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Building Ownership Details

Building Ownership by School or Unit: Fiscal Year 2022
Gross Square Footage (GSF) in Millions
Number of Buildings GSF-FICM GSF as a Percent
FAS 272 9.6 37%
SEAS 5 0.3 1%
Business 35 1.8 7%
Dental 2 0.1 0%
Design 9 0.2 1%
Divinity 7 0.2 1%
Education 6 0.2 1%
Government 7 0.4 2%
Law 22 1.1 4%
Medical 17 2.1 8%
Radcliffe 14 0.2 1%
Public Health 7 0.6 2%
Real Estate 203 6.7 26%
Central Administration 41 2.2 9%
Total 647 25.8 100%
FICM refers to the National Center for Education Statistics Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual.
Source: Harvard University Planning and Design, Planning Resources

Last updated 3/24/23 | Download PDF of this Table


Plant Location Details

Plant Location by Country, State and City: Fiscal Year 2022
Gross Square Footage (GSF) in Millions
Use Acres GSF-FICM* Number of Buildings
United States
MA Allston Business School; SEAS; University Publisher; Athletics; Other 358 5.7 99
Bedford Concord Field Station 79 0.0 4
Boston Medical & Dental Schools; School of Public Health 22 2.9 25
Cambridge Main Campus 214 16.3 390
Carlisle 69 0.0 0
Concord Field Station (Museum of Comparative Zoology) 612 0.0 0
Hamilton Harvard Forest 117 0.0 6
Harvard Agassiz Cottage (Observatory) 37 0.0 15
Jamaica Plain 235 0.1 7
Marlborough 43 0.0 0
Petersham Harvard Forest (Forestry, Botany) 3,193 0.1 25
Phillipston Harvard Forest 252 0.0 0
Roslindale 0 0.0 1
Royalston Harvard Forest 57 0.0 0
Shrewsbury Artemas Ward Homestead (Museum) 6 0.0 4
Somerville Affiliated Housing 2 0.1 11
Southborough Harvard Depository 87 0.2 6
CT Ledyard Red Top Crew Quarters 26 0.0 6
DC Washington Dumbarton Oaks & Center for Hellenic Studies 24 0.3 25
ME Kittery Point Howells Memorial 2 0.0 1
WY Wyoming 80 0.0 0
Italy
Fiesole /Florence Villa I Tatti (Center for Italian Renaissance Studies) 154 0.1 21
Turkey
Sardis Harvard Art Museums 0 0.0 1
Total 5,669 25.8 647
Note: FICM refers to the National Center for Education Statistics Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual.
Source: Harvard University Planning and Design, Planning Resources

Last updated 3/24/23 | Download PDF of this Table


Primary Usage Details

Primary Usage of Buildings: Fiscal Year 2022
Gross Square Footage (GSF) in Millions
Number of Buildings GSF-FICM GSF as a Percent
Residential/Dorm 274 8.0 31%
Lab/Studio 59 5.0 19%
Office/Classroom 139 5.7 22%
Commercial 43 1.4 5%
Support 55 1.7 7%
Library 22 1.6 6%
Assembly/Museum/Athletics 53 2.2 9%
Health Care 2 0.1 0%
Total 647 25.8 100%
FICM refers to the National Center for Education Statistics Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual.
Source: Harvard University Planning and Design, Planning Resources

Last updated 3/24/23 | Download PDF of this Table