Harvard University, USA

Harvard University (USA), is often ranked number one in the world in rankings provided by major newspapers as well as research organizations around the world. Today Harvard has a significant presence both in the United States and around the world, and is one of the most competitive universities. Harvard was founded in 1636, almost a century and a half before the United States was established as an independent nation. In 1639, the school was renamed Harvard College, and in 1780, Harvard College was elevated to the status of Harvard University by the Massachusetts Legislature, a name it carries to this day. Nowadays, Harvard University is so large and has so many assets that it is often called the "Harvard Empire". There are 13 colleges in the university. There are 13 colleges in the university, including two undergraduate colleges, Harvard College and Radcliffe College, and 11 graduate colleges, namely, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Management, the John F. Kennedy School of Management, the School of Design, the School of Education, the Faculty of Law, the Divinity School, the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Public Health, and the Extension Division of the University. So far, Harvard has produced six U.S. presidents, 33 Nobel Prize winners and 32 Pulitzer Prize winners. In addition, it has produced a large number of well-known academic founders, world-class academic leaders, literary figures and thinkers.