Harvard University

Harvard

History

Harvard is the oldest University in the United States, was founded on September 8, 1636. Named after the John Harvard. By the way, John Harvard was not the founder of the University. He was only a contributor who donated his library and half of his fortune. By the end of the 19 century, the College was recognized as a Central Сultural Institution among Boston's elite. After the American civil war, Harvard President Charles Elliott, after 40 years in office (1869-1909), transformed the College and its affiliated schools of professional education into a centralized research University. Harvard became a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900. In the early years, Harvard had only one teacher and nine students. They studied Bible texts, Latin, and mathematics.

Location

• Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

How many students?

• Harvard has about 2,100 faculty members and about 6,700 undergraduates and 14,500 postgraduates. Harvard University ranks first in the country in the number of billionaires among graduates and its library is the largest academic in the United States and the third largest in the country.  Harvard is part of a group of elite American universities — the Ivy League

Tuition fee

• Tuition at Harvard College for undergraduates has a fixed cost of 49,653 USD per year. As for graduate schools, the amount can be from 29,728 to 73,440 USD per year, while individual schools set a lower cost, starting from 2-3 years of study.

Faculties

• Harvard University school of business 
• Faculty of Humanities, natural Sciences and exact Sciences: Harvard College (bachelor's programs only), Department of continuing education, Graduate school of Humanities, natural Sciences and exact Sciences 
• Higher school of design 
• Graduate school of education 
• Harvard school of public administration. John F. Kennedy
• Harvard law school 
• Harvard school of public health 
• Harvard school of dental medicine 
• Harvard divinity school
•   Department of engineering and applied Sciences
•   Harvard Medical school 
• Radcliffe Institute for advanced study

• Students have no time to be bored in their free time. They are offered a variety of entertainment and educational programs. Among the first – parties, discos, movie screenings, theater evenings. 10 museums located on the campus are waiting for lovers of educational recreation.  All conditions for sports are created on the campus. Students can play soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, swimming, hockey, sailing, golf, lacrosse, tennis, water polo, and wrestling. Archery, rowing, many types of martial arts, figure skating, yoga are also available.

Famous Harvard Graduates

Theodor Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt

John Kennedy

Barack Obama

Natalie Portman

William Henry Gates 

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