宾夕法尼亚大学(University of Pennsylvania ),简称宾大(UPenn),位于宾夕法尼亚州的费城,是一所全球顶尖的私立研究型大学,著名的八所常春藤盟校之一,北美顶尖大学学术联盟美国大学协会(Association of American Universities)的十四所创始成员校之一。宾大由本杰明·富兰克林创建于1740年,是美国第四古老的高等教育机构,也是美国所从事科学技术和人文教育的现代高等学校。
1765年成立全美所医学院,1881年成立全美所商学院,1896成立全美个学生会组织,在至今数百年的学校历史中,宾大一次又一次在教育以及科学技术上推动了人类文明的发展,如诞生了人类历史上台通用电子计算机ENIAC,被誉为现代计算机科学文明的发源地,以及风疹疫苗、乙肝疫苗、认知心理疗法等的发明挽救了无数生命。宾大拥有全世界最强大的校友网络之一,包括数十位在各自领域的最高奖项获得者(如诺贝尔奖、图灵奖等)以及许多美国国家院士。
宾大在2017年US News大学综合排名中位列全美第8名,在2017年泰晤士世界大学排名中位列全球第13名。2016年US News全球第14名,并被评为全美最受欢迎大学之一,被普林斯顿评论评为十大梦想学校之一。在权威机构College Factual的2015年全美大学排名中,宾大击败耶鲁大学,排名。根据研究经费及师生质量等学术指标,2014年,大学评定中心把宾大评为研究实力一级研究型大学(并列一级另有哥大、哈佛、麻省理工和斯坦福四所高校)。
专业设置
College of Arts and Sciences(Bachelor of Arts) | ||
African Studies | Africana Studies | Ancient History |
Anthropology | Architecture | Biochemistry |
Biological Basis of Behavior | Biology | Biophysics |
Chemistry | Cinema Studies | Classical Studies |
Cognitive Science | Communication | Comparative Literature |
Criminology | Earth Science | East Asian Area Studies |
East Asian Languages and Civilizations | Economics | Engineering Major |
English | Environmental Studies | Fine Arts |
French Studies | Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies | Geology (see Earth Science) |
German | Health and Societies | Hispanic Studies |
History | History of Art | Individualized Major |
International Relations | Italian Studies | Jewish Studies |
Latin American and Latino Studies | Linguistics | Logic, Information and Computation |
Mathematical Economics | Mathematics | Modern Middle Eastern Studies |
Music | Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations | Philosophy |
Philosophy, Politics and Economics | Physics | Political Science |
Psychology | Religious Studies | Romance Languages |
Russian | Science, Technology and Society | Sociology |
South Asia Studies | Spanish (see Hispanic Studies) | Theatre Arts |
Urban Studies | Visual Studies | |
Penn Engineering(Bachelor of Science in Engineering) | ||
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Computer Engineering | Computer Science |
Digital Media Design | Electrical Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics | Networked and Social Systems Engineering | Systems Science and Engineering |
Penn Engineering(Bachelor of Applied Science) | ||
Biomedical Science | Cognitive Science | Computational Biology |
Computer Science | ||
School of Nursing(Bachelor of Science in Nursing) | ||
Nursing | ||
The Wharton School(Bachelor of Science in Economics) | ||
Actuarial Science | Behavioral Economics |
Business Economics & Public
Policy |
Environmental Policy & Management | Finance | Global Analysis |
Health Care Management and Policy | Individualized | Insurance & Risk Management |
Legal Studies & Business Ethics | Tracks in:Management | Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Multinational Management | Organizational Effectiveness | |
Strategic Management | ||
Managing Electronic Commerce | Marketing | Marketing & Communication |
Marketing & Operations Management | Real Estate | Retailing |
Operations & Information Management | Tracks in:Business Analytics | Decision Processes |
Information Systems | Operations Management/Management Science | |
Social Impact & Responsibility | Statistics |