Basicinformation
History
ThecampusofBrownUniversityislocatedinProvidence,thecapitalofRhodeIsland.ItwasnamedRhodeIslandCollegewhenitwasfoundedin1764.ItwasaBaptistschoolthatonlyacceptedboys.Itwasclosedformanyyearsduetofinancialdifficulties.In1804,itacceptedthedonationofN.BrownforreconstructionandwasrenamedBrownUniversity.In1971,itmergedwiththePembrokeCollege,whichonlyacceptsgirls,andhasaco-educationalrelationship.Thecurriculumincludesbiologicalsciences,computerscienceandinformationsciences,engineering,art,mathematics,foreignlanguages,literature,psychology,naturalsciencesandsocialsciences,aswellasinterdisciplinarycourses.BrownUniversity(BrownUniversity)isauniversityaccreditedbytheMinistryofEducationofChina.
BrownUniversityhascultivatedmanyleadersoftheworld’stopuniversitiesinitshistory,andthereforehasaprofoundinfluenceintheglobalhighereducationfield.OxfordUniversity,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,UniversityofPennsylvania,DartmouthCollege,DukeUniversity,TuftsUniversity,WilliamsCollege,ManchesterCollege,MacalesterCollege,WeissUniversity,ColbyCollege,BatesCollege,King'sCollegeLondon,BostonUniversity,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,BabsonCollege,UniversityofRichmond,UniversityofMichigan,CaseWesternReserveUniversity,OhioUniversity,StonyBrookUniversity,BerkeleySchoolofMusic,KeioUniversity,ZhejiangUniversity,etc.HighereducationinstitutionshavetheirleadingfiguresgraduatedfromBrownUniversity.
ItispreciselybecauseBrownUniversitygotridoftheshacklesofthechurchearlier,itwasabletoestablishitsownsecularschoolmissionsoonafteritsestablishment.Inanutshell,themissionofBrownUniversityincludestwoprinciples:oneistodiscoveranduseknowledge,andtheotheristointroducestudentsintotheknowledgeworldbymeansofeducation.Specifically,theguidingideologyofBrownUniversityis:thediscoveryandtransmissionofknowledgeareinevitableandintrinsicallyrelatedtotheeducationprocess,andthetwocomplementeachotherandbecomeone.Thefirstprinciplerequiresschoolstofocusonresearch,discoverknowledgeanddiscovertruththroughpersistentandperseveringresearch,andthenusethisknowledgeandtruthtobenefitmankind.Thesecondprincipleemphasizesthesocialmissionundertakenbyuniversities,thatis,tointroducestudentstothetempleofknowledgeandtruththroughthetransmissionofknowledge,cultivatetheirabilitytomasterhumanknowledge,andusethisknowledgetoservethesociety.Ifyoulookatthesetwoprinciplesintheabstract,itisresearchandteaching.Inotherwords,BrownUniversityhasmadeapositionforbothresearchandteachingforitsdirectionofrunningaschoolearlier.
Undertheguidanceofthisschool'smissionanddirection,BrownUniversitytriedtooffergraduate-levelcoursesin1850andformulatedrelevantrulesforgrantingmaster'sdegrees.Accordingtotheregulationsatthetime,afterundergraduatestudentscompletedtheirstudies,theycouldobtainamaster'sdegreeaslongastheycouldsuccessfullycompleteoneyearofgraduatecourses.Duetoinsufficientandcomprehensivepreparationconditionsinallaspects,thispostgraduateeducationprogramwassuspendedin1857.After30yearsofcarefulpreparation,BrownUniversityrestarteditsgraduateeducationprogramin1887,andaddedrelevantrequirementsforstudyingforadoctorateinthisprogram.TheeducationofmasteranddoctoralstudentsinthemodernsensehassinceofficiallykickedoffatBrownUniversity.Underthisnewprogram,themasteranddoctoralstudentsobtainedtheirrespectivedegreesin1888and1889,respectively.Afterenteringthe20thcentury,thegraduateeducationprogramofBrownUniversityhasbecomemorematureandperfect.Facingtheincreasingdevelopmentofgraduateeducation,BrownUniversityestablishedagraduateschoolin1902;in1927,thisgraduateschoolwasrenamedtheGraduateSchool,andBrownUniversitythusformallyestablisheditselfasaresearchuniversity.
AlldisciplinesofBrownUniversityareatthetoplevelamongAmericanuniversities,whichiswhyBrownUniversityisoftenselectedintheannualrankingsofthetop20universitiesintheUnitedStates.ThehumanitiesofBrownUniversityisparticularlyoutstanding.Itsresearchinclassicalliterature,English,history,Spanishandarthistoryhasalwaysbeenamongthebest,andithasbeenhighlypraisedbyacademics.Inthesedisciplines,BrownUniversity’sfacultyandresearchconditionsareamongthebestintheUnitedStates.Inaddition,BrownUniversity'spsychology,mathematics,mechanicalengineering,civilengineering,physics,computerscienceandearthsciencesarealsoquitegood.
