Translation guide
The proper name of a specific American university. In Japanese, it is almost always rendered in katakana as ハーバード大学. There is no native Japanese equivalent.
Referring to Harvard University as an institution.
Standard katakana rendering. Use this in almost all contexts.
彼はハーバード大学を卒業した。
He graduated from Harvard University.
ハーバード大学はマサチューセッツ州にある。
Harvard University is in Massachusetts.
Short form, common in casual conversation when the context is clear.
ハーバードに行きたい。
I want to go to Harvard.