College of Arts and Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln

What College of Arts and Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln does

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is the largest constituent college of a public land-grant, R1 research university founded in 1869 and a member of the Big Ten Conference. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across four academic divisions — Humanities, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies — with more than 40 majors and numerous minors. The college serves approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, employs approximately 400 faculty members across its departments, and operates student-facing services including academic advising, career coaching, the Student Ambassador Program, and the Student Honors Program.

The college's core academic product is its degree and credentialing portfolio, delivered through a standard higher-education technology stack: Canvas as the Learning Management System, YuJa for academic video, Microsoft 365 (Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams) for collaboration, Zoom for video conferencing, Handshake for career networking, and Salesforce as the Student Success Hub. Non-degree programmatic offerings include CAS Inquire (interdisciplinary studies), Student Research Days (an annual research exhibition with competitive awards), Teaching Academy Coaching for faculty development, and experiential learning through Education Abroad, internships, leadership, service, and research opportunities. Research infrastructure spans departmental research programs, centers and core facilities, faculty funding programs, and academic journals, supported by external grants from NIH, NSF, Fulbright, and the Intelligence Community.

As a public institution, CAS generates revenue through tuition and fees (set centrally by the University of Nebraska system), state appropriations via the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, external research grants, and private donations and endowments. Recruitment is conducted through a dedicated CAS Recruitment team, a Student Ambassador network, and centralized UNL admissions, operating via campus visits, Husker Weekdays, CAS Fall Kickoff, and departmental events such as Math Day. The college operates as an integral academic unit within the public university system rather than as an independent commercial entity, with no equity ownership applicable.

Name

College of Arts and Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Legal name

College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Website

https://cas.unl.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the largest constituent college of a public Big Ten land-grant research university, serving approximately 10,000 students across 40+ majors in humanities, natural and mathematical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and interdisciplinary studies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interdisciplinary/Experimental Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAN)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Public university college generating revenue through undergraduate and graduate tuition, fees, and state funding allocations from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln system.
2. Research Grants and External Funding: Faculty and departments secure external funding through grants, including teaching-related grants ($68,000 mentioned for Tyler White), NIH grants ($2.9 million for Kirk Dombrowski HIV research), NSF grants, and federal programs.
3. Private Donations and Endowments: The college receives support through donations, distinguished alumni awards, and endowed professorships. Contact information provided for giving: 'Give to the College of Arts and Sciences'.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln delivers undergraduate and graduate liberal arts degree programs across more than 40 majors in Humanities, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies. It supports teaching and learning through the Teaching Academy faculty fellowship program, the Student Honors Program, Career Coaching, Experiential Learning (Education Abroad, Internships, Research and Creative Activity), and annual Student Research Days poster sessions, serving roughly 10,000 students with about 400 faculty.

Product overview

The College of Arts and Sciences at UNL offers a comprehensive suite of academic and student support programs. The core academic offerings include undergraduate and graduate programs across Humanities, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies. Key support services include the Teaching Academy (a faculty development fellowship program with named fellow titles), CAS Inquire (interdisciplinary studies), the Student Honors Program, and Student Research Days (annual research exhibitions). Student-facing services include the Student Ambassador Program, Career Coaching, Career Development Program funding, and Student Spotlight storytelling opportunities. Experiential learning is delivered through Education Abroad, Internship Programs, and Research and Creative Activity opportunities. The college also provides the Teaching Academy Coaching program for faculty pedagogical development. These programs work together to support the approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students across 40+ majors and numerous minors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs Over 40 majors and numerous minors across Humanities, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies, serving both undergraduate and graduate students.
• Teaching Academy Faculty development fellowship program recognizing exceptional teachers through three-year fellowships with named titles (Donald Olson Fellow in social science, Paul Olson Fellow in humanities, Gordon Woodward Fellow in science), with stipends in year three.
• Teaching Academy Coaching Program Short-term (one- to two-semester) coaching partnerships where Teaching Academy fellows coach faculty on specific teaching practices including course development, course management, and promotional materials.
• CAS Inquire Interdisciplinary studies program encouraging students to engage in cross-disciplinary academic exploration across the college's departments.
• Student Honors Program Recognition and support program for high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students, including awards for research excellence and honors-level coursework.
• Student Research Days Annual poster sessions and creative exhibitions where graduate and undergraduate students present research projects, with competitive prizes ($400 regional/national travel grants and $250 undergraduate prizes) and 'Nearly 100 faculty, staff, postdoc and graduate student volunteer judges' for 2026.
• Student Ambassador Program Undergraduate students who represent the college at recruitment events, work with the Dean's Office, plan college-wide events, and promote awareness of academic programs to prospective students and the public.
• Career Coaching Career coaching services for CAS students to explore career options, identify ways to build experience, and prepare for internships and jobs.
• Education Abroad Programs Study abroad opportunities across various disciplines that allow students to gain international academic experience through university partnerships.
• Internship Programs Experiential learning opportunities that connect CAS students with professional internships for career development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduate student awards of $400 for regional/national travel grants and $250 for undergraduate prizes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEISMIC Collaboration and Association of Public and Land-grant UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Faculty in biological sciences, mathematics, and physics are participating with the SEISMIC Collaboration and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities to improve STEM student success across member institutions.
• Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (ICCAE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Tyler White works with the Great Plains National Security Education Consortium (GPNSEC), an Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (ICCAE) since 2011, directing academic programs and developing the National Security Studies minor and Intelligence Community Scholars Program.
• Eloise Kruger Gallery of MiniaturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational training expands Kruger Gallery opportunities. Collection Specialist Linda Kohlstaedt and Director Sophia Perdikaris collaborate on training programs in the gallery located on the 8th floor of Oldfather Hall.
• Office of the DeancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Dean's Office for alumni relations, distinguished alumni awards, outreach initiatives, and college-wide events and initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University: Direct peer — IU College of Arts and Sciences is a Big Ten peer college offering humanities, sciences, and social sciences with similar scale, research intensity, and student demographics.
• College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State University: Direct peer — Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts is the same kind of large, multi-disciplinary Big Ten academic unit as UNL CAS, with overlapping majors and research foci.
• College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University: Direct peer — the largest college at Ohio State, ASC delivers the same comprehensive liberal arts-and-sciences structure at Big Ten R1 scale as UNL CAS.
• College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison: Direct peer — the largest college at UW-Madison, L&S provides the same comprehensive liberal arts and sciences structure as UNL CAS within a Big Ten R1 research university.
• College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota: Direct peer — the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota mirrors UNL CAS in offering undergraduate and graduate programs across humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences at a Big Ten public research university.
• College of Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University: Direct peer — CAS at MSU is a Big Ten peer offering undergraduate and graduate programs across humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences with comparable research funding profiles.
• College of Arts and Sciences, Purdue University: Direct peer — Purdue's College of Liberal Arts serves as the humanities, social sciences, and arts counterpart within a Big Ten research university, comparable in scope and mission to UNL CAS.
• College of Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Direct peer — the College of LAS at UIUC is a Big Ten comprehensive liberal arts and sciences college with comparable scale, R1 research portfolio, and graduate program structure.
• College of Arts and Sciences, University of Michigan: Direct peer — LSA at the University of Michigan is the highest-prestige Big Ten liberal arts college and shares UNL CAS's structure and comprehensive academic offerings, though at a larger scale.
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa: Direct peer — CLAS at the University of Iowa is a comparable Big Ten liberal arts college with similar disciplinary breadth, undergraduate/graduate programs, and research mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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