Harvard University is a private comprehensive university established in 1636. It is one of the most prestigious and oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States. Harvard University consists of the Business School, Harvard College, the Division of Continuing Education, the School of Dental Medicine, the Graduate School of Design, the Divinity School, the Graduate School of Education, the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Law School, the Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Among these, Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Division of Continuing Education collectively comprise the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Harvard University offers a wide range of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs, such as African studies, anthropology, mathematics, physics, archaeology, architecture, astronomy, biological sciences, business, chemistry, computer science, drama, economics, engineering, English, European studies, political science, history, linguistics, music, neurobiology, oceanography, philosophy, psychology, Sanskrit and Indian studies, sociology, statistics, and more. Harvard University possesses the world's most highly regarded business school, law department, medical school, and humanities programs. In addition, its departments of mathematics, law, education, biology, physics, and history consistently rank among the top in the United States. Harvard University frequently tops the rankings of global newspapers and research institutions; for instance, highly authoritative publications such as U.S. News & World Report and Times Higher Education Supplement often rank Harvard first.