About Harvard University:

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. For students who are excited to investigate the biggest issues of the 21st century, Harvard offers an unparalleled student experience and a generous financial aid program, with over $160 million awarded to more than 60% of our undergraduate students. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education.



World University Rankings

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By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture 11 10 9 8 15 11 12 14 16 16 13 13 15 19 20 21 24
Engineering 13 13 13 15 14 12 13 12 18 24 26 29 43 43 44 25 31
Life Sciences 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Medicine 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Natural Sciences 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 1 2 4 6 2 2
Social Sciences 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences 8 15 13 16 19 24 16 23 24 30 30 23 23 26
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1
Chemistry 6 6 9 14 17 18 23 24 26 35 41 38 22 14
Chemical Engineering 163 201 172 198 198 206 228 181 195 210 266 260 50 59
Civil Engineering 87 79 70 83 100 111 142 156 118 124 259 269 151 69
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1
Computer Science 5 5 6 7 9 8 17 33 48 69 85 91 15 17
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1
Electrical Engineering 11 11 11 15 17 24 19 28 34 30 83 95 32 25
Environment / Ecology 4 12 8 8 8 14 13 7 11 6 - 19 20 25
Geosciences 12 11 11 18 26 22 24 18 18 21 - 38 38 44
Immunology - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1
Materials Science 10 11 10 13 12 14 21 18 23 26 31 29 19 16
Mathematics 5 3 3 3 9 9 13 7 12 7 15 17 7 7
Mechanical Engineering 36 20 30 35 44 53 50 63 50 70 115 103 66 40
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Physics 8 8 7 7 3 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 12 9
Plant & Animal Science 38 43 39 29 36 34 39 40 38 38 47 45 64 74
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 1 1
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1
Space Science - - - - - - - - 1 2 - 6 2 2
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 156 190 94 89
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 21 23 4 6
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1