First, the University of Virginia teaching resources
There are 65,438+03 libraries in the University of Virginia, with a total collection of more than 4 million volumes and more than 47,000 periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
In addition, there are five advanced electronic library centers. According to the research-oriented American Library Association, the University of Virginia library ranks in the top 20 among all American research libraries.
The best hospital, University of Virginia Health Science Center, is a famous academic medical center in the United States.
US News and World Report comments: This academic medical center has the best doctors in the United States and a good medical environment. It is not only one of the best hospitals in America, but also one of the top teaching hospitals.
The Jefferson Academic Village of the University is the most unique building on campus and has been praised by the American Architectural Association.
This famous American building has been included in the World Cultural Heritage List on 1988.
Second, the school profile
University of Virginia, UVa for short, is a first-class public research university in the United States and even the world. The University of Virginia is one of the first eight members of the "Public Ivy League" and one of the 25 members of the "New Ivy League". Due to the low admission rate of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Virginia, the competition is fierce; At the same time, the number of scholarships awarded by the school ranks first among public institutions and second among all institutions, which shows that it attaches importance to the quality of students.
The University of Virginia is the first public university in the United States established by Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States, and ranks as the best public university in the United States along with the University of California at Berkeley. Thomas Jefferson not only participated in the campus design of the school, but also personally participated in curriculum development and teacher recruitment. This school is also called "Mr. Jefferson's University" Jefferson University.
The University of Virginia is the first non-denominational school in the United States and the first school to use the elective course system.
In American history, the University of Virginia is famous for its pioneering academic fields, such as architecture, astronomy and philosophy. And for the first time, the engineering discipline was brought into a comprehensive university. The School of Engineering and Applied Science of this university is the first engineering school affiliated to a university in the United States.
At the beginning of the school, there was no degree. Because Thomas Jefferson opposed the conferment of degrees, he thought that degrees were "artificial embellishments". But then 1824 the board of directors agreed to grant the degree.
Third, the situation of students at the University of Virginia.
At present, the total number of students studying in this university exceeds 18000, among which 6800 are studying for master's and doctoral degrees, and the number of international students from all over the world exceeds 1 100, with a total of * * * 1500.
Fourth, the honor of the University of Virginia
American News and World Report ranks 1 among national star universities. The new york Times University Guide also gave five stars the highest academic score.
According to the book "Top 50 Barron", the average entrance SAT score of a university is as high as 2230, and some students who get more than 2300 points will be invited by the university to join the honorary degree course and stay together in the first year.
The American University Profile Yearbook describes it as the "most competitive" public university.
Many people describe the University of Virginia as a "public Ivy League".