Harvard University is one of the most famous universities in the United States and around the world, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University is the oldest university in the United States, was founded on September 8, It is named after English missionary and the philanthropist John Harvard. He donated his library and half his estate to the institution. But Harvard was not founded by John Harvard.

Harvard University has around 22,000 students across the College, graduate, and professional schools located in Cambridge and Boston. There are 16,000 staff and faculty. Harvard's alumni include eight U.S. presidents, several foreign heads of state, 62 living billionaires, 359 Rhodes Scholars, and 242 Marshall Scholars. To date, some 130 Nobel laureates, 18 Fields Medalists, and 13 Turing Award winners have been affiliated as students, faculty, or staff.

Student Life Harvard University has 12 Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The university has 7 faculties. Almost all students at Harvard University and the college live in dormitories on campus, within or near the Harvard Court from the first year. The housing system at Harvard is designed to combat bad habits and social stratification among students outside the campus. Students eat in the historic and picturesque Annenberg dining hall.

Crimson was officially designated as Harvards color by a vote of the Harvard Corporation in 1910.

Is it possible to enter at Harvard? Training at Harvard provides the enrollment of foreign students on the same grounds as American citizens. The competition for all university faculties and specialties is very large. How much does it cost to study at Harvard? The total cost of attending Harvard College without financial aid is $43,280 for tuition and $63,025 for tuition, room, board, and fees combined. At the same time, the university provides financial support to 70% of students who are not able to pay for their studies on their own. But, unfortunately, foreign students receive scholarships only for their ability.

Interesting facts In Harvard Court there is a statue of seated John Harvard. The tablet under the statue reads: "John Harvard, Founder, 1638". Students of the university call this sculpture "The statue of a triple lie". Because this man is not John Harvard, as we remember John Harvard was not the founder of the university and the university was founded two years earlier than that date. The asteroid that was discovered in 1912 is named after the Harvard.