Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private four-year · City: Midsize
9,095undergraduates
4%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$17,900average net price per year
97%graduate in 6 years
99%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 56,937
- Admitted
- 1,965
- Admit rate
- 4%
- Admit rate, women
- 3%
- Admit rate, men
- 3%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 84%
- First-year students
- 1,645
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 52%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 740-780
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 760-800
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 22%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 34-36
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
57 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (5)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (242 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (139 awarded)
- Social Sciences, General Bachelor's (163 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (5)
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Bachelor's (50 awarded)
- Developmental Biology and Embryology Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's (73 awarded)
- Neurobiology and Anatomy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (88 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (3)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (128 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (46 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (4)
- Computer Programming/Programmer, General Certificate (under 1 year) (13 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (184 awarded)
- Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration Certificate (under 1 year) (4 awarded)
- Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster Certificate (under 1 year) (4 awarded)
History (3)
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- History, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- History, Other Bachelor's (30 awarded)
Physical sciences (6)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Chemical Physics Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Chemistry, Other Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- Planetary Astronomy and Science Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Certificate (under 1 year) (20 awarded)
- Data Science, General Certificate (under 1 year) (4 awarded)
- Natural Sciences Bachelor's (46 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Certificate (under 1 year) (28 awarded)
Engineering (4)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Engineering Science Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Experimental Psychology Bachelor's (69 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (3)
- Business/Corporate Communications, General Certificate (under 1 year) (34 awarded)
- Organizational Behavior Studies Certificate (under 1 year) (5 awarded)
- Project Management Certificate (under 1 year) (3 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Comparative Literature Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (6)
- African-American/Black Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- East Asian Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Folklore Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- South Asian Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Graduate programs (161)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business/Commerce, General Master's
- Business/Corporate Communications, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Business/Managerial Economics Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Finance, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Investments and Securities Post-bachelor's certificate
- Management Science Post-bachelor's certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Organizational Behavior Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Project Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Real Estate Post-bachelor's certificate
- Research and Development Management Master's
- Advanced General Dentistry Post-master's certificate
- Behavioral Aspects of Health Post-bachelor's certificate
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's
- Dental Clinical Sciences, General Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Dental Public Health and Education Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Dentistry Doctorate (professional)
- Environmental Health Master's
- Health Services Administration Master's
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- International Public Health/International Health Master's
- Medical Informatics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Medical Science/Scientist Master's
- Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Master's
- Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Post-master's certificate
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Health, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Public Health, Other Master's
- Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain Post-master's certificate
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Post-bachelor's certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction Post-bachelor's certificate
- Education, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational Evaluation and Research Master's
- Educational/Instructional Technology Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Learning Sciences Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Multicultural Education Doctorate (research)
- Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Legal Studies Master's
- Ancient Studies/Civilization Doctorate (research)
- Behavioral Sciences Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology Doctorate (research)
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Museology/Museum Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Sustainability Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Systems Science and Theory Master's
- Anthropology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- International Relations and Affairs Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- National Security Policy Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Physical and Biological Anthropology Doctorate (research)
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Political Science and Government, Other Doctorate (research)
- Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Master's
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Urban Studies/Affairs Master's
- Biochemistry Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Bioinformatics Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Doctorate (research)
- Biophysics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biostatistics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biotechnology Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computational Biology Master's
- Developmental Biology and Embryology Doctorate (research)
- Epidemiology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Evolutionary Biology Master's
- Genome Sciences/Genomics Doctorate (research)
- Immunology Doctorate (research)
- Infectious Disease and Global Health Master's
- Microbiology and Immunology Doctorate (research)
- Neurobiology and Anatomy Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Virology Doctorate (research)
- Education Policy Analysis Doctorate (research)
- Health Policy Analysis Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Public Policy Analysis, General Master's
- Public Policy Analysis, Other Doctorate (research)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Computer Programming/Programmer, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Information Science/Studies Master's
- Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster Post-bachelor's certificate
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's
- Computer Engineering, General Master's
- Computer Software Engineering Master's
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Operations Research Doctorate (research)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's
- Architecture Master's, Doctorate (research)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Doctorate (research)
- Sustainable Design/Architecture Post-bachelor's certificate
- Energy and Environmental Policy Post-bachelor's certificate
- Environmental Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Astronomy Doctorate (research)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other Master's
- Astrophysics Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Physics Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Planetary Astronomy and Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Divinity/Ministry Master's
- Theology and Religious Vocations, Other Doctorate (research)
- Theology/Theological Studies Master's
- Educational Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Experimental Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's
- American Literature (United States) Post-bachelor's certificate
- Creative Writing Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Strategic Intelligence Post-bachelor's certificate
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- African-American/Black Studies Doctorate (research)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Doctorate (research)
- East Asian Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies Master's
- South Asian Studies Doctorate (research)
- Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies Doctorate (research)
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Statistics, General Doctorate (research)
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Statistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's
- Digital Arts Master's
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Music Performance, General Master's
- Music, General Doctorate (research)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Post-bachelor's certificate
- Health Communication Master's
- Journalism Master's
- Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctorate (research)
- Comparative Literature Master's, Doctorate (research)
- German Language and Literature Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Linguistics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctorate (research)
- Ethics Post-bachelor's certificate
- Philosophy Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Religion/Religious Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Design Master's
- International Agriculture Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $59,076
- Housing and food on campus
- $20,374
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $6,255
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $86,705
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $86,705
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $2,895 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $2,496 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $2,167 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $13,937 |
| Over $110,000 | $53,571 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 72%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 57%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $64,942
- Got a grant from the college
- 57%
- Average grant from the college
- $62,073
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 16%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 9%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,729
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 66%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 94%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 97%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 98%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 97%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Came back for year two
- 99%
| Pell grant students | 96% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 100% |
| Neither | 98% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 837 | 98% |
| Men | 850 | 97% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 340 | 99% |
| Black | 159 | 97% |
| Hispanic | 186 | 96% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 644 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 128 | 98% |
| Race unknown | 25 | 96% |
| International | 203 | 94% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,660 | 98% | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 8 | 50% (small group) | 13% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 30,386
- Undergraduates
- 9,095
- Full-time undergraduates
- 7,316
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,779
- Graduate students
- 21,291
- Students per faculty member
- 7 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 15%
- From out of state
- 70%
- From other countries
- 16%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 16%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 13%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 21%
| Women | 53% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 21% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 32% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| Race unknown | 6% |
| International | 14% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA, 02138
- County
- Middlesex County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.