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
4,605
Students
PhD4,392
Master's213
13%OF GSAS STUDENTS AREUNDERREPRESENTEDMINORITIES
Each year, 100 GSAS students live in Harvard’s houses and freshman dorms as resident tutors and proctors.
The largest programs at GSAS are medical sciences, engineering and applied sciences, and physics.
GSAS community by discipline
Humanities18%
Natural Sciences55%
Social Sciences27%
All admitted PhD candidates are guaranteed full financial support for five years, which comes from a range of grants and fellowships.
GSAS offers
17
interfaculty programs in conjunction with 9 professional schools at Harvard
The GSAS was established in 1872 and is the only school at Harvard to award the PhD.
45% OF GSAS STUDENTS AREINTERNATIONAL
The Harvard University Library system is the largest in the academic world, holding approximately 18 million volumes.
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
47%OF GSAS STUDENTS AREWOMEN
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