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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
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 98%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 656 men, 414 women
Full-time faculty: 570 men, 360 women
Part-time faculty: 86 men, 54 women
Graduation rate: 98% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, independent study, honors program, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Archeology
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
  • Astrophysics
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian Languages and Literatures
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Caribbean Studies
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • European History
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Folklore Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Gay/Lesbian Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hebrew Language and Literature
  • Hindi Language and Literature
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Indonesian/Malay Languages and Literatures
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Islamic Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Korean Language and Literature
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Sciences
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Polish Language and Literature
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • South Asian Studies
  • Southeast Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Strategic Intelligence
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Swedish Language and Literature
  • Thai Language and Literature
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Turkish Language and Literature
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Advanced General Dentistry
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
  • American Literature (United States)
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Ethics
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Investments and Securities
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Nanotechnology
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, General
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Project Management
  • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Strategic Intelligence
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
Doctorates

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American History (United States)
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural History and Criticism, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Asian History
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Atomic/Molecular Physics
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Cell Biology and Anatomy
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Dentistry
  • Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education Policy Analysis
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Genetics, General
  • Genome Sciences/Genomics
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Studies
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Services, General
  • Immunology
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Modern Greek Language and Literature
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multicultural Education
  • Music, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical and Biological Anthropology
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • South Asian Studies
  • Statistics, General
  • Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Virology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American History (United States)
  • American Literature (United States)
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural History and Criticism, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
  • Astrophysics
  • Atomic/Molecular Physics
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Divinity/Ministry
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Epidemiology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International and Comparative Education
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Investments and Securities
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Modern Greek Language and Literature
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, General
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical and Biological Anthropology
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Project Management
  • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Development Management
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Secondary School Administration/Principalship
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • South Asian Studies
  • Statistics, General
  • Strategic Intelligence
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies
  • Virology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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