Harvard University

private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Organization private_university Q13371
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Summary

Harvard University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of private university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57,284 views/month, #1 of 589).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Ivy League[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Digital Library Federation[5], Association of Research Libraries[6], IIIF Consortium[7], Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions[8], Consortium of Social Science Associations[9], ArXiv[10], Northeast University Semiconductor Network[11], The Research Collections And Preservation Consortium[12], Association of American Universities[13]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cambridge[14], Massachusetts[15], Middlesex County[16], Boston[17], Suffolk County[18]
  • Country: United States[19]
  • Instance of: research university[20], Colonial Colleges[21], private not-for-profit educational institution[22]
  • Founder: Massachusetts General Court[23]
  • Basic form of government: Harvard Board of Overseers[24]
  • Named after: John Harvard[25]
  • Headquarters location: Cambridge[26]
  • Postal code: 02138[27]
  • Child organization or unit: Harvard Business School[28], Harvard Art Museums[29], Harvard Management Company[30], Global Health and Health Policy, Harvard University[31], Center for Arabic Study Abroad, Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies[32], Harvard Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer Center, Harvard University[33], FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University[34], Society of Fellows, Harvard University[35], Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University[36], W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute[37], Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies[38], Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University[39], Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics[40], Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University[41]
  • Commons category: Harvard University[42]
  • Industry: higher education[43]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Harvard University include Harvard Tarn[44], a lake[45].

Why It Matters

Harvard University has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for it include Harvard Tarn[44], a lake[45].

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  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Farbib · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hal structure id → 38302
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  2. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Lauta
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  3. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 29PVov
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  4. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → harvard-university
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  7. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 345932
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  8. 18w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → harvardo-universitetas
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  9. 20w ago · Luamssuk · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employees → —
    P14409 → 60009982
    Count of students → {'amount': '+21189'}, {'amount': '+24555'}
    Chairperson → Drew Gilpin Faust, Lawrence Bacow, Claudine Gay +1
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  10. 22w ago · Pierrette13 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+1'} +34
    Tabakalera id → 66169
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Chairperson: Drew Gilpin Faust"
  11. 23w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+1'} +34
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