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HARVARD FAS FACTSHEET*
University History
In 1636, just sixteen years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, colonists founded Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. In its over 350 year history, the university has grown from an original class of nine men preparing for the Protestant ministry to nearly 20,000 individuals studying in the undergraduate college and ten different graduate schools, as well as an extension school.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences History
- Founded in 1890 by the merger of the College Faculty (also Faculty of the Graduate School) and the Scientific School Faculty
- 62 original faculty members
- 150 faculty members in 1905
- FAS includes:
- Harvard College (undergraduate)
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Division of Continuing Education, including Harvard Extension School
- FAS also includes the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Herbaria, Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Peabody Museum, and the Semitic Museum.
- FAS Research and Academic Centers:
- African and African-American Research, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for
- African Studies, Committee on
- Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
- American History, The Charles Warren Center for Studies in
- American Political Studies, Center for
- Asia Center
- South Asia Initiative
- Astrophysics, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
- Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard Institute for
- Bionano Science and Technolgy, Kavli Institute for
- Brain Science, Center for
- Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
- China Fund
- Chinese Studies, Fairbank Center for
- Computation and Society, Center for Research on
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Environment, University Center for the
- European Studies, Minda de Gunzburg Center for
- Evolutionary Dynamics, Program for
- Film Study Center
- Harvard College Observatory
- Harvard-Yenching Institute
- Harvard Forest
- Hellenic Studies, Center for
- Humanities Center
- Innovative Computing, Initiative for
- International Affairs, Weatherhead Center for
- International and Area Studies, The Harvard Academy for
- Strategic Studies, John M. Olin Institute for
- U.S.-Japan Relations, Program on
- Islamic Studies Program, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
- Japanese Studies, Reischauer Institute of
- Jewish Studies, Center for
- Korea Institute
- Latin American Studies, David Rockefeller Center for
- Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
- Microbial Sciences Initiative
- Middle Eastern Studies, Center for
- Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
- Nanoscale Systems, Center for
- Origins of Life Initiative
- Particle Physics and Cosmology, Laboratory for
- Quantitative Social Science, Institute for
- Geographic Analysis, Center for
- Harvard-MIT Data Center
- Quantum Science and Engineering, Institute for
- Rowland Institute
- Russian and Eurasian Studies, Davis Center for
- Society of Fellows
- Stem Cell Institute, Harvard
- Systems Biology, FAS Center for
- Theory and Computation, Institute
- Ukranian Research Institute
Students
| College | 6,715 |
|---|---|
| GSAS | 3,182 |
| University Total | 20,042 |
International Enrollment
| College | 634 |
|---|---|
| GSAS | 1,174 |
Study Abroad
245 undergraduates studied in a foreign country during the 2006-2007 academic year.
414 undergraduates studied abroad during the summer of 2007.
Degree Enrollment Percentage by Ethnicity
| College | GSAS | |
|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 14% | 8% |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 8% | 3% |
| Hispanic | 7% | 3% |
| International | 9% | 31% |
| Native American | 1% | 0% |
| White/Non-Hispanic | 47% | 42% |
| Unknown/Other | 15% | 12% |
Degrees Conferred Academic Year 2005-2006
| College | 1,640 |
|---|---|
| GSAS | 935 |
| University Total | 6,883 |
Athletics and Activities
- Intercollegiate Varsity Sports: 41
- Student Groups: approximately 390
Undergraduate Distinction
| Rhodes Scholars | |
|---|---|
| 10 | |
| Total: | 321 |
| Marshall Scholars | |
| 2 | |
| Total: | 243 |
Statistics for Class of 2010
| Application | |
|---|---|
| Number of Applicants | 22,754 |
| Number Admitted | 2,124 |
| Number Enrolled | 1,684 |
| Secondary Schools | |
|---|---|
| Public | 64% |
| Private (including parochial) | 36% |
| Geographic Distribution | |
|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic | 25.2% |
| Pacific | 17.9% |
| New England | 17.0% |
| South | 15.5% |
| Mid-West | 9.6% |
| Foreign | 8.1% |
| Mountain | 2.9% |
| Canada | 1.6% |
| Central | 1.6% |
| Territories | 0.4% |
States represented: 48 in addition to Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico
Countries Represented: 65
Percent of International Students: 9.1%
FAS Faculty as of October 31, 2006
| FAS Faculty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |
| Professor | |||
| Tenured | 391 | 96 | 487 |
| Non-Tenured | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Associate Professor | 47 | 26 | 73 |
| Assistant Professor | 94 | 52 | 146 |
| Lecturers & Instructors | 113 | 133 | 246 |
| Other Faculty | 62 | 33 | 95 |
| TOTAL | 721 | 347 | 1,068 |
| Faculty Honors**: | |||
| 43 Nobel Laureates | |||
| 46 Pulitzer Prize Winners | |||
Student Costs
| Tuition | Tuition, Room, Board, and Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| College | $30,275 | $43,655 |
| GSAS | $30,275 |
Undergraduate Concentrations
| Harvard College offers 46 fields of concentration. | |
| * African and African American Studies | * History of Art and Architecture |
| * Anthropology | * Human Evolutionary Biology |
| * Applied Mathematics | * Linguistics |
| * Astronomy and Astrophysics | * Literature |
| * Biochemical Sciences | * Mathematics |
| * Biology | * Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| * Chemical and Physical Biology | * Music |
| * Chemistry | * Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations |
| * Chemistry and Physics | * Neurobiology |
| * Classics | * Organismic and Evolutionary Biology |
| * Computer Science | * Philosophy |
| * Earth and Planetary Sciences | * Physics |
| * East Asian Studies | * Psychology |
| * Economics | * Religion, Comparative Study of |
| * Engineering Sciences | * Romance Languages and Literatures |
| * English and American Literature and Language | * Sanskrit and Indian Studies |
| * Environmental Science and Public Policy | * Slavic Languages and Literatures |
| * Folklore and Mythology | * Social Studies |
| * Germanic Languages and Literatures | * Sociology |
| * Government | * Special Concentrations |
| * History | * Statistics |
| * History and Literature | * Visual and Environmental Studies |
| * History and Science | * Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Studies of |
| Most Popular Concentrations | ||
|---|---|---|
| # of students | % of all declared students (minus freshman) | |
| Economics: | 733 | 15% |
| Government: | 532 | 11% |
| Psychology: | 336 | 7% |
| Percentage of Undergraduates by Academic Division |
|---|
| 53% Social Sciences |
| 24% Natural Sciences |
| 22% Humanities |
| 1% Special Concentrations |
*All figures in the factsheet reflect the 2006-2007 academic year unless otherwise noted.
**Includes current and former faculty members.
