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Student Life

Overview

Welcome Home

From your professors and House advisers to your friends and teammates, Harvard is a vibrant community where you can feel supported and encouraged. No matter where you come from, Harvard is home.

Today at Harvard

Groups

Residential Life

First-year dorms and upper-level Houses create a small-college experience within a major research university. Your House is where you eat, sleep—and lay the groundwork for lifelong friendships.
  • Students playing pool
  • Students eating in dining hall
  • Students celebrating Harvard festivities in dining hall

Student Activities

Student life by the numbers

Statistics

  • 500+ Student organizations

  • 125+ Active service programs for Phillips Brooks House during the academic year

  • 400+ Students pursuing various service projects during the summer for Phillips Brooks House

  • 3,400+ Students participating in the arts

Members of the Harvard community playing soccer outside of Harvard Stadium.

Athletics

Nearly 80 percent of Harvard students participate in athletics—and everyone joins in to cheer on their friends and show their Crimson pride.

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Health & Wellbeing

Student Stories

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View of Harvard Dorms from Charles River

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