The Brown School…
• Is a top-ranked school of social work. U.S. News & World Report recently gave the school a number one ranking. The School also is consistently ranked as one of the most productive in terms of faculty research.
• Is a pioneer evidence-based practice (EBP). EBP applies evidence gained from research to social work pratice. Early EBP roots at the Brown School were visible in the 50s.
• First made its appearance at Washington University in 1909 as the School of Social Economy.
• In 1945, became the first school at Washington University to admit African-American students.
• Is housed in Brown Hall, the first building erected in the United States solely for the purpose of social work education.
• Has awarded more than 6400 M.S.W.s since 1927.
• The first school of its kind to offer international course work.
• Draws students from around the globe. Approximately 80% of students relocated to St. Louis to attend Brown.
• Requires all M.S.W. students complete at least 1000 hours of field work at placements in the U.S. and abroad.
• Offers more than $3 million in scholarships are to students. 90% of students receive financial assistance and doctoral students receive full tuition remission and living stipends.
• Has partnerships with China’s Peking University, Hong Kong Poly Technic University, India’s Tata Institute for Social Sciences and other schools around the world.
• Offers dual-degree programs with architecture, business, divinity, pastoral studies, Jewish studies, and law. In fall 2010, the school will offer a dual degree with public health.
• Is the nation’s first school of social work to receive National Institutes of Mental Health funding as an Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research.
• Is home to one of the first social work research publications, the Journal of Social Service Research.
• Maintains unique partnerships with Teach for America, the Peace Corps, and other service programs.
• Offers six different M.S.W. concentration areas: health; mental health; gerontology; children, youth and families; social and economic development; and individualized study.
• Is home to one of the finest social work libraries in the U.S. The library houses more that 50,000 volumes.
• Is home to five path-breaking research centers: Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, Center for Latino Family Research, Center for Social Development, Center for Mental Health Services Research, Martha N. Ozawa Center for Social Policy Studies.
• Is home to the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, which provides a wide range of resources to the St. Louis community and beyond.