Harvard University

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Established in 1636, the Harvard University is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Cambridge (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Massachusetts. Officially accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, Harvard University (HU) is a large-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 20,000-24,999 students) coeducational US higher education institution. Harvard University (HU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor’s degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation), bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and doctorate degrees in several areas of study.

Yearly Tuition Fees Range Matrix

This Harvard University’s Tuition Fees Range Matrix is divided into 2 types of students, local and international students, and 2 degree levels, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and aims to help students to have an approximate idea of the yearly tuition range they might expect to pay at Harvard University.

Harvard University: Tuition Fees Range Matrix

Undergraduate Postgraduate
Local students over 50,000 US$ (over 45,570 Euro) over 50,000 US$ (over 45,570 Euro)
International students over 50,000 US$ (over 45,570 Euro) over 50,000 US$ (over 45,570 Euro)

Admission Requirements

  • Secondary school GPA is recommended
  • Secondary school GPA is recommended
  • Secondary school rank is recommended
  • Secondary school record is required
  • Completion of college-preparatory program is neither required nor recommended
  • Recommendations are required
  • Formal demonstration of competencies is neither required nor recommended
  • Admission test scores are recommended
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is neither required nor recommended
  • Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) is neither required nor recommended

Specialized or Programmatic Accreditations

  • American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
  • American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
  • Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Accreditation Commission
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
  • Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc.
  • American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
  • Council on Education for Public Health
  • Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
  • American Society of Landscape Architects, Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board
  • Liaison Committee on Medical Education
  • Planning Accreditation Board
  • Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System

University Library

Harvard University’s library has 29 branches. The library collection is comprised of both physical (i.e. books, medium, etc.) and digital/electronic items. In 2021 the library reported 14,440,248 physical volumes, 639,136 physical media, 672,286 digital/electronic media and 1,602 licensed digital/electronic databases. The library is managed by a total number of 729 full-time employees, including 387 librarians. Harvard University’s library has a total library expenditure greater than $100,000 per year.