higher learning has such a prominent place in the nation's history or imagination.

Harvard, founded in 1636, is the oldest university in the United States (and the oldest corporation

in the Americas). It is perhaps the U.S. university that is both closest to the British model

of university education, yet distinctly American in identity and outlook.

Harvard was founded as a small institution with the mission of educating Protestant clergy.

It grew as the United States did, expanding in size and scope, and diversifying its student

and teaching communities. Today a Harvard degree commands respect not only in the United

States, but around the world – Harvard counts seven U.S. presidents among its alumni, and

over 40 Nobel laureates among its current and former faculty.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a campus just across the Charles River

from Boston. This is a highly urban setting that joins colonial-era buildings and landmarks

with Massachusetts' burgeoning hi-tech industry. Harvard is a large university, with high-profile

graduate and professional programs. Almost two-thirds of its approximately 19,500 students

are enrolled in its professional and graduate schools (which include the world-renowned

Medical School, the Business School, the Law School, the John F. Kennedy School of Government,

the Divinity School, the School of Public Health, and Graduate School of Education).

Despite the university's size, the Harvard educational experience is usually an intense

and companionable one, with students benefiting from low student-to-faculty ratios and opportunities

to get involved with the local community. Connections made at Harvard often last a lifetime,

with graduates becoming part of a vigorous network of over 270,000 alumni.

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