Our Mission
To identify and attract the most promising students to form a dynamic and diverse community, and to shape them into visionary scholars, innovative educators, and creative leaders
Our Vision
To provide global leadership and innovation in graduate education
The GSAS was established in 1872 and is the only school at Harvard to award the PhD.
4,605
Students
PhD4,392
Master's213
The largest programs at GSAS are medical sciences, engineering and applied sciences, and physics.
All admitted PhD candidates are guaranteed full financial support for five years, which comes from a range of grants and fellowships.
The Harvard University Library system is the largest in the academic world, holding approximately 18 million volumes.
45% OF GSAS STUDENTS AREINTERNATIONAL
Each year, 100 GSAS students live in Harvard’s houses and freshman dorms as resident tutors and proctors.
47%OF GSAS STUDENTS AREWOMEN
GSAS community by discipline
Humanities18%
Natural Sciences55%
Social Sciences27%
GSAS offers
17
interfaculty programs in conjunction with 9 professional schools at Harvard
GSAS students come from all over the world, including Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, and Poland.
16,000
Applications received in 2017
13%OF GSAS STUDENTS AREUNDERREPRESENTEDMINORITIES
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