Harvard University is a private institution that was founded in
1636. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,722, its setting is urban,
and the campus size is 5,076 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic
calendar. Harvard University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is
National Universities, 2. Its tuition and fees are $43,938 (2014-15).
Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just outside of
Boston. Harvard's extensive library system houses the oldest collection in the
United States and the largest private collection in the world. There is more to
the school than endless stacks, though: Harvard's athletic teams compete in the
Ivy League, and every football season ends with "The Game," an annual
matchup between storied rivals Harvard and Yale. At Harvard, on-campus
residential housing is an integral part of student life. Freshmen live around
the Harvard Yard at the center of campus, after which they are placed in one of
12 undergraduate houses for their remaining three years. Although they are no
longer recognized by the university as official student groups, the eight
all-male "final clubs" serve as social organizations for some
undergraduate students; Harvard also has five female clubs.
In addition to the College, Harvard is made up of 13 other schools
and institutes, including the top-ranked Business School and Medical
School and the highly ranked Graduate Education School, School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences, Law School and John F. Kennedy School of
Government. Eight U.S. presidents graduated from Harvard College, including
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Other notable alumni include
Henry David Thoreau, Helen Keller, Yo-Yo Ma and Tommy Lee Jones. In 1977,
Harvard signed an agreement with sister institute Radcliffe College, uniting
them in an educational partnership serving male and female students, although
they did not officially merge until 1999. Harvard also has the largest
endowment of any school in the world.
No comments:
Post a Comment