University of Pennsylvania - School of Arts & Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

The undergraduate division of Penn Arts and Sciences, the College is the academic home for more than 6,200 students and provides a liberal arts foundation for all Penn's undergraduates. Spanning more than 50 majors and 2,000+ courses, the College offers a unique take on the classic liberal arts education.

Graduate Division

The home of doctoral programs in the arts and sciences, with more than 30 graduate groups that award the Ph.D., as well as a number of programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.).

College of Liberal and Professional Studies

LPS is the home of lifelong learning at Penn, with options for high school, undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, summer, and online studies as well as customizable professional training with courses that span across disciplines.

Arts & Sciences News

Political Scientist Marie Gottschalk Honored with Robert F. Kennedy Book Award

The Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Political Science received the distinction for her latest critically acclaimed work, “Crime and No Punishment: Wealth, Power, and Violence in America.”

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Physics Professor Andrea Liu Wins Prestigious Science Honor

Liu, Hepburn Professor of Physics, received the inaugural Marie Curie Medal in Physics awarded by the International Congress of Basic Science.

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William Sturkey Named Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Associate Professor of American History

Sturkey is an historian of the United States, specializing in the history of race in the American South since 1865. His research focuses on the experiences of working-class racial minorities living in the United States.

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Sophia Rosenfeld Elected to American Philosophical Society

The Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History in the School of Arts & Sciences is among three Penn faculty included in the 2026 cohort.

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Honoring Penn Arts & Sciences Faculty

A list of the awards and accolades from the 2025 – 2026 academic year.

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The School of Arts & Sciences Launches AI & Data Collaborative

An AI Advisory Group, made up of Professors Bhuvnesh Jain, Whitney Trettien, and John Lapinksi, is tasked with helping to build a framework for research, teaching, and engagement.

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Penn Arts & Sciences is uniquely positioned to provide creative responses to some of today’s greatest challenges, like a changing climate, technologies like AI, healthcare, and an evolving democracy. Introducing the School’s four priority hubs.

Climate at SAS AI at SAS 
Health at SAS   Democracy at SAS

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Omnia

Omnia, the premier publication for all things Penn Arts & Sciences, features a diverse array of faculty, students, and alumni who are blazing trails on a global level.