New York City: The Place to Live, Learn, and Connect International Student Prospectus 2016-17 universitiesintheusa.com/liu-brooklyn universitiesintheusa.com/liu-brooklyn Contents Welcome to LIU Brooklyn: Welcome to LIU Brooklyn 1 Welcome to New York City 2 The place to start The place to discover 4 The place for success 6 your future The place to make a difference 8 The place for research and creativity 10 The place to grow 12 The place to connect with your future career 14 The place to thrive 16 Choosing the right American university starts with an The place to challenge yourself 18 important question: ‘Where will I find success?’ We believe How to apply 20 that the answer to that question is LIU Brooklyn in New York City, and this guide will demonstrate why. New York City is one of the most exciting and innovative cities in the world. Whatever your goal in life, you can achieve it here. Whatever experience you want to gain, you can attain it here. Quite simply, New York is the place to discover your potential. Brooklyn is one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, and LIU Brooklyn is located right in the heart of it all. Study with us and you will find yourself steps away from the entertainment of the Barclays Center, as well as the popular restaurants, cafés, and boutiques of Fort Greene. LIU Brooklyn offers the very best of city life. Our beautifully landscaped 11-acre (.04km) campus (ranked the safest in New York City by The Daily Beast news website) offers easy access to the rich professional opportunities and resources of Manhattan. Our students have interned at some of the leading companies in the city, including Marvel Comics, The New York Stock Exchange and NBC Universal. As an LIU Brooklyn student you will receive the knowledge and real-world opportunities that lead to success. We invite you to take the next step in your academic journey and discover your full potential at LIU Brooklyn. 1 universitiesintheusa.com/liu-brooklyn 3 million NYC residents were born overseas Brooklyn is home to 700 arts and NYC has the largest cultural institutions Chinese population of Advertised college 57,000 students live any city outside of Asia Technology is the fastest graduate salaries 200+ languages are and study in Brooklyn 3.6 million people growing industry in the in NYC are 36% spoken here: 50% of Welcome to work for businesses New York ranked 20th city, with a 33% rise higher than the rest of New Yorkers speak a Voted the world’s in New York City on the QS World’s Best in jobs over 4 years America (Indeed.com, language other than New York City greatest city (Time Out) (labor.ny.gov) Student City list 2016 (Bloomberg.com, 2014) September 2015) English at home 2 3 universitiesintheusa.com/liu-brooklyn The place to discover: Brooklyn TripAdvisor lists 175 different Brooklyn attractions. Strolling over the Brooklyn and New York City Bridge, admiring the views Brooklyn’s Barclays Center can host from Brooklyn Heights over 17,000 sports and music fans at Promenade and taking a any event. JAY Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna food tour are voted the and Coldplay have all played here. most popular. Brooklyn is New York City’s most populated and fastest growing borough. It is not hard to understand why. Brooklyn is home to cutting edge start-ups, trendy restaurants, and world-famous entertainment. The Tech Triangle A world of entertainment Over 500 technical, creative, and Famous tourist attractions such as Times entrepreneurial businesses make Brooklyn Square and the Empire State Building are only their headquarters. The Tech Triangle area minutes away by subway, but most Brooklyn constantly sparks new ideas, inventions and locals find all of the entertainment they need businesses, and LIU Brooklyn is located right right on their doorstep. Just three blocks from in the heart of this action. campus is the Barclays Center - home to the NBA Brooklyn Nets and major concert events. Famous for food If you are interested in something more Brooklyn’s cafés and restaurants are big cultural, the Brooklyn Museum of Art offers A welcoming community news in NYC. Within a few streets you can both ancient and modern exhibits. Brooklyn is home to students, young try authentic Neapolitan-style pizza, enjoy a professionals and families from across Latin American picnic in Sunset Park, and City, sea and green spaces America and all around the world. It is a indulge your sweet tooth at a chocolate Brooklyn enjoys the best views of the iconic famously friendly place where you will get to factory in DUMBO. The food culture here Manhattan skyline and is filled with beautiful know your neighbors as well as the people you is so popular that several tour companies green spaces. Prospect Park is a short walk meet in your local coffee shop, bakery and have sprung up, offering guided visits around from campus, where you can relax in the bookstore. LIU Brooklyn is ranked as the the