Harvard at a Glance

Established
Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in
1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Faculty
About 2,400 faculty members and more than 10,400 academic appointments in affiliated teaching hospitals

Students
Harvard College: 6,699
Graduate and professional students: 13,120
Harvard Extension School: 16,193
Total: 36,012 students

These numbers reflect student enrollment for the 2017–18 academic year.

School Color

Crimson



Alumni

More than 400,000 living alumni, worldwide, including almost 334,000 in the U.S.
and over 69,000 in some 210 other countries.

Honors
49 Nobel Laureates, 32 heads of state, 48 Pulitzer Prize winners

Motto
Veritas (Latin for “truth”)