Harvard University

Harvard University 

Harvard University, which celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1986, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, the University has grown to an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in 10 graduate and professional schools.

Ranking

QS World University Rankings, rank Harvard third, behind Massachuesetts Institute of Technology

Harvard is tied with Stanford University for second in the Times Higher Education World Rankings

However, when the QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings were published in partnership as the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings, Harvard was ranked first between 2004 and 2009