INTERESTING UNIVERSITIES

HARDVARD UNIVERSITY

Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA). It is part of the Ivy League and is the oldest institution of US higher education. It has averaged about 6,700 undergraduate and 14,500 graduate.

Founded in 1637 under the name of New College of the college at New Towne. He renamed Harvard College in memory of his benefactor John Harvard, a young man who donated his library to the institution of 400 books and 779 pounds (which was half of its assets).

Harvard has a faculty only teaches undergraduate, Harvard College. The other 12 schools include graduate programs. Four schools are grouped in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, while the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as a teaching center works apart from schools and colleges.

The library contains more than 15 million volumes, making it the largest academic library in the United States, and the fourth among the five "mega-libraries" in the world.

The Harvard Crimson are sports teams representing the university in the university competitions organized by NCAA, where they form part of the Ivy League conference.

Prices but not all universities and colleges, of which 4,000 are in the United States cost the same, attend a university like Harvard (although Yale, Stanford and Princeton are around the same price), is $35,000 per year.

The four years required for a degree undergraduate represent an investment of over $70,000, with the added cost of accommodation and food. In the United States, obtaining a master's degree requires between two and five years of studies.

Some celebrities who have studied at Harvard University:

1. Mark Zuckerberg. The creator of Facebook began studying psychology and computer but decided to leave due to the success of your social network.

2. Matt Damon. The actor began to study Literature, but he didn´t finish because he decided to dedicate the artistic world.

3. Natalie Portman. The Israeli-born actress studied Psychology. He is known for his ability to learn languages.

4. Barack Obama. The current USA president studied Law.

5. Tommy Lee Jones. The famous Hollywood actor won a scholarship to study Literature.