Which university did Mark Zuckerberg attend when he launched Facebook in 2004?

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Mark Zuckerberg attended Harvard University when he launched Facebook in 2004.

Zuckerberg enrolled at Harvard in 2002, studying psychology and computer science. While living in Kirkland House, he developed several software projects before creating Facebook with fellow Harvard students in February 2004.

Facebook initially served Harvard students and used Harvard email addresses for registration. Its early success led to expansion to other universities, then to high schools and eventually to the general public.

Harvard is sometimes confused with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology because both are prestigious universities in the Boston area and both have strong technology communities. Zuckerberg did not graduate from Harvard; he left in 2004 as Facebook expanded.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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