best places to eat. waterfall garden, get close to nature in the zoo safest campus in NYC, and the third safest or watch a free concert in the summer. And in the USA by influential news website when the sun is shining, take a tip from the thedailybeast.com. You can be sure that locals and head to Coney Island beach for there is no better place to find your home walks along the sand, hot dogs and as an international student in America. amusement parks. Boston Boston New York New York Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. BRONX BRONX MANHATTAN MANHATTANQUEENS JFK AIRPORT BROOKLYN QUEENS JFK AIRPORT BROOKLYN 4 5 universitiesintheusa.com/liu-brooklyn The place for success: LIU Brooklyn Our vibrant and friendly campus is located close to the iconic landmark of Brooklyn Bridge. Quality of life About LIU Brooklyn Location: New York, New York Student residences, academic facilities and lecture theaters are housed in both traditional and #1 safest campus ultra-modern buildings that are connected together by a series of enclosed bridges. Although in NYC Borough: Brooklyn the campus is located in an urban area, you will find that our gated campus offers beautifully Institution type: Private University landscaped areas in which to study, meet with friends or just relax. #3 safest campus Year founded: 1926 in the US Nationally ranked and a great investment in your future Student population: 7,025 (4,278 undergraduate; 2,747 graduate; Best College for Personal Attention (collegedata.com) 10 minute subway ride international students from more than Top 50 Schools in the Northeast for Salary Potential (payscale.com) to Manhattan 50 countries) Ranked 1st, Best Schools for Health Professional majors (payscale.com) Campus setting: Urban High ROI Colleges (Affordable Colleges Online) LIU Promise Coach Campus size: 0.04 km2 Best College for Personal Attention (collegedata.com) Student to faculty ratio: 12:1 #77 Pharmacy Program (US News & World Report) and #100 in Occupational Therapy. Full-time faculty: 307 Faculty holding the highest degrees in their field: 86% 7 colleges: Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences; Education; Health Professions; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Arts and Communication; Nursing; and Pharmacy. University accreditations: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Program accreditations: MSCHE, ACOTE, ACPE, ARC-PA, APA, ASEP, ASHA-CAA, caATe, CAPTE, CAAHEP, CoARC, CSWE, NASPAA, TEAC Athletics: NCAA Division 1 Varsity sports: 17 sports teams Mascot: Blackbirds 6 7 universitiesintheusa.com/liu-brooklyn Students can apply to join LIU Brooklyn’s Global Social Join one of the many The school has 13 Entrepreneurship LIU Brooklyn Facilities include a student organizations student-run clubs and Project, which aims to has a thriving 12,000 square foot that relate to your career organizations that will bring innovation and entrepreneurial Physical Therapy path, including the develop your career- sustainable solutions to community, with two Ranked No. 1 in Research Lab, an American Public Health relevant knowledge the health sector successful student-run the Best Schools for Anatomy Laboratory, Association Student and help you build in Sierra Leone, businesses operating Health Professionals by and an Aquatic Assembly, and the Sport connections West Africa on campus payscale.com Therapy pool Management Club The place to make a difference The School of Health Professions Our respected programs cover a broad range of subjects that will prepare you to help and heal as a health professional. The School of Business, Public Administration Whichever you choose to specialize in, Undergraduate degree programs: Graduate degree programs: you can be sure of: • B.S. in Health Science • M.S in Exercise Science and Information Sciences • B.S. in Sport Management • M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies • Top rankings. The school is recognized • B.S. in Sports Science • Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) for our distinguished faculty and leading Business programs at LIU Brooklyn are different. Our faculty practice what they teach, • B.S. in Diagnostic Medical Sonography • Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) programs. We are proud to be ranked and take an experiential approach to your learning. • B.S. in Respiratory Care No. 1 in the Best Schools for Health Doctoral degree programs: • B.A. in Social Work • Maximize your practical experience through Undergraduate degree programs: Professionals by payscale.com. • Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) internships and hands-on projects. • B.S. in Accounting • Innovative research. The department has Dual degree programs: • Entrepreneurial ideas and start-ups are • B.S. in Business Finance I’ve met so many sport professionals, an outstanding reputation for published • B.S. / M.S. in Athletic Training actively supported. • B.S.