Asaresearchuniversity,BrownUniversityhascarriedoutactiveandinnovativeresearchinmanyfieldsandhaswonahighreputationintheAmericanacademiccommunity.
BrownUniversityhascompletefacilities,advancedequipment,leadingtechnology,rigorousacademicresearch,andpurestyleofstudy.Itisawell-knowncomprehensiveprivateuniversityintheUnitedStates.Itranked10thinthelatestcomprehensiverankingsofAmericanuniversitiesin1999and2000.Nameand15thplace.ItenjoysahighreputationamongAmericanuniversities.MostofthehighlyeducatedstudentswhograduatedfromthesedisciplineslaterbecameelitesintheAmericanacademicandtechnologicalcircles.Builtin1771,the"UniversityBuilding"isoneoftheonlysevenuniversityteachingbuildingsintheUnitedStatesbuiltbeforetheWarofIndependence.
BrownUniversityprobablyinheritedtheindependentstyleofRhodeIsland.ItisnotonlyamongtheIvyLeagueschools,butalsoamongthemost“left”universitiesintheUnitedStates.Somepeoplecallit"thelastivytoleavethesixties."Inthemidtolate1960s,BrownUniversityabandonedtheiroriginalsyllabusandimplementedthe"Brownsyllabus"whichwasquitedifferentfromthetraditionalteachingpolicy.Inshort,studentsonlyneedtopass30courseswithinfouryearsandprovetheirabilitytoexpressthemselvesinwordstograduate.AtBrownUniversity,"noonetellsyouwhatclasstotake",aslongastheyareinterested,studentscandevelopfreely.
Incontrast,otherIvyLeagueschoolshavestricterregulations.Forexample,studentsatYaleUniversitymusttakeatleast36creditsforcoursesandchoosethreecoursesineachofthefouracademicfields;Columbia’s"coresyllabus"hasverystrictrequirementsforstudentsincompulsorysubjects.Otherprestigiousuniversitiesmayhavecompulsorycoursesorcurriculumdistributionregulationstoallowstudentstodevelopascomprehensivelyaspossible.Brown'slackofrulesandregulationshasearnedittheloveandloyalsupportofatleasttwogenerationsofundergraduates.TheacademicstrengthsofBrownUniversityincludehistory,geology,religion,comparativeliterature,classicalliterature,modernlanguagesandEnglishwriting.Themorepopularfieldsofsciencesubjectsincludeengineeringandpre-medicine.
BrownUniversityattachesgreatimportancetoundergraduateeducation.IfBrownUniversity’sexistingdepartmentdoesnothavewhattheywant,studentscandesigntheirowninterdisciplinaryprofessionalcourses;Brownalsohassomerareundergraduatemajors,suchasmarinebiology,medicalethics,Egyptianlanguage,moderncultureandmedia,AndevenBrazilianstudies,etc.,canbecalledavarietyofcategories;whethertoawardaprofessorfortenuredependsnotonlyonhisacademicachievements,butalsoonhisundergraduateteachinglevel.
BrownUniversityalsoprovidesstudentswithgoodandthoughtfulconsultingservices.Thissystemcombinesthefirststudentwithaprofessoranda"counselorofthesameage".The"housingconsultant"inthestudentdormitorywillalsohelpthestudentwhenheneedsit.AnAsianstudentsaid:"IhaveanAsianconsultant,afemalepeerconsultant,aresidentialconsultant,anethnicminorityconsultantandaconsultantgroupleaderwholivesonthesamefloorofmydormitory."Theresultsofa12-yearstudyshowthatBrown’sstudentsarequitesatisfiedwithBrown’scollegeeducationexperience.MostpeoplebelievethatBrown'scareerhasmadethebestpreparationsforhisfuture,andtheythinkthatthe"Brownsyllabus",Brown'sacademicfreedomandeducationalphilosophyareexcellent.MoreBrownpeopleevensaythatiftheyhaveachoice,theyarewillingtogotoBrowntogotocollegeagain,and92%willencouragetheirchildrentoreadBrown.
AcademicResearch
ResearchInstitutions
BrownUniversityhasamaterialresearchcenter,acomputercenter,ageologicalscienceresearchcenter,achemicalresearchinstitute,abiomedicalresearchcenter,TheHefroviMuseumofAnthropology,theMarineBiologyResearchCenter,theRhodeIslandNuclearReactor,thePortugueseandBrazilianResearchCenters,thePopulationResearchandTrainingCenterandotherscientificresearchinstitutionsandfacilities.
BrownUniversityhasmanywell-equippedmodernsciencelaboratories,amongwhichthemorefamousonesincludetheBarus-Howleylaboratorybuilding(engineeringandphysics),theLincolnfieldlaboratorybuilding(geology),PrinceEngineeringLaboratory,MetcalfeChemicalLaboratory,MedicalResearchLaboratory,BiomedicalCenter,HunterPsychologicalLaboratory,PlantEnvironmentLaboratory,etc.
