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About

Overview

An Undergraduate Experience Like No Other

Harvard College is a close-knit undergraduate community within Harvard University. With world-class faculty, groundbreaking research opportunities, and a commitment to a diverse environment of bright, talented students, Harvard is more than just a place to get an education—it's where students come to be transformed.

About Harvard College

From library and museum collections to arts, athletics, and service, Harvard’s campus resources are unparalleled. Teaching and research are integral to Harvard College—students learn from faculty of the highest caliber, conduct their own investigations, and contribute to research in labs and libraries

At the heart of Harvard College are the Houses, where students live and learn alongside their peers, faculty members, and graduate students. As a smaller home within the College and University, each House offers an enriching and supportive environment where students grow as individuals and as members of their community.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Commitment to liberal arts & sciences is at the core of Harvard College’s mission: before students can help change the world, they need to understand it. The liberal arts & sciences offer a broad intellectual foundation for the tools to think critically, reason analytically and write clearly. These proficiencies will prepare students to navigate the world’s most complex issues, and address future innovations with unforeseen challenges. Shaped by ideas encountered and created, these new modes of thinking will prepare students for leading meaningful lives, with conscientious global citizenship, to enhance the greater good.

    Harvard offers General Education courses that show the liberal arts and sciences in action. They pose enduring questions, they frame urgent problems, and they help students see that no one discipline can answer those questions or grapple with those problems on its own. Students are challenged to ask difficult questions, explore unfamiliar concepts, and indulge in their passion for inquiry and discovery across disciplines.

Mission, Vision, & History

Mission, Vision, & History

At Harvard College, we have been shaping the future for nearly 400 years. We are committed to helping students undergo an intellectual, social, and personal transformation far beyond the traditional college experience.

Facts & Figures

Statistics

  • 1636 1636 Opened in

  • 98 98 % Graduation rate of our students

  • 7,103 7,103 Students

  • 7:1 7:1 Student to faculty ratio

Intellectual Vitality

Fostering a Community of Learning

Through intellectual vitality, the Harvard College community seeks to establish a culture in which all members speak, listen, and ask questions of each other – and ourselves – with curiosity and respect. This is critical to achieve the mission of Harvard College and what we as a community believe in.

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Dean David Deming

Dean David Deming

David Deming, Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School, professor of education and economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and former faculty dean of Kirkland House, became Danoff Dean of Harvard College on July 1, 2025.

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Campus

From health services, advising, and accommodations for disabilities, to help with foreign languages and technology, find all the resources to support and guide you.
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College Offices

College Offices

The staff of Harvard's campus offices ensure you always have somewhere to turn for help navigating college life. Improve your study skills, take the first step on the path to career success, or enliven your day with an infusion of arts and culture.

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Campus

From our libraries to our museums, our support services to our common spaces, our campus is teeming with resources to guide your experience.

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Our liberal arts and sciences philosophy encourages students to step outside their comfort zone. Learn how to achieve your academic goals at Harvard.

Residential Life

Residential Life at Harvard provides the opportunity to develop your own community through shared experiences.

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