About CAS

Vision

The vision of the FIU College of Arts and Sciences is to transform the lives of our students while developing a better world by creating and sharing knowledge at the frontiers of inquiry.

Mission

As the heart of a leading public research university, the College of Arts and Sciences plays a vital role in the intellectual, cultural and civic life of local, national and international communities. The College provides an educational foundation that prepares FIU students to be successful and engaged citizens in a global society. The College generates extensive scholarship that yields new knowledge, shapes how we teach and learn, and contributes to a more complete understanding of the world.

Arts & Sciences at a Glance

  • Students: 23,500
  • Full-Time Faculty: 420
  • Graduate teaching assistants: 481
  • Adjunct faculty: 428
  • Alumni: 35,291
  • Majors: 20,500
  • Degrees awarded annually: 2,547
  • Grants awarded in in fiscal year 2010-2011: $52 million

FIU Reaches Out to You

Information about FIU, our students, faculty, and events can now be found in three new ways:

 
College of Arts & Sciences
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
ECS 450, 11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
Telephone: 305.348.2864
Email: casdean@fiu.edu
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