BrownUniversityhasawealthofbooksandmaterials,anditisoneofthelargestuniversitylibrariesinNewEngland.Thereare6librariesintheentireuniversitylibrarysystem.TheyaretheLittleJohnRockefellerLibrary,theBrownScienceLibrary(picturedontheright),theJohnHayLibrary,theOvigMusicLibrary,theArtSlideLibraryandPopulationResearchLibrary.
AcademicExchange
BrownUniversityisthemostcharacterful,innovative,openandpopularuniversityamongtheIvyLeagueschools.
Whatmakesthestudentsofthisschoolstunnedisthatthefailinggradeswillnotshowuponthereportcard,andonlyfourcoursesarerequiredinasemester(thisistheminimumrequiredcourseofallIvyLeagueschoolsof).BrownUniversity’sregulations(nearly“noregulations”tobeprecise),freecourseselection(cross-facultycourseselectionispossible),andthelackofrulesandregulationsofthiseducationalsystemhavewonittheloveofatleasttwogenerationsofundergraduatesAndloyalty.
AtBrownUniversity,noonewilltellyouwhatclasstotakeorhowtodo;theBrownsyllabusonlyrequiresstudentstogetagradehigherthanCinatleast30coursesbeforegraduation,andhaveacertainYoucangraduatewithwritingability.Brown’sstudentshavenorequiredcourses,noplusorminussignsforgrades,andfailinggradeswillnotshowuponthetranscript.Onlyfourcoursesarerequiredinasemester.
Excellentsourceofstudents
BrownUniversitypaysattentiontofindingsuitablecandidatesinvarioushighschoolsinadvance.ManypeoplewhohavewontheNationalExcellentStudentAwardorSAToutstanding,highschoolscoresareamongthetoptenintheschool..However,academicperformanceisnottheonlyfactorinadmission.Whetherstudentshavethespiritofindependenceandwhethertheycanadapttothestressfulandstressfulfirst-yearlifeoftheuniversityisalsoanimportantfactortoconsider.Inaddition,recommendationlettersfromhighschoolteachers,performanceinextracurricularactivities,physicalandartisticexpertise,andstudentpersonalstatementsarealsoimportantadmissionscriteria.Brownalsocommissionedlocalalumnitointerviewapplicants.Accordingtotheabove-mentionedcriteria,theadmissionteamdiscussescollectively,andselectsthebestamongthebest.Generally,onlyone-tenthofBrownUniversityapplicantsgottheirwish.In2002,14,600peopleappliedandonly1,420wereadmitted.Therearemanysourcesofstudents,fromall50statesintheUnitedStates,andforeignstudentsaccountforroughly10%.
FreeCourses
AllcoursesatBrownUniversityallowstudentstochooseindependently,whichisuniqueamongallformaluniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Thissystemhasbeeninheritedsincethebeginningoftheschool.AccordingtotheDeanoftheUndergraduateSchool,PaulB.Armstrong,“BrownUniversityallowsstudentstochoosecoursesindependently,aimingtocultivatetheirabilitytomakejudgmentsanddecisionsassoonaspossibleinachangingworld”.Afterthestudentsenroll,theschoolhasnohardrequirementsforthecourses,butonlypublishesthecoursecatalogandintroduction,andexplainshowtochoosecourses.Theschoolgivesstudentsatwo-weekaudition"shoppingperiod".Aftertheaudition,intheprocessoffreeelectives,studentswillgraduallyformorclarifytheirowninterests,andattheendofthesecondschoolyear,theywillestablishtheirownprofessionaldirectionfromthemorethan90professionaldirections(concentration)providedbytheschool.Oncetheprofessionaldirectionisdetermined,studentsneedtostudyandmasterrelatedcourses,usually8to18compulsorycourses.Inordertolayabroadknowledgebaseforstudents,BrownonlyawardedundergraduategraduatesaBachelorofArtsorBachelorofScience.Ifstudentsarewillingtostudyforfiveyearsandmeetthecorrespondingrequirements,theycantaketwobachelordegreesinliberalartsandsciences.
Teacher-studentratio
Theteacher-studentratioatBrownUniversityisroughly1:8.Teachersnotonlypayattentiontoimpartingknowledge,butalsopaymoreattentiontoteachingstudentshowtolearn.Theschoolimplementsatutorialsystem,andtherearecurrently200responsibleandexperiencedteachersemployedasundergraduate"mentors"or"consultants."Theinstructorhopestobeagoodteacherandhelpfulfriendtothestudents,helpsolveproblems,teachandeducatepeople.Wheninstructingundergraduatestoselectcourses,thetutorpaysattentiontoteachingstudentsinaccordancewiththeiraptitude,makinggooduseofthesituation,andgivingtargetedguidance.Forexample,theinstructorwillask"Whereareyourinterests","Howtotreatsciencecourses","Howtounderstandhumanitiescourses",orsuggest"Sinceyouareinterestedinengineering,takemusicorartcourses."Instructorsusuallyletstudentsknowthatgeneraleducationincludesawiderangeofcourses.AlthoughBrownUniversityhasnotestablishedcorecourses,moderncollegestudentsshouldalsounderstandit.IncludingWesternthoughthistory,scientifictraditions,Americanculture,foreignlanguageculture,literatureandcreativearts,healthandlifesciences,applicationsofmathematics,linguisticsandphilosophy,valuesandsocialresponsibilities.
