Harvard University
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at Harvard
By Gender
| Males | B+ |
| Females | A- |
By Major
| Aerospace Engineering | B |
| Anthropology | C+ |
| Archaeology | A+ |
| Art & Design Department | B+ |
| Biology | B+ |
| Business - Management and Administration | B+ |
| Chemistry | A |
| Communications | B+ |
| Computer Engineering | A |
| Computer Science | B- |
| Economics | A- |
| Engineering Department | C+ |
| English | A+ |
| Finance | B- |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | A |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A |
| Journalism | B+ |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A |
| Math | A- |
| Music - Composition/Theory | A |
| Music - Performance | A- |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | A |
| Other | A- |
| Perfomance Arts | A- |
| Philosophy | A |
| Physics | B- |
| Political Science | B |
| PreLaw and Legal | A+ |
| PreMed and Medical | B+ |
| Psychology | B |
| Religion/Religious | A |
| Sociology | A+ |
| Undecided | B |
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Surrounding City
“... I love the campus, the students and the city it's in ...Read full comment
“... Best thing about Harvard is the city ...Read full comment
“... The city of Cambridge is welcoming and there's so many good resturants and bars ...Read full comment
“... Additionally, a lot of people whine that the social life isn't great because there aren't too many bars around here, and we're in the middle of a...Read full comment
“... Boston is the best city in the world, but Harvard is the worst school in the city, and that includes the elementary schools(SOME OF THE WORST IN...Read full comment
“... You'll be going to college in the best college city in the country, as well as the best college area in the country, the Northeast ...Read full comment
“... I don't know what these kids are comparing the city to, but honestly there is so much to do its mind-boggling ...Read full comment
“... I worked hard all my life and want to stuyvesant high school in the city and worked hard to get a 4 ...Read full comment
“... Boston is a cool place, but I really did not find myself going into the city that much as there was usually something on campus to do ...Read full comment
“... When the Pilgrims moved to Cambridge, they established the first "cardboard" city ...Read full comment
“... There is barely any diversity here if they're talking about race or ethnicity ...Read full comment
“Harvard is a school with a plethora of resources, bright students, and an accomplished faculty. Professors are generally approachable, though you have...Read full comment
- #1 Top Math School Ranking in New England
- #1 Top Math School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #3 Top Sociology School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #3 Top Anthropology School Ranking in Massachusetts
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- #4 Top Math School Ranking in the The%20Southeast
- #5 Top Physics School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #5 Top Philosophy School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #5 Top Sociology School Ranking in New England
- #6 Top Sociology School Ranking in the Northeast
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