1、Harvard at a GlanceEstablished1636FacultyAbout 2,100 faculty members and more than 10,000 academic appointments in affiliated teaching hospitalsStudentsHarvard College About 6,700Graduate and professional students About 14,500Total About 21,000School ColorLiving AlumniMore than 323,000, over 271,000
2、 in the U.S., nearly 52,000 in some 201 other countries. See the alumni website for more information.Nobel Laureates44 current and former faculty membersMottoVeritas (Latin for “truth”)Real Estate Holdings5,076 acresLibrary CollectionAbout 17 million volumesFaculties, Schools, and an InstituteHarvar
3、d University is made up of 11 principal academic units ten faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The ten faculties oversee schools and divisions that offer courses and award academic degrees.UNDERGRADUATE COST AND FINANCIAL AIDFamilies with students on scholarship pay an average
4、of $11,500 annually toward the cost of a Harvard education. More than 60 percent of Harvard College students receive scholarship aid, and the average grant this year is $40,000. Since 2007, Harvards investment in financial aid has climbed by more than 70 percent, from $96.6 million to $166 million p
5、er year.During the 2012-2013 academic year, students from families with incomes below $65,000, and with assets typical for that income level, will generally pay nothing toward the cost of attending Harvard College. Families with incomes between $65,000 and $150,000 will contribute from 0 to 10 perce
6、nt of income, depending on individual circumstances. Significant financial aid also is available for families above those income ranges.Harvard College launched a “net price calculator” into which applicants and their families can enter their financial data to estimate the net price they will be exp
7、ected to pay for a year at Harvard. Please use the calculator to estimate the net cost of attendance.The total 2011-2012 cost of attending Harvard College without financial aid is $36,305 for tuition and $52,652 for tuition, room, board and fees combined.University Professors22 individuals of distin
8、ctionHarvard University PresidentDrew Gilpin FaustUniversity Income (Fiscal Year 2010)$3.7 billionUniversity Expenses (Fiscal Year 2010)$3.7 billionEndowment (Fiscal Year 2011)$32 billionHarvard University ShieldsNamingThe name Harvard comes from the colleges first benefactor, the young minister Joh
9、n Harvard of Charlestown. Upon his death in 1638, he left his library and half his estate to the institution established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.More InformationThese numbers come from many sources, including the Harvard University Fact Book and
10、 the Annual Financial Report to the Board of About the FacultyHarvard is known for global leadership in education, and the Harvard faculty is composed of men and women who are world-class scholars. Faculty members are passionate and curious individuals who continue their own research while teaching
11、at Harvard. They come from across the country and all over the world, bringing with them a diverse wealth of knowledge.Almost all Harvard College courses are designed, taught and overseen by Harvard faculty, and virtually all FAS faculty are required to teach as part of their duties. The faculty is
12、highly accessible, and Harvard College class sizes are on average below 40, with over half the courses being offered each semester enrolling 10 or fewer students. This allows for a closer student-professor relationship and contributes to the sense of community on campus. Professors also make themsel
13、ves available to students outside of the classroom, even beyond office hours, such as meeting in the dining hall or before or after class. The faculty at Harvard make a point of connecting with their students to create a fulfilling academic experience.Trying to reach a member of the Harvard faculty?
