Harvard is more than a university; it's a tradition.
No other American institution of higher learning has such a prominent place in the nation's
history or imagination.
Harvard, founded in 1636, is the oldest university in the United States (and the oldest corporation
in the Americas).
It is perhaps the U.S. university that is both closest to the British model of university
education, yet distinctly American in identity and outlook.
Harvard was founded as a small institution with the mission of educating Protestant clergy.
It grew as the United States did, expanding in size and scope, and diversifying its student
and teaching communities.
Today a Harvard degree commands respect not only in the United States, but around the
world – Harvard counts seven U.S. presidents among its alumni, and over 40 Nobel laureates
among its current and former faculty.
Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a campus just across the Charles River
from Boston.
This is a highly urban setting that joins colonial-era buildings and landmarks with
Massachusetts' burgeoning hi-tech industry.
Harvard is a large university, with high-profile graduate and professional programs.
Almost two-thirds of its approximately 19,500 students are enrolled in its professional
and graduate schools (which include the world-renowned Medical School, the Business School, the Law
School, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Divinity School, the School of Public
Health, and Graduate School of Education).
Despite the university's size, the Harvard educational experience is usually an intense
and companionable one, with students benefiting from low student-to-faculty ratios and opportunities
to get involved with the local community.
Connections made at Harvard often last a lifetime, with graduates becoming part of a vigorous
network of over 270,000 alumni.
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