Harvard College

Oldest American university

Harvard College is the undergraduate liberal arts college within Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1636, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

The name is sometimes used interchangeably with Harvard University, though technically Harvard College refers specifically to the four-year undergraduate program, while the university encompasses all graduate and professional schools as well.

academics

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

seminars · lectures · tutorials · thesis · research · humanities · sciences · economics · philosophy · professors

location

Cambridge

University city, two countries

New England · Radcliffe · MIT · Somerville

prestige

elite

Superior select group

venerable · selective · endowment · reputation · ranking · oldest · colonial · tradition · excellence · rigorous

Ivy-League

Yale

Ivy League institution

Cornell · Dartmouth · Penn · The Game · rivalry · athletics · varsity · conference · selectivity · legacy admissions

alumni

graduates

Degree recipients

notable · influential · Nobel laureates · Pulitzer · Rhodes Scholars · leadership · achievement · commencement · alumnus · alumna

campus

residential

Relating to housing

Opposites
academic prestige and selectivity

Harvard Collegediploma mill

Fraudulent credential seller

community college · for-profit college · correspondence school · party school · night school

educational philosophy and purpose

Harvard Collegetrade school

Career-focused technical education

vocational school · truck driving school · technical college · cosmetology school · coding bootcamp

socioeconomic accessibility

Harvard Collegecommunity college

Two-year public institution

state school · night school · commuter school

Family

college, colleges, collegiate, Harvard, collegial, collegiality, precollege

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G