Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

Columbian College
of Arts & Sciences

Motto	Deus Nobis Fiducia (In God Our Trust)
Type	Private
Established	1821
Parent institution	George Washington University
Dean	Paul J. Wahlbeck
Academic staff	1,007
Undergraduates	4,933
Postgraduates	1,763
Doctoral students	861
Address	801 22nd St. NW , Washington, D.C., U.S. , Washington, D.C., U.S.
Campus	Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Website	columbian.gwu.edu

The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (known as Columbian College or CCAS) is the college of liberal arts and sciences of the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. CCAS is the largest school at George Washington University, with around 5,000 undergraduate students and 2,500 graduate students, and 42 academic departments, representing a significant portion of the University's instructional, scholarly and research activity.

The college is known for its numerous prominent alumni, particularly in the fields of government, economic development, and public policy, including notable living figures, such as Anwar Gargash (current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates), sitting U.S. Senator Mark Warner, Vincent C. Gray (former Mayor of the District of Columbia) and Daniel Weiss (CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art). Historical alumni include First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ralph Asher Alpher, "father of the Big Bang theory".