Student-centered
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BrownUniversityadvocates"student-centeredresearch"(student-centeredresearch).research).Eachstudentputsforwardaresearchplanbasedonpersonalinterests,andcompletestheplannedplanthroughhands-onexperiments,datareview,fieldtrips,orrepeateddiscussions.Intheprocessofscientificresearch,thetutorspatientlyguide,thestudentsworkcloselytogether,andthestudents'teamspirit,innovationconsciousnessandpracticalabilityarecultivatedandexercised.EducationalRequirements
DepartmentSettings
BrownUniversityhasmanycollegeswithfinedivisions.ItsmaincollegeiscalledUniversityCollege,followedbymedicalschool.Theformerisaliberalartscollege,andthelatterisaprofessionalcollege.Othercollegesarenotentities,suchastheGraduateSchool,WaylandCollege,etc.Thereare44departmentsanddepartments,suchasAmericanCivilization,Archeology,AppliedMathematics,Art,Biomedicine,Biostatistics,CommunityHealthCare,ClinicalNeuroscience,FamilyMedicine,PsychologyandHumanBehavior,Radiology,Surgery,Medicine,PathologyandExperimentalMedicine,Chemistry,Classics,ComparativeLiterature,ComputerScience,EastAsianStudies,Economics,Education,Egyptology,Engineering,English,FrenchStudies,Geography,German,SpanishStudies,HistoryofMathematics,History,ItalianStudies,Mathematics,Music,Philosophy,Physics,PoliticalScience,Psychology,SlavicLanguage,Sociology,DramaandDance,etc.Theschooldoesnothavearestrictivetimetable,andeachmajordirectionormajorhasitsownrequirements,butstudentscanchoosecoursesthatexceedtheserequirementsfromawiderangeofcoursesofferedbytheschool.Alargenumberofcross-professionalcoursesareavailableforstudentstochoosefrom,andstudentsareencouragedtoexplorebeyondtheirmainmajors.
ThedegreethattheschoolcanconferisaBachelorofArts,including80fieldsofhumanities,socialsciences,mathematics,engineering,naturalsciencesandphysicaleducation;BachelorofScienceincludesappliedmathematics,aquaticbiology,andbiology,Biochemistry,Biostatistics,Biophysics,ComputerScience,Engineering,Geography,Physics,Psychology,PureMathematics,etc.;dualdegreesinliberalartsandsciences,thetwodirectionscanberelatedorindependent;masterofarts,MasterofScience;DoctorofMedicine,with8yearsofconsistentstudy.Inthefirst4years,IhavemainlystudiedtheBachelorofArtsandScienceandobtainedthecorrespondingBachelorofArts/Science.Inthenext4yearsofmedicalstudies,theycanalsodeepentheirstudiesinacertainotherprofession;theyarealsoexpectedtoobtainabachelor'sdegreeorhigherinacertainotherprofessionwhentheyobtainadoctorateinmedicine.
BrownUniversityhasgraduateschoolssuchastheSchoolofMathematicsandPhysics,theSchoolofBiologyandMedicine,andtheSchoolofEngineering.Itsgraduatecoursesareexcellent,especiallyappliedmathematics,classicalliterature,mechanicalengineering,comparativeliterature,philosophy,arthistory,Russian,mathematics,English,Spanish,history,civilengineering,economics,geologicalsciences,computerscience,French,materialsciences,linguistics,German,psychologyandotherdisciplinesarerankedinthetop20.Somenewlyopenedmajors,suchasbiostatistics,alsobenefitfromsmallclassteachingandexcellentteachers,andhaveagoodreputationinthesociety.Theschoolalsohasdozensofundergraduatemajorscoveringawiderangeoffields,thebestofwhicharecomputerscience,religion,andappliedmathematics.Inaddition,theschoolhasamaterialresearchcenter,acomputercenter,ageologicalscienceresearchcenter,achemistryresearchcenter,abiomedicalresearchcenter,aHefroviMuseumofAnthropology,amarinebiologyresearchcenter,aRhodeIslandnuclearreactor,aPortugueseandBrazilianresearchcenter,PopulationResearchandTrainingCenterandotherscientificresearchinstitutionsandfacilities.
