Top Universities in the Unites States - Harvard University

Harvard University is in the Worlds best universities list

Harvard University is in the Worlds best universities list. According to the QS World University Rankings 2016-2017, This university in rated number three all over the world. It has been rated best since last few years. it is the maximum score across all categories including research, teaching, facilities, internationalization, innovation, specialist criteria and inclusiveness.

Harvard university is also in the best universities list in the world for a number of subjects including, but not limited to, Chemical and Physical Biology, Nondepartmental Degree Programs, Literature, Neurobiology, Study of Religion, Social Studies, Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Special Concentrations Etc.  Harvard’s labs and classroom continue to deliver pioneering research into the world’s most pressing issues, such as cancer therapy, identity politics, global engagement, energy, public service and industry.

The Harvard university is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard university were founded in 1636.  Harvard is also one of the oldest universities in the united states. Current campus size of Harvard University is 210 Acre. Harvard has 2400 faculties, 4671 Academic staff and 21000 students.

More about Harvard University

Founder/'s-       Massachusetts General Court and John Harvard

Founding Year- 1636

Location-         Cambridge, Massachusetts, United states

Campus Area-  210 Acres

President-        Drew Gilpin Faust

Academic Affiliations of Harvard University

1. National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
2. Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts.
3. Association of American Universities.
4. Universities Research Association.

Key Contacts

Drew Gilpin Faust, President
Education
MA in American civilization- University of Pennsylvania
BA honors in history -  Bryn Mawr College
Contacts-              Ph. 617.495.1502, Email Drew Gilpin Faust

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Alan M. Garber, Provost & chief academic officer
Education
PhD in Economics - Harvard University

MD-                       Stanford University

Contacts-              Ph. 617.496.5100, Email Alan Garber

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Elizabeth Ancarana, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Education
M.A. -                                          Boston College
Spanish Language and Literature - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Contacts-              Ph. 617-495-8606, Email Elizabeth Ancarana

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Peter Bol, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning

EducationCertificate in Philanthropy  - Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
PhD, Chinese History         - Princeton University
MA, Chinese Language       - Leiden University
Contacts-              Ph. 617.495.8361, Email Peter Bol

Courses Offered in Harvard University

Harvard University offers 36,586 courses in 7 calendar period and 14 school departments. Listing All of them is not possible here. You can find few of them below. For browse all courses you can visit Harvard's official website by clicking here.

• 19th-Century Art.
• A Constitutional Convention.
• A Global History of Architecture.
• A Philosophical History of Energy.
• A Survey of Modern African History.
• A Window onto Contemporary French Society.
• Real Estate and City Making in China.
• Housing Tropes* and the Role of Design.
• Ecology, Infrastructure, Power.
• Miami Resilience: Affordability and Health.

Educational Schools and Departments at Harvard University

• Faculty of Arts and Sciences 
• Harvard Business School - Doctoral Programs 
• Harvard Business School - MBA Program 
• Harvard Divinity School 
• Harvard Extension School 
• Harvard Graduate School of Design
• Harvard Graduate School of Education(
• Harvard Kennedy School 
• Harvard Law School 
• Harvard Medical School 
• Harvard School of Dental Medicine 
• Harvard Summer School 
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Harvard University's Research centers

1. Faculty of Arts and Sciences Academics & Research
2. Harvard Business School Faculty & Research
3. Harvard College Undergraduate Research Initiatives
4. Harvard Divinity School Research and Special Programs
5. Graduate School of Design Research
6. Harvard Graduate School of Education Faculty & Research
7. Harvard Kennedy School Research & Publications
8. Harvard Law School Research Programs and Centers
9. Harvard Medical School Research
10. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Faculty & Research
11. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Research
12. Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Academic Ventures