Notable programs
Harvard Business School MBA
Case method pioneer, M7 member, median total comp USD 232,800 for Class of 2025. Ranked second by Poets and Quants composite despite US News drop to sixth.
Harvard Medical School
QS Medicine number one globally. Withdrew from US News rankings in 2023 but maintains top research output. Teaching hospital network includes Mass General, Brigham, Dana-Farber.
Harvard Law School
Produces more Supreme Court clerks than any school. 75-plus percent BigLaw or clerkship placement. Starting salary USD 225,000 on Cravath scale.
Harvard Kennedy School
Premier public policy school globally. Trains heads of state, cabinet ministers, and senior officials. 119 faculty FTE plus 144 research staff.
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering (SEAS)
Smaller than MIT or Stanford engineering but growing rapidly. THE ranked Harvard number one in Engineering for 2026. Strong in applied math, CS, and bioengineering.
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Houses Harvard College, the largest of the schools, with 50 concentrations and the residential House system. Approximately 7,000 undergraduates plus 4,400 graduate students across humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.