MajorSetting
Literature
VisualArtsClassicsHispanicStudiesAmericanStudiesLinguisticsEastAsianStudiesAfricanStudiesGermanStudiesMiddleEasternStudiesComparativeLiteratureItalianStudiesSlavicLanguagesStudySouthAsiaStudyLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanStudyArtHistoryandArchitectureArcheologyandAncientWorldLiteratureArtLiteratureandEnglishCultureModernCultureandMedia-GermanItalianContemporaryCultureandMediaPortugueseBrazilianStudiesRenaissanceandEarlyModernStudiesMusic-EthnicMusicStudyFrenchStudies-FrenchEarlyCultureFrenchStudies-FrenchCivilizationFrenchStudies-FrenchLiteratureMedievalCulture-LateAncientCultureModernCultureandMedia-FrenchMusic-MusicHistory,TheoryandCompositionDramaandArtPerformanceResearch
HistoryStudies
Ethnicstudies,archaeologyandancientworldEgyptandancientWestAsiastudymusic-musichistory,theoryandcomposition
Science
Biochemistry,Mathematics,Psychology,AppliedMathematicsMarineBiologyEngineeringandPhysicalGeologyScienceBiochemistryandMolecularBiologyChemistryPhysicsCognitivePediatricsBiophysicsBiostatisticsMathematicsEconomicPhysicsandPhilosophyComputerBiologyCognitiveNeuroscienceMathematics-ComputerSciencePhysics-MathematicalPhysicsAppliedMathematics-ComputerScienceAppliedMathematics-ComputerScienceAppliedMathematics-BiologicalAppliedMathematics-EconomicGeology-Biogeology-ChemicalGeology-Physics/MathematicsHumanBiology-BrainandBehaviorHumanBiology-Ecosystem,EvolutionandEnvironmentHumanBiologyStudies-HealthandDiseaseHumanBiology-RaceandGenderPhysics-AstrophysicsPhysics-BiophysicalStatisticsPreparatoryCourse
Economics
Economics,Mathematics,Economics,Business,OrganizationandEntrepreneurAppliedMathematics-Economics
Pedagogy
EducationResearch
Management
Business-OrganizationandEntrepreneurPublicPolicyandAmericanStructure
Engineering
ComputerScienceAstronomyEngineeringandPhysicsBiomedicalEngineeringUrbanStudiesArtHistoryandArchitectureComputerScience-EconomicsandMathematics-ComputerScienceEngineering-MechanicalCivilEngineeringEngineering-ComputerEngineering-EnvironmentalEngineering-ElectricalEngineeringEngineering-ChemicalandBiochemicalEngineering-MaterialEngineeringManagement
Philosophy
ReligiousResearchPhilosophy-EthicsandPoliticalPhilosophy-PhilosophyofLogicandPhilosophy
Medicine
CommunityHealthServiceNeuroscienceCognitiveNeuroscienceHumanBiology-HealthandDiseaseBiostatistics
Law
SociologyAnthropologyAfricaResearchDevelopmentResearchSouthAsiaResearchGenderandSexResearchScienceandSocialPublicPolicyAndtheUnitedStatesStructureInternationalRelations-PoliticalEconomyandSocietyInternationalRelations-SecurityandSocietyInternationalRelations-PoliticalEconomyandSocietyInternationalRelations-SecurityandSocialPolitics-AmericanPolitics-InternationalandComparativePoliticsPolitics-Ethics
AdmissionRatio
BrownUniversity’sadmissionscompetitionisextremelyfierce,withanundergraduateenrollmentrateof9.6%,whichisthesixthlowestacceptancerateamongalluniversitiesintheUnitedStateswiththerighttoconferdoctoraldegrees.
Thelatestadmissiondatain2019areasfollows:
Numberofapplicants:38,674Numberofadmissions:2,552.
Acceptancerate:6.6%.
TheprogramofLiberalMedicalEducation(PLME),whichisan8-yearbachelor'sdegreeplusadoctorofmedicine,isappliedatthesametimeastheapplicationforundergraduateadmissioneachyear.PLME'sacceptanceratehasbeenaround3%formanyyears;in2015,theacceptanceratewas2.66%.Studentsintheschoolcomefromall50statesintheUnitedStatesandmorethan90differentcountriesintheworld.
TheBrownUniversityFundingProjectprovidesstudentswithapproximatelyUS$700millioninscholarships,grants,loans,etc.eachyear,whichallowsmorethan50%ofstudentstoreceivefinancialaid.
Culturaltraditions
Universitymotto
ThemottoofBrownUniversityis"WebelieveinGod",whichmeanstobelieveinthetruthlikewebelieveinGod.ThisschoolmottocomesfromamottothatappearedduringtheCivilWar.WiththeexpansionofChristianinfluence,thismottofirstappearedonthetwo-centcoinissuedbytheUnitedStatesin1864.In1956,aCongressbillwaspassed,"WebelieveinGod"officiallybecametheofficialmottooftheUnitedStates."WebelieveinGod"isthenationalmottoinArticle302ofTitle36oftheUnitedStatesCode.Onepossiblesourceof"WebelieveinGod"isthelastsectionoftheAmericannationalanthem"TheStarsandStripes.""TheStarsandStripes"wascreatedin1814byFrancisScottKey.Thissongcontainsanearlyversionofthephrase:"Thisisourmotto:'InGodisourtrust'."(Andthisbeourmotto:'InGodisourtrust'),anotherpossiblesourceisAbraham·AbrahamLincoln'spersonalsecretary,JohnMiltonHay.AsagraduateofBrownUniversity,hisschoolmotto"InDeoSperamus"istheLatin"WeBelieveinGod".ThisschoolmottoofBrownUniversityhasalwaysaccompaniedthedevelopmentofBrownUniversity.Withthedevelopmentofhistory,ithaspenetratedintoallaspectsofBrownUniversity.
