UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

What UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences does

UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the largest college within the University of Florida, a public state research university, and serves 12,450 undergraduate and 1,560 graduate students across 40+ majors in Gainesville, Florida. The college delivers degree programs, research labs (LUECI, FLIPER), specialized centers (Bob Graham Center for Public Service, Center for European Studies), and K-12 outreach (Chemathon, Math Circle, Molecular Mania, Certamen). Faculty strength is concentrated in 785 faculty members including 12 National Academy of Sciences members, with endowed positions such as the Hyatt and Cici Brown Professor of Florida Archaeology and the Alexander Grass Scholars in humanities.

The business model is tuition-driven (public state university) supplemented by philanthropy and endowments (e.g., Governor Bob Graham Family Endowment of $5 million, Grass Scholars, Brown Professorship) and online professional programs such as the new one-year online Master's in Econometrics and Data Analysis priced at approximately $18,000 per year. CLAS operates an internal IT and communications infrastructure (CLAS IT, CLAS Communications Support) and is migrating 150+ departmental websites to the university-wide Mercury WordPress theme, with Stockpress as the digital asset management platform. Career readiness is delivered through the Beyond120 platform connecting students to internships, including Tallahassee and Washington programs under the Bob Graham Center. The college's GTM motion is traditional academic recruitment via the UF admissions process, supplemented by outreach events, partnerships with high schools, and a multi-channel digital presence (social, biweekly newsletter, Ytori magazine, news site).

Customer segments are personas rather than accounts: prospective K-12 students (pre-college pipeline), undergraduates, graduate students (on-campus and online), alumni (122,000 worldwide), and faculty/staff. Anchor partnerships include UF Information Technology (UFIT), the Graham Family, Alexander Grass Foundation, Hyatt and Cici Brown Foundation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY), and KPMG (which hires CLAS econometrics graduates). The college is led by Interim Dean Kevin Ingersent within the University of Florida system governed by the Florida Board of Governors and the UF Board of Trustees.

Name

UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Legal name

University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Website

https://clas.ufl.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest college at the University of Florida, delivering 40+ academic majors to roughly 14,000 undergraduate and graduate students in Gainesville and through emerging online programs, supported by 785 faculty and a 122,000-strong alumni network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

Keywords

• Liberal arts education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate academic research
• Public university college
• STEM outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Public university college generating revenue through undergraduate and graduate tuition, fees, and associated academic charges for enrolled students
2. Alumni Giving and Donations: Advancement office collects donations from alumni and supporters through various giving programs including Stand Up and Holler Giving Day

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CLAS is the largest college within the University of Florida, delivering undergraduate and graduate degree programs across more than 40 majors in the liberal arts and sciences to roughly 12,450 undergraduates and 1,560 graduate students. It supports these academic offerings with internal IT, communications, career-readiness (Beyond120), and alumni-advancement services, and runs K-12 STEM/humanities outreach events and interdisciplinary research centers such as LUECI and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

Product overview

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Florida is the largest college within UF, offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic and support services. The college provides academic programs across 40+ majors, serving 12,450 undergraduates and 3,500 graduate students. Supporting these academic functions are core service products including CLAS IT Services (computer support, networking, email, web hosting, and data backup), CLAS Communications Support (graphic design, website development, editorial, photography/video), CLAS News and Publications (including the Ytori magazine), Beyond120 Career Readiness program, and CLAS Advancement and Alumni Affairs. These interconnected services support the college's mission of education, research, and community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CLAS Academic Degree Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,500 degrees awarded annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLAS is an integral college within the University of Florida system, collaborating with other UF colleges, UFIT, Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing, and other university units for shared technology platforms including Mercury WordPress theme, Stockpress digital asset management, and campus-wide IT services.
• UF Information Technology (UFIT)coreTechnology or IntegrationCLAS IT collaborates with UFIT for campus-wide phone systems (Cisco Jabber/WebEx soft phones), risk management processes, and enterprise software platforms.
• Alexander Grass FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding provided for the Grass Scholars program supporting students in humanities research, digital humanities methods, and community-rooted projects in Gainesville.
• Hyatt and Cici Brown FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndowment supporting Hyatt and Cici Brown Professorship for Florida Archaeology, funding research into ancient cultures of Florida, coastal lifeways, circum-Caribbean connections, wet site archaeology, and ecological sustainability.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Shell Mound archaeological site restoration and preservation following Hurricane Helene damage at Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge.
• Friends of the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife RefugesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partner assisting with Shell Mound restoration efforts post-Hurricane Helene.
• Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for UF in Mérida summer study abroad program in tropical ecology and Spanish language.
• Bob Graham Center PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTallahassee and Washington internship programs connecting UF students with government experience; part of 20-year anniversary celebration and $20M endowment campaign.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio State University: OSU's largest college, mirroring CLAS's structure as a multi-major liberal arts & sciences unit within a flagship public research university. Comparable headcount scale, online program expansion pattern, and alumni-giving model.
• College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State: Penn State's primary liberal arts college with a similar mix of humanities, social sciences, and STEM-adjacent departments operating at flagship public-university scale. Directly comparable in academic breadth, faculty counts, and advancement operations.
• College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota: CLA at UMN is the closest name-analog peer and operates with a similar mix of humanities, social sciences, and STEM-adjacent departments at a flagship public research university. Comparable size and advancement-driven revenue model.
• College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University: IU's largest college, with a comparable multi-major liberal arts and sciences portfolio and similar public-university funding and alumni-giving dynamics. Directly comparable in scope and operating model.
• College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: UNC's flagship liberal arts and sciences college, sharing the public-research-university, in-state-recruitment, and advancement-driven revenue model. Operates a similar 40+ major portfolio with comparable enrollment scale.
• College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington: UW's largest college, serving a comparable mix of liberal arts and pre-professional students at a major public research university. Similar operational structure including online program development and research-institute operations.
• College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia: UVA's primary arts & sciences academic unit, delivering a comparable undergraduate/graduate portfolio at a top public research university. Similar scale, donor-driven endowment model, and K-12 outreach posture.
• College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin: The largest college at UT Austin, delivering a comparable portfolio of liberal arts and sciences undergraduate/graduate programs with similar scale and a public research-university parent. Directly comparable operating model, GTM (admissions-led recruitment), and revenue mix (tuition + endowments).
• College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan: LSA at U-M is the closest structural analog: largest college at a top public research university, broad liberal arts & sciences scope, large faculty, and significant research-institute footprint. Comparable in scale, prestige positioning, and graduate program depth.

Broad incumbents

• University of Florida: CLAS's parent institution and overarching operator. Comparable in that UF sets tuition, controls budget allocation, and houses competing colleges (e.g., Warrington) that overlap with CLAS academic offerings — providing context for CLAS's positioning within the broader UF portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UF_CLAS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqQBC5nUxrxu12tglvv8tXA
• Facebookfacebook.com/UF.clas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/uf-clas
• Instagraminstagram.com/uf_clas

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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