布朗大学（Brown University）是世界闻名的美国“常青藤联盟”中的一员，1764年刚创建之初叫罗得岛学院，其入学竞争极为激烈，本科生入学率为9.5%。布朗大学的学术强项有历史、地质、宗教、比较文学、古典文学、现代语言及英文写作，科学科目里比较热的领域包括工程和医学预科。布朗大学的著名校友有肯尼迪总统的儿子小约翰·肯尼迪，卡特总统的女儿艾美·卡特，美剧《英雄》中的男主角之一Masi Oka。
申请人需要提交的材料包括：
Personal Statement：regarding their interests and/or intended areas of study.
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3 Letters of Recommendation：At least two of these letters should be from faculty at the institution of current study or, if the applicant is not in school at the time of application, at the institution most recently attended.
TOEFL: the recommended minimum score for admission consideration is 577 on the paper-based test and 90 on the Internet-based test.
IETLS: recommended minimum overall band score is 7
Application Fee：$ 75
FINANCES：Expenses for international students for the 2011-2012 academic year at Brown are approximately $64,812. This sum includes $42,092 for tuition and fees, $20,025 for living expenses, and $2,695 for health insurance. The cost for independent research is $2,584 per year.
Programs:
Master's Programs
Biomedical Engineering
Fifth-Year Master's Program - for current Brown undergrads.
Pfizer Program
Doctoral Programs
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
Computational Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Neuroscience
Pathobiology
Biology Graduate Program
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