Where can I find statistics about Harvard online?

The Office of News and Public Affairs maintains Harvard University at a Glance: Quick Facts and Figures. It contains some frequently requested information, like the number of students, faculty, and alumni, tuition and fees, the motto, and some financial figures. It is often updated before the information is available in an official report.

Printed every two years, The Harvard Guide, published by the Office of News and Public Affairs, includes a variety of information about the university, including the history of the institution, financial information, notable graduates, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning faculty, important research, and numerical information about students.

The Vice President for Finance prepares an annual publication called the Harvard University Fact Book that contains extensive information on all aspects of the University's student population, academic resources, administration, and finances. You can find the latest issue online. A new edition is usually available during the summer with information about the previous academic and fiscal year.

If you're looking for information about Harvard's faculty and staff, the Affirmative Action Plan, produced by the Office of the Assistant to the President, may be a good source for that information. A new edition is usually available in late winter or early spring.

The Annual Financial Report to the Board of Overseers of Harvard College serves as the university's annual report. It contains a wealth of information about Harvard's finances, including a detailed report by Harvard Management Company about the endowment. It is published in the fall.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences web site includes some statistics about their students, faculty, staff, and physical facilities.

The Office of the Registrar for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has course enrollment information on their Web site. The current semester's enrollment information is usually linked from the homepage. Past enrollment information is also available.

Statistics on the freshman class are available through the Undergraduate Admissions Web site.

Harvard Medical School has a factsheet with numerical data, including the number of students, faculty, staff, and Nobel laureates.

Charts showing the distribution of international scholars and students are available through the Harvard International Office.

The Harvard/Radcliffe Online Historical Reference Shelf has many sources for statistics, including links to digitized documents containing historical information about the university.