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Facilities

Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 969
Campus Size 4,947 acres
Student Centers None
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries There are more than 90 collections around campus, including most residential houses. Some are open until 2 a.m., and during exam periods, some are open 24 hours a day.
Popular Places to Chill
  • Bank of the Charles
  • Coffeehouses around campus
  • The Greenhouse
  • Harvard Yard
  • House courtyards
  • Loker Commons
Bar on Campus Nearly a dozen sprinkled throughout Harvard Square
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus Nearly two dozen throughout Harvard Square
Movie Theater on Campus Loews in Harvard Square

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Harvard’s classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and the Harvard library system is among the largest in the world. The Malkin Athletic Center was recently renovated, adding more cardio equipment and more space for exercise classes. Students wisely recognize these resources, and praise the University for spending its enormous endowment on the constant improvement of these existing facilities.

Harvard does lose points due to its lack of a true student center and the absence of any concrete plans to resolve the student center issue. Regardless of these complaints, Harvard receives high marks for providing top-notch facilities to aid undergraduates in pursuit of improving the life of the mind, as well as the body.

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Facilities at Harvard University

yayus

'14

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

4.6
A

Love the Facilities!

*Two great gyms, gyms also in the basement of houses (in Eliot House at least). Not a big gym person (New year's resolution is to become one though--fingers crossed!) but the facilities look pretty great. There's also group classes undergrads can take for free like zumba and indoor cycling, etc. Those, if you can find one to attend regularly, are pretty great.

*Libraries are huge--Widener stacks are legen-wait-for-it-dary. Cabot is great for us sciency ones who want to avoid the Lamont crowd. The studying crowd in Lamont can be pretty intimidating actually. Lamont cafe studying is more laid back--maybe too laid back for my taste. Cabot couches are great for in-between-classes naps! :)

*Plenty of campus activities--Cultural Rhythms is my fave. Ghungroo is awesome too.

*All the Houses have their own cute little special features (like all the pianos in Eliot) and I haven't found a house lawn I didn't like yet. The freshman ivy yard's pretty awesome--miss it and wish I had used it more last year! Anenberg looks like the the Harry Potter d-hall. River Houses have a view of the Charles. The classrooms are nice--only had one classroom I disliked but that was because of the class size and the over-crowdedness in the small room.

*Love the Campus!

Jan 19, 2012

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Facilities at Harvard University

shimwoo0209

'13

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

4.6
A

Dining Halls Are Great

Harvard dining and hospitality services are truly amazing. They care about providing healthy food options to students and try to improve by listening to the students. The staff is also very friendly.

May 18, 2011

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Facilities at Harvard University

random6789

'12

Biological Sciences

4.6
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Top Notch Except for Student Center

The library system is phenomenal. Architecture on campus is quite nice as well. The gyms are beautiful and spanking new. There is no student center, which is the only bummer.

May 30, 2010

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Favorite Things To Do

Attend guest lectures at the Institute of Politics (located at the Kennedy School of Government), run or bike along the Charles River, or see the hundreds of student performances put on annually.

Students have innumerable opportunities because of Harvard’s vast resources and facilities. Activities range from gyms and ballroom dancing to film screenings and scuba diving.

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Hometown: New Orleans, La.

Major: Psychology

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