshops, memberships, and certifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72 degree programs offered across 39 departments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• National Science Foundation (NSF)coreOthersNSF has awarded James Pierce, associate professor of interaction design, two research grants to study home surveillance device impacts on domestic workers and adjacent users
• CoMotion (UW Tech Transfer)strategicTechnology or IntegrationWorking with UW's CoMotion to file a provisional patent on home device innovations for privacy protections
• UW College of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChemistry professor Nelson collaborates with colleagues in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and bioengineering on 3D printing research
• UW School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with UW School of Medicine on 3D-printed therapeutic materials research
• University of Texas at AustinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal academic collaboration on 3D printing materials research
• Mount Sinai (New York)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal academic collaboration on 3D printing materials research for medical applications

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NYU College of Arts and Science: NYU's core undergraduate liberal arts college spanning humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences with a sizable graduate program portfolio. Directly comparable in organizational role as the central arts and sciences unit of a large research university.
• Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences: Stanford's central teaching and research unit spanning humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics at a leading private research university. Same breadth-of-curriculum footprint and similar mix of arts sciences degree programs.
• Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences: The largest college at Cornell, housing arts, humanities, social sciences, and biological sciences with a similar mix of undergraduate majors, doctoral programs, and research-active faculty. Directly parallel in organizational structure and academic breadth to UW CAS.
• UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science: Berkeley's largest college and the home of humanities, social sciences, and mathematical/physical/life sciences at a top public research university. Comparable in scale, governance as a public R1 unit, and the breadth of programs spanning arts through graduate-level sciences.
• University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: The flagship liberal arts and sciences college at a top public research university, offering the full breadth of arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences across hundreds of majors and doctoral programs. Structurally analogous to UW CAS — a constituent college of a large public R1 with similar central-admissions routing.
• University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences: UPenn's School of Arts and Sciences, the largest school at the university, housing the full liberal arts and sciences curriculum and many of its research-funded graduate programs. Direct structural peer as the arts-sciences core of a top R1.
• University of Chicago Division of the Arts and Sciences: The core undergraduate and graduate division at UChicago covering arts, humanities, social sciences, and physical/biological sciences. Comparable emphasis on rigorous liberal arts education and research-active faculty across a deep portfolio of departments.
• Boston University College of Arts and Sciences: BU's largest academic unit offering degrees across arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences at a major private research university. Comparable scale of departments and degree programs and similar research-intensive mission.
• University of Colorado Boulder College of Arts and Sciences: The most directly comparable unit: a public R1 university College of Arts & Sciences where incoming UW dean Daryl Maeda previously served as dean. Same four-division structure (Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences) and similar scale (~1,300 faculty, ~400 staff, ~49 majors, 36 doctoral and 35 master's programs per the source comparison).
• UCLA College of Letters and Science: The largest academic unit at UCLA covering humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and arts at a top public research university. Comparable enrollment scale, R1 research intensity, and reliance on centralized admissions similar to UW.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uwartsci
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/uwhuskies
• Facebookfacebook.com/UWArtSci
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/uwartsci
• Instagraminstagram.com/uwartsci

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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