Harvard University is a private institution that was founded in
1636.
It
has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,722,
its setting is urban,
and the campus size is 5,076 acres.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
Harvard University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges
is National Universities, 2. Its tuition and fees are $43,938 (2014-15).
Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston.
Harvard's extensive library system houses the oldest collection in the
United States and the largest private collection in the world. There is
more to the school than endless stacks, though: Harvard's athletic teams
compete in the Ivy League, and every football season ends with "The
Game," an annual matchup between storied rivals Harvard and Yale.
At Harvard, on-campus residential housing is an integral part of
student life. Freshmen live around the Harvard Yard at the center of
campus, after which they are placed in one of 12 undergraduate houses
for their remaining three years. Although they are no longer recognized
by the university as official student groups, the eight all-male "final
clubs" serve as social organizations for some undergraduate students;
Harvard also has five female clubs.
In addition to the College, Harvard is made up of 13 other schools and institutes, 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.
Eight U.S. presidents graduated from Harvard College, including
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Other notable alumni
include Henry David Thoreau, Helen Keller, Yo-Yo Ma and Tommy Lee Jones.
In 1977, Harvard signed an agreement with sister institute Radcliffe
College, uniting them in an educational partnership serving male and
female students, although they did not officially merge until 1999.
Harvard also has the largest endowment of any school in the world.
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