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University of Pennsylvania : School Library
Friday, June 25th, 2010
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The library of Pennsylvania University was first founded in 1750, whose initial collection of books coming from cartographer Lewis Evans’s donation. 20 years later, the then dean of the William Smith traveled to Britain to raise funds to expand the volume of books. 250 years later, the school today already has 15 libraries of different sizes, with collection of more than 5.7 million books, while have more than 40,000 kinds of subscription journals and more than 400 administrators and a budget of 480 million U.S. dollars.
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University of Pennsylvania : Reputation
Friday, June 25th, 2010
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U.S. Universities Ranking 2010 – 2010 the most valuable university in the United States
U.S. University Ranking 2010 – 2010 U.S. University ranked 6th
2010 (Graduate) Physics – Polymer Physics (Condensed Matter) (Graduate) ranked 15th
May 2010 MBA , University of Pennsylvania ranked 3rd in Business Education of the world
U.S. University Ranking 2009 – 2009 The Most Valuable University of the United States, ranked 11th
U.S. University Ranking 2009 – 2009 American University Ranked 6th
2009 (Graduate) Physics – Polymer Physics (Condensed Matter) (Graduate) ranked 15th
May 2008 University of Pennsylvania MBA in Business Education ranked 3rd in the World MBA education.
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University of Pennsylvania : Brief Introduction
Friday, June 25th, 2010
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University of Pennsylvania is one coeducational and private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is also member of the Ivy League. It is founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin who was a well-known scientist and politician in the United States, one of those who drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also the inventor of the lightning rod, Franklin stove and dual-use distance glasses, etc. At that time it was a charity party school.
In 1755, the school changed its name to Philadelphia College and Research Institute.In 1765, John • Morgan , one of the first graduates of the school, created the first medical school in North America, making the school a real university. But not until 1779, Pennsylvania passed legislation of the government reorganization of the school, officially renamed it the University of Pennsylvania. In 1791, the school name was reduced to the University of Pennsylvania.
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University of Pennsylvania : Major Schools
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
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University of Pennsylvania has four undergraduate colleges
1, Institute of Human Sciences
2, College of Engineering and Applied Science
3, College of Nursing
4, Wharton Business School
Education in Pennsylvania focuses on interdisciplinary learning and research capacity of students. The school allows undergraduates to elect all courses of undergraduate colleges and graduate schools and gain elective credits from some of the surrounding institutions.
Graduate and professional programs
The following is the research projects set up by the University of Pennsylvania
1, Anni Bo Media Institute
2, Education College
3, Law School
4, College of Human Sciences
5, Oral Medicine College
6, School of Design
7, Engineering and Applied Science College
8, School of Medicine
9, Nursing College
10, Public Relations College
11, College of Veterinary Medicine
12, Wharton Business School
Now University of Pennsylvania has become a world-class research university owning 12 schools, hundreds of departments, institutes and research centers.
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University of Pennsylvania : Application elements
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Application elements
Study costs
Undergraduate tuition / year $ 34,156 Master’s tuition/year $ 18,662
Undergraduate total cost / year $ 45,772 Master’s total cost/ year $ 30,278
Application requirements
TOFEL 100
SAT Total 1340
ACT 29
SAT Critical Reading: 650 – 750 95%
SAT Math: 680 – 770 95%
SAT Writing: 660 – 750 95%
ACT Composite: 29 – 33 30%
Admission rate: 20.78%
Application Date: January 1
University official website: http://www.upenn.edu/
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University of Pennsylvania : Recommendation
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
University of Pennsylvania
1, One of the eight league schools of the Ivy League
2, Ranked 6th in the academic reputation of the United States in 1997
3, The most applied university of graduates
4, Equipped with the best subjects including finance, real estate, entrepreneurship professional management and rehabilitation of professional management.
5, Top two-year MBA in the United States
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