Harvard University

Harvard University is a private institution established in 1636 with urban setting located at Cambridge. It is ranked 3 in National Universities in 2024 edition of Best Colleges. Its tuition and fees are $59,076. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,240. It practices semester-based academic calendar. Harvard is made up of 12 graduate and professional schools, including the top-ranked Business School and Medical School and the highly ranked Graduate Education School, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Law School and John F. Kennedy School of Government. Harvard’s extensive library system houses the oldest collection in the U.S. and the largest private collection in the world. On-campus residential housing is an integral part of student life, where freshmen live at the center of campus and upperclassmen live in 12 undergraduate houses.

#3rd in National Universities

Setting

Urban

Location Cambridge, Massachusetts

Type 4-year Private

Year Founded 1636

Selectivity Very High

Size Medium
7,240 Undergraduates

Majors Available

• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
• Engineering
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• English Language And Literature/Letters
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• History
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• Mathematics And Statistics
• Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• Natural Resources And Conservation
• Philosophy And Religious Studies
• Physical Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program
• Visual And Performing Arts
  Program offered through an exclusively distance-education program

Application Requirements

How to Apply?

Accepts CommonApp

For International Students

$70,387 Average Financial Aid

Need-based Aid available for International Students

Need-based Aid

Merit Scholarships

Other Scholarships