	Harvard University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Harvard University is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts (US), established 1636, whose history, influence and wealth have made it one of the world's most prestigious universities. Established originally by the Massachusetts legislature and soon thereafter named for John Harvard (its first benefactor), Harvard is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning, and the Harvard Corporation (formally, the President and Fellows of Harvard College) is its first chartered corporation. Although never formally affiliated with any denomination, the early College primarily trained Congregationalist and Unitarian clergy. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century, and by the 19th century Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among Boston elites. Following the American Civil War, President Charles W. Eliot's long tenure (1869-1909) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university; Harvard was a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900. James Bryant Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II and began to reform the curriculum and liberalize admissions after the war. The undergraduate college became coeducational after its 1977 merger with Radcliffe College. The University is organized into eleven separate academic units-ten faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study-with campuses throughout the Boston metropolitan area: its 209-acre (85 ha) main campus is centered on Harvard Yard in Cambridge, approximately 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Boston; the business school and athletics facilities, including Harvard Stadium, are located across the Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston and the medical, dental, and public health schools are in the Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's $37.6 billion financial endowment is the largest of any academic institution. Harvard is a large, highly residential research university. The nominal cost of attendance is high, but the University's large endowment allows it to offer generous financial aid packages. It operates several arts, cultural, and scientific museums, alongside the Harvard Library, which is the world's largest academic and private library system, comprising 79 individual libraries with over 18 million volumes. Harvard's alumni include eight U.S. presidents, several foreign heads of state, 62 living billionaires, 335 Rhodes Scholars, and 242 Marshall Scholars. To date, some 150 Nobel laureates, 18 Fields Medalists and 13 Turing Award winners have been affiliated as students, faculty, or staff. Harvard was formed in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was initially called "New College" or "the college at New Towne". In 1638, the college became home for North America's first known printing press, carried by the ship John of London. In 1639, the college was renamed Harvard College after deceased clergyman John Harvard, who was an alumnus of the University of Cambridge. He had left the school Â£779 and his library of some 400 books. The charter creating the Harvard Corporation was granted in 1650. In the early years the College trained many Puritan ministers. (A 1643 publication said the school's purpose was "to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity, dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches when our present ministers shall lie in the dust".) It offered a classic curriculum on the English university model-â€‹â€‹many leaders in the colony had attended the University of Cambridge-â€‹â€‹but conformed Puritanism. It was never affiliated with any particular denomination, but many of i ... [more on wikipedia]

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Harvard University Details

Harvard University Details
detail	value
state	Massachusetts
conference	Ivy League
public	Private
scores	2260/1507/34
level	Elite
rank	[2
overall ROI rank	[10
size	medium
undergrads	10338
grads	18453
price	62250
drop	2
stem	30
research	678
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Harvard University?

1. number 2 for Academics.

2. number 10 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Harvard University?

1. Northwestern University

2. Columbia University in the City of New York

3. University of Pennsylvania

4. University of Notre Dame

5. University of Southern California

6. Northeastern University

7. Cornell University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Harvard University National Academic Rankings

Harvard University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	2	2	10	1	1	1	28	36	10
All	2	2	10	1	1	1	28	24	9
Div1	2	1	4	1	1	1	23	15	3
Div1 Private	1	1	3	1	1	1	9	8	1
Private	2	2	9	1	1	1	14	21	7
Stem Low	2	2	9	1	1	1	24	29	10
Ivy League	1	1	2	1	1	1	6	3	1
New England Region	1	1	5	1	1	1	10	9	2
State of Massachusetts	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	1
Top Ten Top250	2	2	10	1	1	1	28	36	10
Top Ten All	2	2	6	1	1	1	8	7	4
Top Ten Div1	1	1	4	1	1	1	8	7	2
Top Ten Div1 Private	1	1	3	1	1	1	7	7	1
Top Ten Private	1	2	6	1	1	1	7	7	3
Top Ten Stem Low	1	2	6	1	1	1	7	8	4
Top Ten Ivy League	1	1	2	1	1	1	6	3	1
Top Ten New England Region	1	1	3	1	1	1	8	4	1
Top Ten State of Massachusetts	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Harvard University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Harvard University

Harvard University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Harvard University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.17	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
98.56	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
92.63	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
92.11	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
90.34	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
85.10	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
84.83	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
84.77	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
84.53	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
84.10	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
83.70	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
83.34	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
82.53	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
82.01	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
79.50	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
78.47	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
77.92	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
77.75	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
77.61	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
77.56	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
77.51	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
76.87	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
76.81	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
75.88	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
75.76	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
75.42	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
74.66	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
74.33	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
70.71	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
70.24	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
69.93	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
68.99	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
68.97	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
68.91	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
68.62	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
68.28	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
68.11	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
68.00	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
67.99	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
67.86	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
67.78	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
67.63	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
67.55	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
67.44	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

Harvard University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Harvard University

Harvard University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Harvard University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.85	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
97.82	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
97.08	California Institute of Technology	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	1	5
96.05	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
94.94	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
93.25	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
93.17	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
92.39	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
91.64	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
90.82	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
90.62	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
90.51	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
89.73	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
88.78	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3

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