Advocatingfreedom
BrownUniversityadvocatingfreedominbothacademicandnon-academicaspects.ItsundergraduatecoursesarethereforehighlyrespectedbypeopleintheAmericanhighereducationcommunity.Here,studentsaretreatedequallyasadults,andtheycanindependentlychoosethemajorsandcoursestheyareinterestedin.However,becausetheschoolisapopularkeyuniversityforAmericanstudentstoapplyfor,thestudentsadmittedtotheschoolareallexcellentperformers,sothecompetitionamongstudentsisalsoveryfierce.Therearenearly8,000studentsintheschool,includingnearly1,500graduatestudents.
LikeothertopuniversitiesintheUnitedStates,BrownUniversityhasneverrelaxeditsemphasisonundergraduateeducationwhileemphasizingresearchandthedevelopmentofgraduateeducation.RegardlessofwhetheritisfromBrown'seducationalpurposeorfromthebasicfunctionsoftheuniversity,theteachingworkofBrownUniversityisindispensable.Asamatteroffact,asastronghumanitiesatBrownUniversity,fromthefirstdaytheschoolwasfounded,ithasattachedgreatimportancetotheteachingworkof"professionalandpuzzle-solving".Ittookmorethan100yearsforBrownUniversitytoformallystartpostgraduateeducationin1887.Timetoexplore,improveandimproveteachingmethodsinordertoreceivethebestteachingresults.Forexample,BrownUniversityhastriedsmall-classdiscussionteachingmethodsearlier.Evenafterthegraduateschool,BrownUniversityhasnotstoppededucatingundergraduatesQualityimprovement.Thepromotionofthecreditsystem,tutorialsystemandinterdisciplinarysystemintheschoolreflectstheimportanceofBrownUniversitytoteachingtovaryingdegrees.ThetotalnumberofstudentsatBrownUniversityis7,700,ofwhichonly1,350aregraduatestudents.ItcanbeseenthatundergraduateeducationstilloccupiesaveryimportantpositioninBrownUniversity.AccordingtothetraditionalpracticeofBrownUniversity,undergraduatesstudyingatBrownUniversitycanfreelychoosecoursesintheundergraduatecollegeinthefirstandsecondacademicyearsaccordingtorelevantregulations.Inordertohelpstudentschoosecoursesreasonably,BrownUniversityhassetupaspecialacademicadvisorygroupandindividualadvisorygrouptoprovideconsultationonthelearningandpersonalissuesthatstudentsneedtoknow.Since2012,allgraduateeducationatBrownUniversityhasalsobeenprovidedforeachStudentsconfigureAcademicAdvisorandStudentAffairsAdvisortoprovideguidanceandassistance,whichisthesameasthatofundergraduates.
Generally,afterafreshmanisadmitted,ateacherorteachingsecretaryisarrangedtoserveasthestudent’sstudyadvisorandisresponsibleforansweringrelevantcourses.Characteristicsandotheraspects.Inmostcases,whentheschoolselectsconsultants,theyareoftenselectedaccordingtotheprofessionalvolunteersonthestudent’sadmissionapplicationform.Therefore,theconsultantisactuallyafreshmanteacher.IfthestudentisfoundtobedissatisfiedwiththeconsultantorbothTheprofessionalinterestsofstudentsareverydifferent,andtheschoolwilltrytore-arrangestudyconsultantsforstudents.Inthesameway,afterundergraduateshavetheirownprofessionaldirection(ingeneral,theprofessionaldirectionmustbedeterminedbeforetheendofthefourthsemesterofadmission),theschoolwillDesignateprofessorsofrelevantmajorsasstudyconsultants,andprovidestudentswithspecificreferenceopinionsonvariousmajors.Inshort,inundergraduateeducation,BrownUniversityalwayspaysattentiontorespectingthewishesofstudents,andatthesametimeconstructivelyguidestudentstomakethemDon’tmakedetoursandfindthebestfitbetweenthestudents’personalinterests,careergoals,andactualabilitiesandthecoursesofferedbytheschool.
