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Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard , it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Browse the graduate and undergraduate degrees and majors offered by Harvard's 13 Schools and learn more about admissions requirements, scholarship, and financial aid opportunities. We also offer executive education, certificate programs, and online courses for professional and lifelong learners.
Explore all of Harvard’s history. On September 8, 1636, Harvard, the first college in the American colonies, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University was officially founded by a vote by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Learn more about Harvard College admissions requirements, timeline, and what we look for in an applicant.
Harvard University includes the undergraduate Harvard College, 12 graduate and professional Schools, and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
We welcome applications from all over the world. Our admissions and financial aid processes are the same for all applicants - regardless of nationality or citizenship. Learn more about international admissions. Learn more about how to apply as a first-year, transfer, or visiting undergraduate student.
With world-class faculty, groundbreaking research opportunities, and a commitment to a diverse environment of bright, talented students, Harvard is more than just a place to get an education—it's where students come to be transformed.
Harvard's liberal arts and sciences philosophy encourages you to ask difficult questions, explore unfamiliar terrain, and indulge your passion for discovery. Harvard students have access to courses, research institutes, and faculty mentors from all parts of Harvard.
Harvard faculty, students, and alumni compose a global network of researchers, scholars, and artists exploring and improving health, law, religion, social science, government, education, business, news, justice, design, and the environment around the world. Join us in celebrating Worldwide Week at Harvard.
