What is the difference between Harvard College and Harvard University?

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Harvard University is made of several constituent units, which are known as the Harvard University schools. One such school is the Harvard College (served by the faculty of Arts and Sciences), which offers education to undergraduate students only. It was the first college to be founded in American colonies.

Listed below are the details of the academic schools of Harvard:

Harvard School	Founding Year
Harvard College	1636
Harvard Medical School	1782
Harvard Divinity School	1816
Harvard Law School	1817
Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences	1872
Harvard Annex (Radcliffe College)	1879
Harvard Graduate School of Education	1920
Harvard Graduate School of Design	1936
Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration	1936
Harvard Kennedy School	1936
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences	2007

<p>Harvard University is made of several constituent units, which are known as the <strong>Harvard University schools</strong>. One such school is the <strong>Harvard College</strong> (served by the faculty of Arts and Sciences), which offers education to undergraduate students only. It was the first college to be founded in American colonies.</p><p>Listed below are the details of the academic schools of Harvard:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 99.974%; height: 268.611px;" border="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"><col style="width: 50%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><th style="text-align: center; height: 22.3843px;">Harvard School</th><th style="text-align: center; height: 22.3843px;">Founding Year</th></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard College</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1636</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Medical School</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1782</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Divinity School</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1816</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Law School</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1817</td></tr><tr style="height: 44.7685px;"><td style="height: 44.7685px;">Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences</td><td style="height: 44.7685px;">1872</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Annex (Radcliffe College)</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1879</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Graduate School of Education</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1920</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Graduate School of Design</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1936</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1936</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3843px;"><td style="height: 22.3843px;">Harvard Kennedy School</td><td style="height: 22.3843px;">1936</td></tr><tr><td>Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences</td><td>2007</td></tr></tbody></table>

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