Admissions

Thank you for your interest in applying to the Harvard Graduate School of Design. We’re here to help.

The Harvard Graduate School of Design offers a dynamic setting for the exchange of ideas across the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, and design studies—united in the pursuit of a more just, coherent, and beautiful world.

Applying to the GSD

Visit the GSD

Join us at an on-campus info session, attend an open house, or meet us at one of our remote events—there are many ways to get to know the GSD.
Explore Degree Programs

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Life at the GSD

Get an idea of what it’s like to live in Cambridge and study at the GSD. Take a look at our facilities, the neighborhood, and what GSD students have going on outside of the classroom.
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Find everything you need to apply—a complete checklist, deadlines, and frequently asked questions.

UPCOMING DEADLINES
- Jan 02
  MArch, MLA, MUP, MAUD, MLAUD, DDes
- Jan 09
  MDes
- Jan 19
  MDE
Paying for Your Program

We’re here to help you understand your options. Find everything you need from financial aid to work opportunities.

UPCOMING DEADLINES

GSD Financial Aid — Early February 2018
FAFSA — Early February 2018
Contact the Admissions Office

Office of Admissions
Harvard Graduate School of Design
48 Quincy Street, Gund Hall 422
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02138

admissions@gsd.harvard.edu | 617-495-3880

Inside the GSD

Gang Studio's Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571.

Public Lecture Series

Apr 5, 2018

06:30PM – 08:30PM

GSD, Gund Hall Piper Auditorium

Lecture

Free and open to the public

Sep 11, 2017

A powerful moment with Toni L. Griffin.

Oct 24, 2017

By Jon Lott and John May

November 2017

Nov 5, 2017

Design Discovery

Dec 6, 2017

Jul 8, 2016

Erin Ota animation

Spring 2016

Sep 27, 2017

Jul 8, 2016