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Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Arts & Sciences is home to the College of Arts & Sciences as well as graduate programs across its many departments. The current Dean of the Faculty is Feng Sheng Hu, the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences.[1]
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Type | Private |
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Established | 1853; 171 years ago (1853) |
Parent institution | Washington University in St. Louis |
Dean | Feng Sheng Hu |
Academic staff | 600 |
Undergraduates | 3,788 |
Postgraduates | 1,589 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Suburban |
Website | artsci |
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Arts & Sciences students have a strong track record in national and international fellowship competitions.[2] For example, of Washington University's 11 Fulbright Scholarship recipients in 2011, 7 were recent alumni of the College of Arts & Sciences, and 3 were Arts & Sciences graduate students.[3] Additionally, two students were selected as Rhodes Scholars in 2017-2018 and another student was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist in 2016.