# Harvard University

- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1636
- Official website: http://www.harvard.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/harvard-university-39230496

## Summary

Harvard was founded in 1636 by a vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, making it the oldest college in what became the United States. It was named after John Harvard, a minister who left the college his library and half of his estate. Over the 19th and 20th centuries it grew into a university with graduate and professional schools in Cambridge and Boston.

## Key facts

- rank: #5 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $54,269 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 4.2% (2025)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.harvard.edu/)
- [Admissions](https://college.harvard.edu/admissions)
- [Financial aid](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Official About page: founding 28 Oct 1636 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Harvard bequest](https://www.harvard.edu/about/)
- [Official Fact Book: 24,317 distinct students, fall 2025; 6,749 U.S. nonresident (percentage computed from these counts)](https://oira.harvard.edu/factbook/fact-book-enrollment/)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University)

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