Almost all undergraduates reside on campus. Freshmen live together in dormitories in the central part of campus. As sophomores, students are assigned to small communities called houses where they live for the remainder of their college career. Students can enter the housing lottery in groups so that friends can stay together. A master and a tutorial staff oversee each residence.
Houses are coeducational and conduct many social activities.
All include dining facilities and a library. At the graduate level, Harvard grants master's, doctoral, and professional degrees. Enrollment totals roughly 11,800 students. The internationally known medical, law, and divinity schools were established in the early 19th century. The business school has particular expertise in communications, entrepreneurship, general management, human resources management, production and operations management, and nonprofit organizations.