{"id":4571,"date":"2025-05-30T16:13:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/magazine\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2025-07-03T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:45:15","slug":"growth-at-the-college-of-arts-and-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/magazine\/2025\/growth-at-the-college-of-arts-and-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth at the College of Arts and Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students during an undergraduate research class in the new Department of Biology teaching labs. | Photo by Matt Shiffler<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2015, the College of Arts and Sciences was the academic home to nearly 1,400 undergraduates. By 2024, that number had soared 59%. Today, the most popular major is biology, followed by neuroscience\u2014an interdisciplinary bachelor\u2019s degree offered as a collaboration with CWRU\u2019s School of Medicine that launched in fall 2020. And on the Case Quad, the university\u2019s $300 million Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building is framed out at five-stories high and will open in fall 2026, beginning a new chapter in our research endeavors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Continue reading to learn more about how the college is growing and flourishing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Increasing Undergraduate Enrollment at the College<\/b><\/span> and CWRU<\/h2>\n

2018: 1,345<\/b><\/span> and 5,262<\/h3>\n

2019: 1,459<\/b><\/span> and 5,383<\/h3>\n

2020: 1,504<\/b><\/span> and 5,430<\/h3>\n

2021: 1,671<\/b><\/span> and 5,792<\/h3>\n

2022: 1,701<\/b><\/span> and 6,017<\/h3>\n

2023: 1,791<\/b><\/span> and 6,186<\/h3>\n

2024: 2,221<\/b><\/span> and 6,528<\/h3>\n

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The College\u2019s Five Highest-Enrollment Undergraduate Majors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Spring 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Spring 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Increase<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Biology:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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277<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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372<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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34.3%<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Neuroscience:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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19*<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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300<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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1,400%<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Psychology: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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182<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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297<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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63.2%<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Biochemistry:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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160 <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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270<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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68.8%<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Chemistry:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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74<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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120<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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62.2%<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n*This is from fall 2020, when the program was first offered<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Bookshelves

Books by College of Arts and Sciences faculty are showcased in shelves near the dean\u2019s office in Crawford Hall.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Faculty Publications**<\/h2>\n

271\u00a0<\/b>Articles<\/h3>\n

36 <\/b>Books published<\/h3>\n

38\u00a0<\/b>Book chapters<\/h3>\n


\n**From January 2024 through mid-May 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

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External Grants<\/h2>\n

$12 million<\/strong> received in fiscal year 2024\u2014mostly in federal grants\u2014in fields from biology to psychological sciences; from music to religious studies. The largest share of grants awarded were provided to faculty in the following departments:<\/h3>\n