Founded
Established in 1816 as the first nonsectarian theological institution in the United States. (Read more: History and mission.)
Dean
David N. Hempton, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies and John Lord O'Brian Professor of Divinity, appointed July 2012
Faculty
Voting Faculty: 38
Emeriti: 9
Others offering instruction: 72
Denominational counselors: 12
Degrees offered
Master of divinity (MDiv)
Master of theological studies (MTS)
Master of theology (ThM)
Doctor of philosophy (PhD)
HDS students also earned dual degrees from the Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, and Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Total courses offered, 2019–20
234
Student enrollment, 2019–20
- MTS: 142
- MDiv: 123
- ThM: 3
- ThD: 14 / PhD: 94 (As of fall 2014, HDS no longer accepts students into the ThD program. The PhD in religion is offered jointly with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.)
- Female: 60%
- Male: 36%
- Do not report in gender binary: 4%
- Students of color: 31%
- International students: 12%
- Age range: 21–69
- Average age: 27
- Religious affiliations: Approximately 30
- Executive Education (2019): 20
- Summer Language Program (2019): 58
Number of student organizations, 2019–20
37
Living alumni (as of 2020)
6,507
Research and special programs
- Buddhist Ministry Initiative
- Center for the Study of World Religions
- Religious Literacy Project
- Religions and the Practice of Peace
- Religious Studies and Education Certificate
- Summer Language Program
- Women’s Studies in Religion Program
Publications
- Harvard Divinity Bulletin
- Harvard Theological Review
- The Graduate Journal of Harvard Divinity School
HDS buildings
- Divinity Hall
- Swartz Hall (Please note that Swartz Hall will undergo a complete renovation between June 2019 and January 2021.)
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Rockefeller Hall
- Center for the Study of World Religions
- Women’s Studies in Religion Program: The Carriage House
- Jewett House