International students who have been invited to Harvard University for study should contact their academic departments for more information. Staff can be reached by phone or email. Information sessions and tours will not be cancelled.

Visitas – Harvard’s weekend for admitted students – is now being held virtually.Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest higher education institution in the United States, and is widely regarded in terms of its influence, reputation, and academic pedigree as a leading university in not just the US but also the world.

Harvard University, The Best University in America

Harvard University is located at Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is located three miles west from Boston. It covers 209 acres and houses 10 schools that offer degrees, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, two theaters, as well as two other theaters. Five museums are located on the campus, which also contains the largest academic library system with approximately 18 million volumes, 180,000 serial titles and 10,000,000 photos.

Harvard was founded to train clergy, as were many American colleges before the Civil War. Harvard’s curriculum became increasingly secularized, and Harvard’s student population was soon secularized. Admission policies were made more open to accommodate more applicants in the 20th century.

The university is home to 21,000 students today. Every student can be seen walking past John Harvard statue at any moment, which is the university’s founder, and first benefactor.

Harvard is reserved only for elite academics. Harvard’s tuition is prohibitive. Harvard’s substantial endowment allows for generous financial aid packages, which are used by approximately 60% of Harvard students.