Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

3.6%

Acceptance rate

1,553

SAT Average

$16,816

Avg net price

7,755

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,553

SAT Reading/Writing740–780

SAT Math770–800

ACT Composite34–36

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 2,158Master’s 5,734Doctoral 1,556	0	2,158	5,734	1,556
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 637Master’s 407Doctoral 84	None reported	637	407	84
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 298Master’s 279Doctoral 222	None reported	298	279	222
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 258Master’s 68Doctoral 37	None reported	258	68	37
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 225Master’s 119Doctoral 23	None reported	225	119	23
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 165Master’s 54Doctoral 18	None reported	165	54	18
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 119Master’s 83Doctoral 86	None reported	119	83	86
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 101Master’s 119Doctoral 18	None reported	101	119	18
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 98Master’s 223Doctoral 53	None reported	98	223	53
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 52Master’s 60Doctoral 26	None reported	52	60	26
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 45Master’s 106Doctoral 7	None reported	45	106	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 33Master’s 23Doctoral 16	None reported	33	23	16
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s 11Doctoral 24	None reported	28	11	24
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 27Master’s 377Doctoral 3	None reported	27	377	3
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 26Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	26	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 23Master’s 82Doctoral 11	None reported	23	82	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 23Master’s 54Doctoral 30	None reported	23	54	30
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 1,413Doctoral 7	None reported	0	1,413	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 579Doctoral 240	None reported	0	579	240
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 746Doctoral 29	None reported	0	746	29
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 139Doctoral 1	None reported	0	139	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	0	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 175Doctoral 607	None reported	None reported	175	607
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 387Doctoral 10	None reported	None reported	387	10
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 148Doctoral 4	None reported	None reported	148	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 56Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	56	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 26Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	26	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 0	None reported	None reported	0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: The Ivy League

Projected sponsored sports35

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's FencingMen's GolfMen's Ice Hockey

Athletic participation

1,058 unique student-athletes · 36 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Restrictive Early Action

CSS Profile, FAFSA due Nov 1

Nov 1, 2026

Regular Decision

CSS Profile, FAFSA due Feb 1

Jan 1, 2027

· Apply with Common App or QuestBridge Application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $56,550
Required fees: $5,126
Food and housing: $21,190
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $5,449
Total: $89,315

Total by year

$73,8002019–2019–20
$75,8912020–2120–21
$78,0282021–2221–22
$83,5382022–2322–23
$86,7052023–2423–24
$89,3152024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $16,816 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 57%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $72,749
Required forms: FAFSA and CSS Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation66%

6-year graduation97%

Retention rate99%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$101,817

Median debt$14,000

Campus

Enrollment7,755

Student-faculty ratio7:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Harvard University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Harvard University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Harvard University runs a restrictive (single-choice) Early Action plan.

Restrictive Early Action nonbindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Dec 16

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 1

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Harvard University withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.

Enrolled first-years by geography

1,673 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈1,223In-state (domestic)≈199International≈251

Admit odds by pool

In-state admit rateNot disclosed

Out-of-state admit rateNot disclosed

International admit rateNot disclosed

Test scores are required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Mar 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 54% in 2021–22, and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

79% of the class submitted an SAT

Composite score: Not disclosed

Reading/Writing

Middle 50%

Math

Middle 50%

ACT composite

27% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 25% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

High-school class rank

Among the 25% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

The Common Data Set factor grid, as the school reported it.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Academic GPA: Considered
Standardized test scores: Considered
Application essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered
Class rank: Not considered

Nonacademic

Interview: Considered
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
Character / personal qualities: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Harvard University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Harvard University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $16,816 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 932 of 1,638 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS Profile

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Harvard University offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Harvard University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class, but withholds how many were offered or accepted a place.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

98.6% of Harvard University’s first-years return for a second year and 97.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03