Harvard University Harvard University (Harvard University for short), located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, is a world-renowned private research university and a member of the famous Ivy League. Eight presidents of the United States of America, 133 Nobel Prize winners (No. 1 in the world), 18 Fields Prize winners (No. 1 in the world), and 13 Bittering Prize winners (No. 4 in the world) have worked or studied here. They have high academic status and wide influence in literature, medicine, law, business and other fields, It is recognized as one of the top institutions of higher education in the world today.
Harvard is also the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was born in 1636 and was first founded by the legislature of Massachusetts colony. It was initially named New Citizen College, in memory of Reverend John Harvard who gave generous support to the college at the beginning of its establishment. The school was renamed Harvard College in March 1639. In 1780, Harvard College was officially renamed Harvard University. As of 2017, the school has more than 6700 undergraduate students, and more than 15250 master and doctoral students.
Harvard University World Ranking:
2023THE World University Ranked 2nd
2023 U S. News ranked No.1 in the world's best university
2023 U S. Harvard University ranked third in News' ranking of the best universities in the United States. As of 2018, Harvard has 18 Fields Prize winners and 14 Bittering Prize winners.
In 2023, QS World University ranked fifth; QS ranked 20th in sustainable development; Graduates' employability ranks 5th
QS WUR discipline ranking: art and humanities ranking 1, architectural environment ranking 6, art history ranking 6, computer science ranking 8
Harvard University College:
Now, Harvard University has a large scale and superior assets, which is often called "Harvard Empire". There are 13 colleges in the university. There are two undergraduate schools, namely Harvard College and Radcliffe College; There are 11 graduate schools, including the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Management, the Kennedy School of Management, the School of Design, the School of Education, the School of Law, the School of Theology, the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Public Health and the University Extension Department.
So far, Harvard has produced 6 US presidents, 33 Nobel Prize winners and 32 Pulitzer Prize winners. In addition, a large number of well-known academic founders, world-class academic leaders, writers and thinkers have also emerged.
List of Harvard University Undergraduate One year Study Abroad Expenses : Total annual cost $53650; Undergraduate tuition: 47300 dollars; Rent: 18000 dollars; Residence: 13500 dollars; Canteen: 2000 dollars; Health service cost: 930 dollars; Student service fee: 2360 dollars; Average scholarship amount: 35000 dollars. More than 2/3 of Harvard's new students can receive financial assistance, including scholarships and student loans, while more than half of the students are eligible for scholarship subsidies.
Compared with Stanford University:
Harvard's mathematics department will compare Stanford University It is better, but the difference is not so big. The computer department at Stanford is much more powerful than that at Harvard. From the perspective of ranking, the computer department of Stanford University is ranked the first in a row, and Harvard is ranked the 18th. The difference is relatively large.