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In Brief


	Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. It was founded on September 8, 1636 by a vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, making it the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Originally called simply the New College, it was named Harvard College on March 13, 1639, after its first principal donor, John Harvard, a former student of Cambridge University...

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General Information


	Location	Cambridge, MA



	Community	City: Midsize



	School Type	Private nonprofit, 4-year or above



	Calendar	Semester



	Enrollment	10,257 undergraduate 17,394 graduate



	Faculty	2,410 total 11:1 student/faculty ratio



	System	N/A



	Affililation	N/A