Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Harvard is known for global leadership in education, and the Harvard faculty is composed of men and women who are world-class scholars. Faculty members are passionate and curious individuals who continue their own research while teaching at Harvard. They come from across the country and all over the world, bringing with them a diverse wealth of knowledge.
Harvard University has 12 degree-granting schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000 degree candidates including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
Harvard Business School
Harvard College
Division of Continuing Education
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Harvard Divinity School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