Campusenvironment
TakethearchitectureofBrownUniversityasanexample.Onits142-acrecampus,therearemanybuildingsthatreflecttheclassicalarchitecturalstyle.Forexample,the"UniversityHall"(UniversityHall)builtin1771istheonlyremainingsevenuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesbuiltbeforetheWarofIndependence.Oneofthebuildings,whichtypicallyreflectsthearchitecturalartoftheBritishGeorgianera.Between1776and1780,theuniversitybuildingwasusedasabarracksandhospitalforAmericanandFrenchsoldiers.Sofar,thisbuildinghasbeenbuiltfivetimes,andItwasdesignatedasahistoricAmericanlandmarkin1963.AnotherexampleForexample,thesecondbuildingofBrownUniversity,"HopeCollege"(HopeCollege),wasbuiltin1822.ItsstyleisablendofBritishroyalarchitectureandAmericanrepublicanideas.ThisisahousegiventoBrownUniversitybyNicholasBrown'ssisterasadormitoryforstudents.Afterbeingcompletelyrebuiltin1959,the"HopeCollegeBuilding"isstillusedasastudentdormitory.Inaddition,BrownUniversityhasmanyfamousbuildingsbuiltinthe19thcentury,suchastheMaddockAlumniCenterbuiltin1828,theRobisonHallbuiltin1838,andtheWilsonBuildingbuiltin1891.Hall)andsoon.Thesebuildingsaresimpleandelegant,majesticandsolemn,silentlynarratingthelonghistoryofBrownUniversitytopeople,andatthesametimeshowingpeoplethesacredauraofBrownUniversity,aninstitutionofhigherlearning,withasolemnmanner.Likemostuniversitiesestablishedduringthecolonialperiod,BrownUniversitywasalsogivenastrongreligiouscoloratthebeginningofitsestablishment,withthemaintaskoftrainingandcultivatingclergy,andalsoinchargeofcultivatingtalentsinhumanities,languageandlogicdisciplines.ButbecauseBrownUniversityislocatedinaplacewherereligiousideasaremorecheerful,andthepeopletheretraditionallyadvocatetheseparationofpoliticsandreligion,BrownUniversityisrelativelynotcompletelycontrolledbythechurch,buthasgivensecularforcesaconsiderablevoiceearlier..Therefore,BrownUniversityopenedcoursesinnaturalsciencesbeforemanyotheruniversities.
Livingenvironment
Providence,whereBrownUniversityislocated,isamedium-sizedcitylocatedinRhodeIslandontheeastcoastoftheUnitedStateswithapopulationofapproximately160,000.
ItisthesecondlargesturbancenterinNewEnglandandthehubofRhodeIsland'sindustrial,agriculturalandshippingindustriesatallstagesofdevelopment.Itiswell-knownintheUnitedStatesforitslonghistory.Thebuildingshereareunique,andthelivingfunctionsherearegood.Itisconvenienttobuyordinarydailynecessitiesorleisureandentertainment.WaterfireisthemostfamouseventinProvidence,whereBrownUniversityislocated.Everyyearfromthebeginningofsummertotheendofautumn,bonfiresaresetonthecanalthatrunsthroughthedowntownofthevillage,alongwithconcertsandnightmarkets.Thegroaningcracklingoftheburningpinewood,andthelightsontheshoreandintheriver,makepeoplelinger.
UniversityRanking
ComprehensiveRanking
ARWU
2020ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking101-150
2019ShanghairankingWorldUniversityAcademicRanking84th
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2021TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings61st
2020TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings53rd
201953rdinTimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings
QS
2021QSWorldUniversityRankings60th
2020QSWorldUniversityRankings57th
USNews
2021U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking101
2020U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking102
2016U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking85
MosIUR
2020MoscowInternationalUniversityranking45th
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Psychology(comprehensive) | 34 | ||||
Education | 9 | ||||
ComprehensiveEducation | 2 | 1 | |||
MathematicsandStatistics | 14 | 23 | 25 | ||
AppliedMathematics | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
Mathematics | 12 | ||||
Physics | 9 | 112 | 168 | ||
Chemistry | 10 | ||||
InternationalRelationsandNationalSecurity | 7 | 33 | 39 | ||
EnglishLiteratureandLinguistics | 9 | 15 | 168 |
Famousalumni
BrownTheuniversityseemstohaveaspecialrelationshipwiththepresident’schildrenandismostpopularwiththem:JohnFitzgeraldKennedyII,sonofJohnF.Kennedy,andAmyLynnCarterAntonucci,daughterofJimmyCarter,ColombiaMaríaAntoniaSantos,daughterofPresidentJuanManuelSantosCalderón,spenttheircollegetimehere.EventheonlydaughterofPresidentWilliamJeffersonClinton,ChelseaVictoriaClinton,wasoncerumoredbythemediathatshewouldgotoBrownUniversity(afterchoosingfromlefttoright,shefinallywenttoStanfordUniversity,knownasthe"WesternIvy".).ThisreflectsthepopularityofBrownUniversity,indicatingthatitsstatusintheacademicworldiscomparabletootherIvyLeagueuniversities.
TheheroineEmmaWatson(playingtheheroineHermioneGranger)inthemovieseries"HarryPotter"enteredBrownUniversityin2009andstudiedEnglishatOxfordUniversity.ReturnedtoBrowninthefallof2012tocontinuestudying.
OscarandGoldenGlobewinnerBenAffleckreceivedadoctorateinartfromBrownUniversityin2013.
FedChairJanetYellenreceivedabachelor'sdegreeineconomicsfromBrownUniversityin1967withhonors.
ThecurrentPresidentoftheWorldBank,JinYong,graduatedfromBrownUniversitywithaBachelorofArtsin1982.
QiuZeng(playingHiroNakamura),oneoftheheroesintheAmericandrama"Hero",graduatedfromBrownUniversityin1997.
PangJianguo,aTaiwanesepolitician,hasservedasamemberoftheTaipeiCityCouncilandalegislator.
