Harvard University

Harvard University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,222 students (fall 2020), is located in an urban setting, and covers 5,076 acres of land. The academic calendar is based on semesters. Harvard University is made up of 13 schools and institutes, and Law School is among them. The school is located outside of Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is a private, non-profit university that was founded in 1636 by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in colonial America. According to the university's archives, the institution was founded to train members of the clergy. Harvard is named after John Harvard, a Puritan clergyman who gave half of his land and his 400-book collection to the new school in 1638. There were nine graduates at Harvard's first commencement ceremony in 1642.

Harvard's enormous library system comprises the oldest and largest private collections in the United States. Aside from academics, Harvard's athletic teams participate in the Ivy League, featuring a football matchup against Yale every year. Freshmen dwell in the middle of campus, while upperclassmen live in 12 undergraduate houses. On-campus residential accommodation is an important aspect of student life. Harvard has produced eight US presidents, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Henry David Thoreau and Helen Keller are two other prominent alumni. Harvard also possesses the world's largest endowment of any university.

Year Founded: 1636
Contact: 617-495-1000
Website: https://www.harvard.edu/