内容简介
《美国留学手册 》2011年抢先发售至今已连续畅销数年。本书是该手册2016年版，内容进行了全面更新。本书根据很的《美国新闻与世界报道》2016 年美国近期新大学排名榜展开编写。作者对美国公、私立大学的体制，学分，择校，申考均在书中做了详细的梳理，除增加针对高中和研究生择校申请的内容外，又全新加入了对艺术类院校的介绍。全书言简意赅，不仅重点介绍了美国西部大学及美国很好的50 所名校，还点评了当前的留学趋势和因应之道，对各类留学生涯规划提供了建议和帮助。尤其难能可贵的是，作者首创推出多媒体影像视频，将多年来亲自考察上百所美国名校时所拍摄的500 余张照片制作成视频节目以馈读者，美国名校风采由此可见一斑。
作者简介
黄甦 ，旅美艺术家， “美国西部摄影工程”的发起人。美国靠前艺术家摄影协会、上海师范大学人文传播学院客座教授 、纽约摄影学院中国学员班摄影导师。
黄甦毕业于上海音乐学院和美国南加利福尼亚大学，他于20世纪80年代首演的大提琴独奏曲《遗风》被格鲁夫大辞典誉为中国的首部先锋派音乐作品。黄甦的《美国西部印象》摄影画册被美国国会图书馆收藏。作为“看见美利坚”的专栏作家，黄甦近年出版和发表了多部作品：CD 唱片专辑《印第安私语》（黄甦作曲、演奏，多媒体节目），影像图书《一个真实的美国西部》、《美国西部28个美的摄影圣地》等系列丛书，其著作《美国留学手册》2011、2012、2013、2014版，连续畅销了四年。
鉴于黄甦对中美两国文化所做出的贡献，美国南加利福尼亚大学音乐学院与洛杉矶郡政府特向他颁发了杰出社会贡献奖。
目录
目 录
Contents
第 1章美国的高等教育
一、高等教育的体制
1．
联邦教育部
2．
州教育部
3．
学区教育机构
4．
大学或教育部门
5．
认证机构
二、大学分类
1．
两年制社区学院
2．
四年制学院
3．
综合性大学
4．
公立与私立大学
三、学分学位制
1．
学分制
2．
专科生
3．
本科生
4．
硕士研究生
5．
博士研究生
四、学年与学制
1．
学期制
2．
学季制
3．
三学期制
4．
四一四制
2 五、学费 7
1．学费
4万美元以上
2．学费
3 .5万美元以上 7
3．学费
2 .5万美元以上 7
4．学费2
万美元或以下 7
5．排名前50
位的大学学费（选） 8
6．排名51
～ 203位的大学学费（选） 8
7．排名
204位后的大学学费（选） 9
8．
两年制的社区学院学费 9
7
六、生活费 10
1．伙食费用
10
2．住宿费用
10
3．年平均费用
10
4．额外的支出
10
第 2章美国大学排名榜 12
American University Ranking
3
33333
4
4445
5
555
6一、《美国新闻与世界报道》 126二、五类排名
12
61. 全球性大学排名
62．
全国性大学排名
63．
全国性文理学院排名
74．
地区性大学排名
75．
地区性学院排名
摘要
As president of the University of Southern California, I wish you every success as you look to pursue your studies abroad. There are so many outstanding universities in the United States, and it is important to choose the one that is best for you.
USC is certainly a special place: our students are curious and creative, intellectually driven and socially active. We attract more international students than any other American university, and we welcome students from throughout the United States. This diversity enriches our students’ educational experience, while preparing them to make their way in our globally interconnected world.
USC’s students have ample opportunities to meet individuals from all over Asia— indeed all over the world, thereby laying a firm foundation for their future careers. You will find that your future professional success begins with the relationships you establish during your formative college years. Your peers in the classroom become your contacts in life.
At USC, these relationships develop right here on our campuses. The university stands at the very heart of Los Angeles, one of the world’s creative capitals, and a bustling center of the Pacific Rim. Our students benefit from the city’s wealth of world-class museums, performance venues, and cultural offerings, as well as its innumerable opportunities for socializing, employment, and volunteering.
And while USC is a major research university, it has the intimate feel of a small college. Our undergraduates have opportunities to do research alongside our faculty—an invaluable experience if they pursue graduate studies. Our students also embrace the many social opportunities on our campuses, and the exuberant spirit of our sporting events. Visions and Voices, our vibrant arts program, remains exceedingly popular, and brings our campuses to life in the evenings.
At USC, students form a very close community—and they become part of what we call the Trojan Family. The bonds they build are lifelong and worldwide, and our alumni network supports them throughout their professional careers—even decades after they graduate.
As president, as I travel around the globe, I am always delighted to meet alumni, and to shake hands with fellow Trojans. Invariably, the first thing they tell me is how much their years at USC have meant to them.
C. L. Max Nikias
President University of Southern California
