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Harvard University

Harvard University
86 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 2138


Website: https://www.harvard.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 7,236
Full-time undergraduates: 7,206
Part-time undergraduates: 34
Total graduate students: 4,765
Full-time graduate students: 4,757
Part-time graduate students: 8
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
22.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
33.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
13.2% Nonresident Alien
1.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 380 acres
Nearest major city: Boston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of students who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live off campus: 3%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 605
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Phillips Brooks House Association; Asian-American Association; International Relations Council; Harvard Crimson (newspaper); Harvard/Radcliffe Chorus

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's sailing  
Men's skiing (cross-country) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rugby NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (cross-country) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's skiing (downhill) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; wrestling; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Logan International

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