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
12,357
Applications received in 2016
GSAS students come from all over the world, including Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, and Poland.
Each year, 100 GSAS students live in Harvard’s houses and freshman dorms as resident tutors and proctors.
The Harvard University Library system is the largest in the academic world, holding approximately 18 million volumes.
GSAS community by discipline
Humanities20%
Natural Sciences54%
Social Sciences26%
The GSAS was established in 1872 and is the only school at Harvard to award the PhD.
4,255
Students
PhD4,056
Master's199
12%OF GSAS STUDENTS AREUNDERREPRESENTEDMINORITIES
Each term, 1,400 GSAS students serve as teaching fellows and work alongside faculty to shape curriculum.
GSAS offers
17
interfaculty programs in conjunction with 9 professional schools at Harvard
The largest programs at GSAS are medical sciences, engineering and applied sciences, and physics.
46%OF GSAS STUDENTS AREWOMEN
30% OF GSAS STUDENTS AREINTERNATIONAL
All admitted PhD candidates are guaranteed full financial support for five years, which comes from a range of grants and fellowships.
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