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Contact Information

Harvard University
86 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
URL: www.college.harvard.edu
General Phone: (617)495-1000
Admissions: (617)495-1551
Financial Aid:

Fast Facts

Control: Private (nonprofit)
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Mid-Size City
(< 250,000 residents)
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1636
School Colors: Crimson, Black, White
School Nickname: Crimson

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(19,230 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 6,678
Graduates 9,789
Professional 2,763
Total Students 19,230
Part-Time 11
Full-Time 6,667
African American 522
American Indian 44
Asian American 1,126
Caucasian 2,916
Hispanic American 442
International 680
Not Specified 948
Male 3,310
Female 3,357

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