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Harlow University
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Est. 1887 · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Think boldly. Learn deeply. Lead change.
Harlow brings together 24,000 students and world-leading scholars to take on the questions that matter most, from clean energy to the future of medicine.
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Early decision closes 1 November · Regular decision closes 15 January
Six faculties, one intellectual community
Cross-disciplinary by design: every undergraduate takes courses outside their home faculty.
All 150+ programmes01
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Civil, electrical, mechanical and biomedical.
24 programmes
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Arts & Humanities
History, literature, philosophy and languages.
31 programmes
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Life & Medical Sciences
Biology, chemistry, neuroscience and medicine.
22 programmes
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Law & Government
Legal studies, public policy and international affairs.
14 programmes
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Business & Economics
Finance, management and entrepreneurship.
19 programmes
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Computing & Data Science
AI, cybersecurity and software systems.
16 programmes
Harlow by the numbers
#12
National university ranking
9:1
Student to faculty ratio
93%
Employed or in study within 6 months
$180M
Annual research funding
Discovery with real-world impact
Clean energy
A new solid-state battery doubles the range of electric vehicles
Engineers in the Matthews Laboratory have developed a safer, cheaper battery that could reach the market within three years, with undergraduates on the core team.
Read the storyPublic health
Mapping the spread of antibiotic resistance across 40 cities
12 September 2026
Artificial intelligence
Language models that explain their reasoning in plain English
28 August 2026
Humanities
Recovering a lost archive of 18th-century women’s letters
3 August 2026
Your path to Harlow
A holistic review: we read every application in full, and we want to hear your voice.
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By 1 October
Explore & register
Visit campus or join a virtual session, then create your applicant account.
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By 1 November
Submit your application
Common Application, two teacher recommendations and your school report.
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December
Interview
A conversation with an alumnus or admissions officer, in person or online.
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By 1 April
Decision & funding
Offers arrive with a personalised financial aid package.
A campus that never sleeps
Two hundred student societies, a 60-acre green quad and the best coffee in Cambridge.
The Great Court
Rowing on the Charles
Hackathon night
Chamber orchestra
Residential colleges
News & events
Latest news
2 October 2026
Harlow named among the top five universities for graduate employment
24 September 2026
New £60M Centre for Climate Futures opens on the north campus
11 September 2026
Professor Amara Osei awarded the Lasker prize for public health
Upcoming events
14
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Undergraduate open day
Great Court
21
Oct
Lecture: The ethics of artificial minds
Hartley Hall
04
Nov
Graduate information evening
Online
Begin your Harlow journey
Applications for September 2027 entry are now open. Join a community that will change how you think.
Need based aid is available to every admitted student.