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Harvard University, referred to as "Harvard", is located in Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It is a top private research university, an Ivy League school, and a global university president. Forum and member of the Global Alliance of University Advanced Research Institutes.
Harvard University consists of ten colleges and one Institute for Advanced Study. The school is also responsible for managing and operating the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and other institutions.
In the 2023 U.S. News ranking of the best universities in the United States, Harvard University ranked third. As of 2018, Harvard University has 18 Fields Medal winners and 14 Turing Award winners.
Harvard University ranks first among the world's scientific research institutions in endowment funds. In 2013, it has reached a total of 32 billion U.S. dollars, making it the largest endowment after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Harvard University The average scientific research funding exceeds US$750 million, providing support to hundreds of research institutions in 14 colleges.
Harvard University has the largest academic library in the United States and the fifth largest in the world. Harvard University has world-class academic influence in life sciences, natural sciences, law, medicine, business, sociology and other disciplines.
As of 2019, Harvard University’s main campus in Cambridge has 10 academic units and 1 Institute for Advanced Study, of which Harvard College is responsible for the bulk of undergraduate education.
As of 2014, Harvard University has approximately 2,400 faculty members, including many Nobel Prize, Pulitzer, Pritzker Prize, and Fields Medal winners.
The school has more than 300 academicians of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the National Academy of Medicine (IOM); among them, academicians of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine rank first in the United States. . The Harvard University emblem is in the shape of a traditional shield, which means perseverance and defense; the background color is "crimson", Harvard's standard color.