Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School, founded in 1908, describes itself as among the world’s most trusted sources of management education and thought leadership. It was created to educate general managers for the large-scale organizations that emerged from the Industrial Revolution. Today its flagship offering is a two-year, full-time residential MBA focused on real-world practice, built around intensive, cohort-based learning that creates tightly bonded groups of classmates who test ideas and solve problems together.

Alongside the MBA, the school runs full-time doctoral programs leading to a PhD for scholars interested in academic research, executive education programs for experienced leaders and organizations, and online certificate courses on essential business concepts. Faculty research is rooted in practice and developed with leading organizations, and the school describes itself as an ecosystem of research, learning and entrepreneurship that influences business and management practice worldwide.

What to Know

• The campus sits across the Charles River from Harvard Yard in Boston’s Allston neighborhood.
• Classes rely heavily on case-based teaching and participant-centered discussion.
• The school publishes a yearly report covering significant events, key demographics and financial information.