The University:
Harvard University, which celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1986, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, the University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in 10 graduate and professional schools. An additional 13,000 students are enrolled in one or more courses in the Harvard Extension School. Over 14,000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 faculty. There are also 7,000 faculty appointments in affiliated teaching hospitals

Seven presidents of the United States – John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George W. Bush – were graduates of Harvard. Its faculty have produced nearly 40 Nobel laureates. Harvard College was established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown, a young minister who, upon his death in 1638, left his library and half his estate to the new institution. Harvard's first scholarship fund was created in 1643 with a gift from Ann Radcliffe, Lady Mowlson.

Degrees Offered:
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Doctorate, Master of Arts, Master of Science

Academic Programs:
African Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Art/Fine Arts, Asian Studies, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biology(General), Biomedical Sciences, Botany, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Ecology, Economics, Engineering (Chemical), Engineering (Computer), Engineering (Electrical), Engineering (Mechanical), English, French, Geology, German, History, Humanities, Information Systems, Interdisciplinary, International Relations, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Studies, Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Middle Eastern Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science/Politics, Portuguese, Pre-Law, Pre-Med, Psychology, Public Admin, Public Policy, Govt, Religious Studies, Russian & Slavic Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Theater, Drama, Dance, Urban & Regional Planning, Women's Studies, Zoology & Wildlife Sciences

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