HCF Key Facts and Figures

Team Flashcards

1636 Loyalty Society

Recognizes donors who give every year

Associates Giving

Cornerstone of HCF

Harvard Yard Society

Dean’s Fellows $1M pledge, Society Fellows $500K, Partners $250K

John Harvard Society

Recognizes individuals who have made a life income gift or bequest

Class Sizes

2026 is largest class in Harvard history at 1954 students

How many houses are there?

12 (13 with Dudley which is the commuter community)

Final Clubs

Social clubs at Harvard. Spelled Final (not Finals) – These would be a club they’d be in for the rest of their lives, thus the name. Between 1984 and 2018, no social organizations were recognized by the school due to the clubs' refusal to become gender-inclusive. On June 30, 2020, Harvard announced that it would drop its social group sanctions as a result of a Supreme Court decision on sex discrimination.

3 Fundraising Priorities (Hint: Sustain)

1)      sustaining the core of the FAS. This involves raising flexible, current-use dollars to meet the evolving needs of our community and sustain academic excellence. 

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3 Fundraising Priorities (Hint: Invest)

 

2)      investing in extraordinary talent, which includes financial aid, professorships, and academic resources.

powering innovation and discovery via emerging initiatives in public service, climate, and inequality.

3 Fundraising Priorities (Hint: Innovation and Discovery)

powering innovation and discovery via emerging initiatives in public service, climate, and inequality.

Value of Endowment

$53.2 Billion after a 33.6% return in last fiscal year

What is endowment made up of?

Endowment supports all 12 Harvard Schools and is comprised of more than 14,000 individual funds, about 70% of which are restricted to highly specific purposes at the direction of the donor

How many schools does Harvard have?

Undergraduate college, 12 graduate and professional schools, and Radcliffe institute for Advanced study

What are the 12 graduate and professional schools

FAS: SEAS, GSAS, Extension School; Other: HBS, Dental, GSD, Divinity School, HGSE, Kennedy School, Law School, Medical school, Public Health

What is the University’s operating budget

Approximately 5% annually ($2B in FY21) - this provides the total University operating budget with a stable and predictable annual distribution

U-Hall (who resides there)

FAS Dean’s office

Mass Hall

President’s office

Adam’s House

Largest house on campus, 2 minute walk to the Yard

Lowell House

“blue man” - home to iconic blue bell twoer

Dunster House

One of first 2 houses built - crest is from Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard College; best of both worlds between river and shuttle stops

Cabot House

Part of quad, no stereotypes, Surplus of singles and pet fish