Harvard University
Prestigious Massachusetts school
Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
It consistently ranks among the world's most prestigious universities, known for its law school, business school, and medical school.
The name evokes elite academic achievement and social privilege: She went to Harvard.
Harvard is sometimes called simply Harvard without "University."
Ivy League institution
- PrincetonIvy League university
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- BrownFrequent English surname
- DartmouthIvy League in Hanover
Cornell · Pennsylvania · elite · endowment · crimson · Cambridge · Massachusetts · Charles River
Institutional grounds and buildings
- facultyInherent power or ability
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- deanSenior academic administrator
- provostSenior academic administrator
registrar · bursar · endowment · alumni · trustees · president · commencement · admissions
Highest-ranking university instructors
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
undergraduate · graduate · humanities · sciences · law · medicine · business · economics
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
- historicalOf documented times
generations · philanthropy · benefactors · donors · bequest · notable alumni · influence · reputation
Mutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- need-basedDetermined by circumstances
- merit-basedAwarded by achievement
tuition waiver · stipend · bursary · recipient · award · Pell Grant · Rhodes · Fulbright
Yale
Ivy League institution
- PrincetonIvy League university
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- BrownFrequent English surname
Dartmouth · Cornell · Pennsylvania · elite · endowment · crimson · Cambridge · Massachusetts · Charles River · varsity
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- facultyInherent power or ability
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- deanSenior academic administrator
provost · registrar · bursar · endowment · alumni · trustees · president · commencement · admissions · tuition
professors
Highest-ranking university instructors
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
research · undergraduate · graduate · humanities · sciences · law · medicine · business · economics · philosophy
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
historical · generations · philanthropy · benefactors · donors · bequest · notable alumni · influence · reputation · American history
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- need-basedDetermined by circumstances
merit-based · tuition waiver · stipend · bursary · recipient · award · Pell Grant · Rhodes · Fulbright · research funding
Harvard Universitycommunity college
Two-year public institution
diploma mill · for-profit college · trade school · vocational school · correspondence school
Harvard Universitystate school
Government-run educational institution
public university · land-grant university · community college · state university · CUNY