CLA Vital Signs
At a Glance
>84% of the Class of 2009 graduated in the top 25% of their high school class.
>32% of the Class of 2009 students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class.
>Students of color represent 15% of the Class of 2009.
>60% of CLA students are women.
>86% of CLA’s fall 2003 full-time freshmen returned to CLA for their sophomore year.
>CLA has 544 tenured/tenure-track faculty.
>CLA faculty received 117 research awards totaling $20.6 million in FY05.
Fall 2005
The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is central to the University of Minnesota and fundamental to the University’s core mission. To be one of the world’s top research universities demands distinction in the core disciplines of knowledge that comprise the liberal arts.
The centrality of the liberal arts brings students from across the University—from nearly every college and program—to CLA for core courses in fields such as psychology, history, philosophy, music, literature, political science, economics, communication studies, and the languages.
“Change” has been the watchword of the college over the past ten years. Through careful and strategic planning, the college has made remarkable advances. The changes in our faculty and in their research and creative work, the quality of our students and their experience, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the college’s operations have been, and continue to be, dramatic.
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CLA Vital Signs Fall 2005: A Compendium of Data on the Largest College at the University of Minnesota |
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