Harvard vs. Cambridge — What's the Difference?

A university in Massachusetts

Cambridge ( KAYM-brij) is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, the population of the Cambridge built-up area (which is larger than the remit of Cambridge City Council) was 158,434 including 29,327 students.

American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)

A university in England

A city in Massachusetts just north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University