13 Facts About Harvard Business School

1. Harvard Business School is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

2. Harvard Business School was the first Ivy League institution to win a NCAA championship title in a women's sport when its women's lacrosse team won the NCAA Championship in 1990.

3. Harvard Business School has several athletic facilities, such as the Lavietes Pavilion, a multi-purpose arena and home to the Harvard basketball teams.

4. Harvard Business School has an intense athletic rivalry with Yale University culminating in The Game, although the Harvard–Yale Regatta predates the football game.

5. Harvard Business School is governed by a combination of its Board of Overseers and the President and Fellows of Harvard College, which in turn appoints the President of Harvard University.

6. Harvard Business School has commercial real estate holdings in Cambridge and Allston, on which it pays property taxes.

7. Harvard Business School became a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900.

8. Harvard Business School was established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

9. Harvard Business School believes in helping students build a solid academic foundation before they take up job search.

10. Harvard Business School seeks and creates diversity of background, nationality, interests, and ambitions among its students.

11. Harvard Business School is a previous recipient of the Boston Business Journal's "40 under 40" Award and the Boston Chamber of Commerce's "Ten Outstanding Young Leaders" award (2012).

12. Harvard Business School is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

13. Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts.