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Students in the course “Disaster and Resilience in Puerto Rico” leverage their expertise across majors to help Plenitud PR, a nonprofit farm and community, build a more sustainable vision for the future.

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The world won’t wait. Neither will we.

In the College of Arts and Sciences, we deliver a time-honored liberal arts education paired with Drexel’s renowned focus on applied learning. Our research and scholarship explore contemporary issues with an eye toward improving the common good.

Steve Sclafani,
PhD student, Physics

Steve Sclafani joined the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory —a highly select group of 300 scientists from 52 institutions across 12 countries— to help build, test and maintain the detector that tracks these elusive subatomic particles.

Jeannine Cook,
MFA Creative Writing, ‘21

Harriett’s Bookshop, named for heroine Harriet Tubman, celebrates women authors, artists and activists. Owner and curator Jeannine Cook writes about the complex intersections of motherhood, activism and the arts.

Emily Greberman,
BS Criminology + Psychology ‘21

Emily, who is pursuing a double major, joined the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab to engage in reforming the school-to-prison pipeline and to advocate for youth charged with minor offenses.

Jane-janette Ansah,
BS Communication, ‘22

As the host and producer of WKDU’s “Good Morning, Neighbors” radio show, Jane-janette strives to amplify meaningful discussion and deeper understanding around the Black Lives Matter movement.

Victoria Smith,
BS Chemistry / Pre-med, ‘19

During her co-op with a Gambian hospital as a medical volunteer, alumna Victoria Smith launched a community garden to address malnutrition. Victoria is now a MD/PhD student at the University of California San Diego.

Rogelio “Roy” Aguilar,
BS Communication, ‘19

Alumnus Roy Aguilar channeled his passion for people, food and storytelling to create "In the Heart of Brotherly Love," a film chronicling Philadelphia neighborhoods. Roy works as a bilingual multimedia content producer.

Explore our programs

With a breadth of disciplines and a focus on the now, the College is the perfect home for curious scholars who seek to apply their learning in the service of humanity. Our undergraduate programs give students a broad-based, hands-on education, and our graduate programs take a rigorous yet practical approach to advancing knowledge.

Research that drives change

Students at the College of Arts and Sciences —many beginning as early as their freshman year— work hand-in-hand with world-class Drexel researchers and scholars. Together, they enhance understanding, generate groundbreaking discoveries and drive positive change across a diverse range of disciplines spanning the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Psychology R3 Grant to Address Youth Confinement Amid COVID-19

Psychology Grant to Address Youth Confinement Amid COVID-19

Correctional facilities have emerged as hotspots for the spread of COVID-19, and confined youth face an increased risk of infection. A new Rapid Response Research grant will bring together a team of researchers in Drexel University’s Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges to inform alternatives to confinement for young people caught in the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

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Where in the Brain Does Creativity Come from? NSF-funded study of Jazz Musicians published in NeuroImage

Across Disciplines and Institutions: Drexel, Jefferson, Behavioral Science and Cancer

COVID-19 Reveals a Path Forward on Climate Change: American Scientist magazine spotlights faculty expertise

Fast facts

Innovation requires versatility — here in the College of Arts and Sciences, our students become capable change agents who embrace knowledge across disciplines through rigorous academics, leading-edge research and immersive experiences.


2,334 students
1,951 undergraduates
383 graduates

13 departments
4 research centers
300+ faculty

17 majors / 41 minors
15 accelerated degrees
21 graduate programs

Drexel co-op offers
1.5 years of full-time
paid career experience

Enhance composition and
learning skills with 200+
writing intensive courses

Network of 12,000+ alumni
across 13 disciplines

First years work with
faculty mentors as STAR Scholars
to earn 350 hours of research activity

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