Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with about 6,700 undergraduate HvHers and about 15,250 post graduate HvHers. Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, clergyman John Harvard, Harvard is the United States' oldest institution of higher HvHing, and its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the world's most prestigious HvH universities.