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Former names | Graduate Department of Harvard University (1872–1890) Graduate School of Harvard University (1890–1905) Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1905–2023) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1872; 153 years ago (1872) |
| Dean | Emma Dench |
| Students | 4,824 (4,599PhD)[1] |
| Location | ,, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | gsas |
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TheHarvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) is a graduate school within theFaculty of Arts and Sciences atHarvard University.
Formed in 1872, GSAS is responsible for most of Harvard's graduate degree programs in thehumanities,social sciences, andnatural sciences. The school offersMaster of Arts (MA),Master of Science (MS), andDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in approximately 58 disciplines.[2]
Academic programs offered by the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences have consistently ranked at the top of graduate programs in the United States.[3] The School'sgraduates include a diverse set of prominent public figures and academics. The vastmajority of Harvard'sNobel Prize-winning alumni earned a degree at GSAS.[citation needed] In addition to scholars and scientists, GSAS graduates have becomeU.S. Cabinet secretaries,Supreme Court justices, foreignheads of state, andheads of government.
GSAS was formally created as the Graduate Department of Harvard University in 1872 and was renamed the Graduate School of Harvard University in 1890. Women were not allowed to enroll in GSAS until 1962.[4]
In 2023, the GSAS was renamed after a US$300 million donation from philanthropistKenneth C. Griffin to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.[5][6]
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers many degree programs, including:[7]
As of 2019, Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences had 4,521 students, with the vast majority (4,392 students) pursuing PhDs.[1] 46% of GSAS students are women, 30% of students are international, and 12% are underrepresented minorities. 20% of GSAS students pursue degrees inhumanities, 26% insocial sciences, and the remaining 54% innatural sciences.[8]
GSAS guarantees full funding for all PhD students for five years, which covers tuition, health fees, and living expenses. The PhD funding packages include a combination of tuition grants, stipends, traineeships, teaching fellowships, research assistantships, and other academic appointments.[9]
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As of 2017, Harvard's GSAS guarantees housing for all first-year graduate students, as long as the students apply for accommodations by April 22.[10] GSAS offers housing through several on-campus residence halls, as well as Harvard-owned apartments, both on and off-campus. In addition, approximately 100 GSAS students live in Harvard'sundergraduate houses andfreshman dorms as resident tutors and proctors.[11] GSAS residence halls include the following:[12]
Constructed in 1894,Conant Hall was designed byShepley, Rutan and Coolidge, reflecting theGeorgian architecture of freshman residences found aroundHarvard Yard. It was built with funds gifted byEdwin Conant, whose name the building currently bears. Originally consisting of 29 suites, Conant has since undergone numerous renovations and currently houses 84 single rooms.
Perkins Hall was built in 1893 according to the design ofShepley, Rutan and Coolidge. Consisting of 154 single rooms, Perkins is the oldest of the GSAS residence halls currently in use at Harvard. The funds for its construction were donated by Catharine Page Perkins, the widow of an oil tycoon, in memory of her husband's family. Perkins was originally intended to house undergraduate students from modest circumstances but as the number of graduate students increased, it was converted into a graduate residence. In the early 1900s, Perkins Hall was at the center of controversy involving "homosexual activity" at Harvard, and the university administration's attempts to suppress it, an affair that later became known as theSecret Court of 1920.[13]
Designed by the German modernist architectWalter Gropius, Richards and Child Halls were built in 1949. Richards is named after the Nobel Prize-winning chemistTheodore Richards, while Child Hall takes its name fromFrancis J. Child. The two residence halls are constructed on the former Jarvis Field, where the firstAmerican football game was played in 1874. Child Hall houses approximately 100 students and Richards Hall houses over 70. The lawn space includes Richard Lippold's “World Tree” sculpture, a 27-feet-tall steel construction designed to be climbed by students.
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