 Houghton Library, which serves Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences | |
| Established | 1890 |
|---|---|
Parent institution | Harvard University |
| Endowment | $17.5 billion (2019) |
| Budget | $1.6 billion (2019) |
| Dean | Hopi Hoekstra (2023 - present) |
Academic staff | 1,221 (2019) |
| Undergraduates | 6,800 |
| Postgraduates | 4,500 |
| Location | , , U.S. 42°22′27.15″N 71°06′59.62″W / 42.3742083°N 71.1165611°W |
| Schools | |
| Website | Official website |
  Location in Massachusetts | |
The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the largest of the ten faculties that constitute Harvard University.
Headquartered principally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and centered in the historic Harvard Yard, FAS is the only faculty responsible for both undergraduate and graduate education. FAS administers the courses offered at Harvard College, the Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and the Harvard Division of Continuing Education. It was headed by interim Dean Emma Dench until August 1, 2023, when Hopi Hoekstra became Dean of FAS.[1]
As of Fall 2019, FAS comprised 1221 total faculty, including 719 tenured and tenure-track professors as well as 502 other professors, lecturers, preceptors, and visiting faculty in some 30 academic departments in the arts and humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, and the engineering and applied sciences.[2] There are approximately 6,800 undergraduates (Harvard College) and 4,500 graduate students (Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Science). The Harvard Division of Continuing Education has 795 admitted undergraduate students and 3,100 admitted graduate students.[3] Furthermore the Harvard Division of Continuing Education welcomes more than 30,000 students annually in its open enrollment courses. In 2019, FAS had a budget of $1.6 billion and a revenue of $1.6 billion.[2]
As of 2019, the FAS endowment had a market value of $17.5 billion.[2] Harvard's total endowment stands at $40.9 billion.[4]
- ^ "Hopi Hoekstra named next FAS dean". Harvard Gazette. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ a b c "2019 Dean's Annual Report" (PDF). Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Fact Book: Student Enrollment". Harvard University Office of Institutional Research & Analytics. Harvard University.
- ^ "Harvard Endowment Returns 6.5 Percent for Fiscal Year 2019". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 3, 2019.