| Screen last updated on: September 1, 2006 |
| Total undergraduates: |
3,401 men, 3,248 women, 6,649 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
3,401 men, 3,248 women, 6,649 total |
| Total graduate students: |
5,225 men, 4,735 women, 9,960 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
4,924 men, 4,338 women, 9,262 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
301 men, 397 women, 698 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast, Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
86% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 9.3% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.8% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 18.5% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 7.4% | Hispanic |
| 46.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 9.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 7.9% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 8.4% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.8% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 18.0% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 7.6% | Hispanic |
| 48.3% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 8.9% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 7.9% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
4,938 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Population of city/town: |
101,355 |
| Nearest major city: |
Boston, Massachusetts |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
2 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
589,141 |
| Online campus map: |
www.fas.harvard.edu/map/ |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- special housing for disabled students
- cooperative housing
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| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
242 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
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| Additional services offered: |
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placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, personal, academic |
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| Career placement services: |
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on-campus job interviews, alumni services |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Harvard Crimson (daily); Harvard Independent (weekly) |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
369 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Several religious groups |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Asian-American Association, Black Student Association, Raza, La Organizacion Boricua de Harvard/Radcliffe, Native American group, International Assembly, International Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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choral societies, glee club, marching band, orchestra, house musical societies, drama groups, magazines, debating, chess club, ad hoc committees, team managers, political, social service, and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Robert L. Scalise,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Patricia W. Henry,
Women's Athletic Director/SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director
Robert L. Scalise
Harvard University
Athletic Department
60 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| School mascot: |
Crimson |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I);Eastern College Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA);Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (Division I);Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (Division I);Ivy Group (Division I, Football I-AA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's fencing | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's ice hockey | no | |
| Men's lacrosse | no | |
| Men's sailing | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's squash | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Men's volleyball | no | |
| Men's water polo | no | |
| Men's wrestling | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's fencing | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's ice hockey | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's sailing | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's squash | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
| Women's water polo | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
40% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Boston (8 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Boston (8 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Boston (3 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Boston (3 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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