YangWei,SecretaryofthePartyLeadershipGroupandDirectoroftheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina.FormerpresidentofZhejiangUniversity,solidmechanicsexpert,academicianoftheChineseAcademyofSciences.
WangRen,memberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,apioneerintheintegrationofChinesemainlandmechanicswithgeologyandsolidgeophysics.
BrianMoynihan,ChairmanandCEOofBankofAmerica,graduatedfromtheHistoryDepartmentofBrownUniversityin1981.HisdaughterisalsoajunioratBrownUniversity.
DingQicaiisaprofessorattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagoandanexpertinsolidmechanics.
YangAnze,aChinese-Americanentrepreneur,theoriginalcandidateoftheDemocraticPartyforthe2020USpresidentialelection.
LiWenxiongisaprofessorattheUniversityofChicago,amemberoftheAcademiaSinicainTaiwan,amemberoftheAmericanAcademyofSciences,andamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences.
Admissioncriteria
Undergraduateapplication
SATaveragescore:
SAT1reading:660-760
SAT1mathematics:670-770
SAT1writing:670-770
UndergraduateapplicationACTscorerequirements
ACTComprehensive:32-35
Languagerequirements
IELTS:UndergraduatestudentsacceptIELTSscores,pleasecontacttheschoolforscorerequirements;graduatestudentsmusthaveascoreofnolessthan7.0
Deadlineforundergraduateapplication
ED:November1
RD:January1
Applicationmaterials
BrownUniversityundergraduateapplicationthroughtheCommonApplicationsystem,Therequiredapplicationmaterialsinclude:
CommonApplicationapplicationformandBrownUniversitysupplementaryapplicationform;
Officialhighschooltranscripts;
Mid-termexaminationreport;
Recommendationletters:2letters,writtenbythemainteacher,suchasapplyingformedicaleducationprogram(PrograminLiberalMedicalEducation),oneofwhichmustbewrittenbyamathorscienceteacher;
SAT/ACT+writingtranscripts:2SATIItestscoresarerequired,medicalscienceisstronglyrecommendedApplicantsforPrograminLiberalMedicalEducationshouldsubmitatleastoneSATIIsciencesubjecttestscore;
TOEFL/IELTSscorereport:IfSATreadingscoresabove650,Noneedtosubmitthismaterial;
Alumniinterview;
Supplementarymaterials:ifyouapplyformusicorvisualartsmajors,youcanSubmitpersonalworks.
Note:TheBrownUniversityMedicalEducationProgram(PrograminLiberalMedicalEducation,abbreviation:PLME)lastsfor8years,establishedbytheWarrenAlbertSchoolofMedicine,andisanIvyLeagueTheonlymedicalprogramintheleagueschoolthatislinkedtothispost.
ApplicationSuggestions
Payattentiontohighlightingyourownadvantagesandstrengths.
BrownUniversityAdmissionsOfficeDirectorJimMillersaidthateachuniversityhasdifferentevaluationmethodsforadmissionsapplicants,andthereisnouniformstandard.Eachschoolevaluatesstudents’academicperformance,interviews,andpotentialacademicperformance.Thefocusisdifferent.Therefore,whensubmittinganapplication,studentsshouldpayattentiontoshowingtheiradvantagesandstrengthsinallaspects,sothattheassessmentteachercanunderstandthemselvesmorecomprehensively.
Inaddition,youmustdoaresearchontheschoolyouwanttoapplytoandsubmitanapplicationformwithideas.
Relatedfees
Undergraduatefeesandscholarships
Tuition($/year): | 43716 | Caninternationalstudentsapplyforscholarships | Yes |
Accommodation($/year): | 11258 | Caninternationalstudentsapplyforneed-basedscholarships | Yes |
Bookfees($/year): | 1360 | Doesapplicationforaneed-basedscholarshipaffectadmission: | No |
Transportation($/year) | 1764 | Averagescholarshipforinternationalstudents($): | 40904 |
Overallone-yearcost($/year): | 58098 | ApplyDoscholarshipsrequireSAT/ACTscores: | Yes |
Guarantee(tenthousandRMB): | indefinite |
eachProfessionaltuition
Professionaldirection | Schoolsystem(year) p> | Tuition |
PublicAdministration | Oneyear | US$39928 |
MedicineandNursing | Oneyear | US$39928 |
ComputerandInformationScience | Oneyear | US$39928 |
Naturalresourcesandenvironmentalprotection | Oneyear | US$39928 |
Psychology | Oneyear | US$39928 |
Education | Oneyear | US$39928 |
Linguisticsandliterature | oneyear | $39928 |
PhilosophyandReligiousStudies | Oneyear | US$39928 |
NaturalScience | Oneyear | US$39928 |
ArtDesignandArchitecture | Oneyear | US$39928 |
Engineering | Oneyear | $39928 |
PerformingArts | Oneyear | US$39928 |
BiologyandBiomedicine | Oneyear | US$39928 |
SocialSciences | Oneyear | $39928 |
MathematicsandStatistics | Oneyear | 39928USD |
HistoryandCulturalStudies | Oneyear | US$39928 |
Business\Management\Finance | Oneyear | $39928 |