14、 Heres an online directory of faculty, staff, and students.Learn more about the Universitys commitment to Faculty Development and Diversity.History of Harvard UniversityHistoryHarvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United states, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and Gen
15、eral Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was named after the Colleges first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of University Hall in Harva
16、rd Yard, and is perhaps the Universitys best known landmark.Harvard University has 12 degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000 degree candidates including u
17、ndergraduate, graduate, and professional students. There are more than 360,000 living alumni in the U.S. and over 190 other countries.Harvard University ArchivesThe Harvard University Archives are maintained by the Harvard University Library system and are a great resource to access Harvards histori
18、cal records.The Harvard ShieldOn Sept. 8, 1836, at Harvards Bicentennial celebration, it was announced that President Josiah Quincy had found the first rough sketch of the College arms a shield with the Latin motto “VERITAS” (“Verity” or “Truth”) on three books while researching his History of Harva
19、rd University in the College Archives. During the Bicentennial, a white banner atop a large tent in the Yard publicly displayed this design for the first time. Until Quincys discovery, the hand-drawn sketch (from records of an Overseers meeting on Jan. 6, 1644) had been filed away and forgotten. It
20、became the basis of the seal officially adopted by the Corporation in 1843 and still informs the version used today. *Why Crimson?*Crimson was officially designated as Harvards color by a vote of the Harvard Corporation in 1910. But why crimson? A pair of rowers, Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, and
21、 Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Class of 1858, provided crimson scarves to their teammates so that spectators could differentiate Harvards crew team from other teams during a regatta in 1858. Eliot became Harvards 21st president in 1869 and served until 1909; the Corporation vote to make the color of El
22、iots bandannas the official color came soon after he stepped down.But before the official vote by the Harvard Corporation, students color of choice had at one point wavered between crimson and magenta probably because the idea of using colors to represent universities was still new in the latter par
23、t of the 19th century. Pushed by popular debate to decide, Harvard undergraduates held a plebiscite on May 6, 1875, on the Universitys color, and crimson won by a wide margin. The student newspaper which had been called The Magenta changed its name with the very next issue.*U.S. Presidents and Honor
24、ary Degrees*After George Washingtons Continental Army forced the British to leave Boston in March 1776, the Harvard Corporation and Overseers voted on April 3, 1776, to confer an honorary degree upon the general, who accepted it that very day (probably at his Cambridge headquarters in Craigie House)
25、. Washington next visited Harvard in 1789, as the first U.S. president. Honors for your convenience weve published the Nobel laureates and Pulitzer prizes, and provided a selective list of heads of state, notable alumni, and University Professorships.Student LifeHarvard University has around 20,000
26、students across the College, graduate, and professional schools located in Cambridge and Boston. When people refer to Harvard students, often they mean the subset of roughly 6,400 students who attend Harvard College. Students arrive every year in late August.Harvard Colleges diverse student populati
27、on makes it hard to describe the typical student and even harder to describe the quintessential Harvard student experience. Students come from all 50 states and from over 80 countries; from cities, suburbs, small towns and farms; from public, private and parochial schools; from every ethnic and reli
28、gious background; and from across the economic spectrum. Based on longstanding tradition and an extensive financial aid program, Harvard is committed to making educational opportunity accessible to all, with over 60% of the undergraduate population receiving financial aid.With over 400 official stud
29、ent organizations including extra-curriculars, co-curricular and athletic opportunities in addition to academics, Harvard students are active around and beyond campus. Whether in Harvard Stadium playing on the field or cheering on The Harvard Crimson, volunteering through organizations like PBHA, re
30、searching in one of the many labs, writing or editing at The Harvard Crimson or The Harvard Lampoon, Harvard students are continuously learning and constantly busy!Demographics for the class of 2015: 16% are from New England 22% are from the Mid Atlantic 18% are from the South 11% are from the Midwe
31、st 17% are from the Pacific 4% are from the Mountain states 12% are internationalHarvard College is committed to making a college education affordable for all admitted students. Learn more about Harvard College financial aid programs.The House SystemThe housing system at Harvard is designed to creat
32、e a full collegiate experience for all four years of undergraduate education. As freshmen, students live in one of the dormitories in Harvard Yard, a prime location, and eat in the historic and picturesque Annenberg dining hall.After their first year at Harvard, students are placed into one of the 1
33、2 houses on campus and continue to live there for the remainder of their residential life at Harvard. Over ninety-seven percent of Harvard undergrads choose to live on campus for all four years, creating a strong campus community and undergraduate experience.Each house has a resident master and a st
34、aff of tutors, and includes a dining hall, common areas, and recreational and cultural spaces that help give them each a distinct character. Many even field their own intramural sports teams or theater ensembles. The houses themselves also have unique histories and traditions that bring the students together and help to foster the close and long-lasting ties amongst the residents of each house.
