Harvard University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,269
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 15%
From Region 13%
Athletes 1,058 (14.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Asian 23%
International 15%
Hispanic 12%
Black 9%
Mixed 8%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harvard College 1,698 44% 37% 18% 10% 13% 12% $103,008 95 +2.10 91 91%
Astrophysics 10 +4 70% 60% 30% 0% 0% 0% $105,059 93 +1.55 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 30 — 40% 27% 30% 10% 10% 10% $79,957 85 +0.81 70 — — — — —
Chemistry and Physics 11 — 27% 18% 45% 0% 0% 9% $105,039 93 +1.55 92 — — — — —
Earth and Planetary Sciences 6 +1 33% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $70,108 77 +0.45 49 — — — — —
Mathematics 58 +36 74% 40% 19% 2% 5% 24% $160,470 97 +2.83 100 — — — — —
Physics 52 +20 62% 35% 13% 6% 10% 33% $106,164 95 +1.63 93 — — — — —
Statistics 63 +30 62% 21% 48% 3% 10% 13% $159,261 91 +1.60 100 100% — — — —
Chemical and Physical Biology 10 +1 70% 40% 30% 0% 10% 20% $83,209 93 +1.04 75 — — — — —
Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology 50 +1 36% 20% 38% 10% 22% 4% $88,656 98 +1.72 81 91% — — — —
Integrative Biology 27 — 63% 33% 7% 11% 22% 4% $88,135 98 +2.52 80 95% — — — —
Molecular and Cellular Biology 46 +5 26% 28% 37% 9% 11% 11% $88,656 97 +1.53 81 91% — — — —
Neuroscience 129 +14 36% 19% 27% 22% 15% 8% $88,577 98 +1.89 81 95% — — — —
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology 73 +6 27% 42% 11% 8% 15% 15% $72,937 92 +1.84 56 96% — — — —
Economics 278 +48 63% 37% 18% 7% 9% 19% $169,562 99 +2.69 100 91% — — — —
African and African American Studies 2 +10 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $80,031 96 +1.65 70 — — — — —
Classics 7 +6 71% 71% 29% 0% 0% 0% $81,523 96 +2.40 72 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 2 +1 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $66,740 96 +1.75 40 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 6 +7 17% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $77,516 95 +1.45 66 — — — — —
English 45 +2 27% 49% 9% 13% 2% 4% $68,242 97 +1.93 44 91% — — — —
German 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,995 99 +2.05 72 — — — — —
History 56 +10 46% 57% 9% 5% 5% 11% $75,143 94 +1.78 61 92% — — — —
History and Literature 56 +3 30% 41% 12% 20% 11% 2% $75,143 94 +1.78 61 92% — — — —
History of Science 53 +7 19% 40% 13% 11% 25% 0% $75,143 94 +1.78 61 92% — — — —
Linguistics 6 +4 17% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $80,257 98 +1.98 70 — — — — —
Near Eastern Languages 6 +6 50% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $80,881 99 +2.04 71 — — — — —
Philosophy 29 +22 38% 34% 24% 10% 14% 14% $86,058 94 +1.86 78 — — — — —
Religion 4 +7 50% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $67,204 97 +2.02 41 — — — — —
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 48 +8 25% 25% 10% 25% 29% 4% $73,252 94 +1.53 57 82% — — — —
Romance Languages 9 +7 22% 22% 22% 22% 33% 0% $81,013 99 +2.05 72 — — — — —
Slavic Languages 3 +5 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $80,986 99 +2.05 72 — — — — —
South Asian Studies 1 +2 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $78,281 95 +1.52 67 — — — — —
Special Concentration 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $83,305 98 +2.49 75 91% — — — —
Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality 6 +7 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 0% $80,031 98 +2.92 70 — — — — —
Anthropology 13 +6 23% 54% 8% 8% 0% 15% $83,155 98 +2.38 75 — — — — —
Environmental Science and Public Policy 23 +3 65% 61% 13% 9% 4% 9% $81,501 100 +2.14 72 — — — — —
Folklore and Mythology 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,031 97 +2.10 70 — — — — —
Government 141 +40 54% 42% 14% 11% 15% 11% $92,352 93 +1.48 84 90% — — — —
Humanities 22 — 50% 50% 5% 5% 14% 5% $83,305 98 +2.40 75 91% — — — —
Psychology 101 +16 33% 44% 8% 9% 22% 9% $112,707 100 +5.64 96 89% — — — —
Social Studies 157 +1 38% 42% 14% 7% 13% 11% $73,252 94 +1.48 57 82% — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $118,463 100 +5.58 97 90% — — — —
History of Art and Architecture 11 +5 27% 36% 27% 9% 9% 0% $51,785 61 -0.00 8 — — — — —
Music 8 +7 62% 38% 0% 38% 12% 0% $49,633 62 +0.31 6 — — — — —
Theater, Dance, and Media 33 +14 27% 39% 12% 15% 9% 12% $48,420 84 +0.72 5 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 460 61% 24% 31% 6% 9% 21% $179,447 100 +1.89 100 95%
Biomedical Engineering 13 +1 23% 8% 15% 54% 15% 8% $94,905 41 -0.33 86 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 9 — 44% 11% 11% 0% 22% 22% $163,664 98 +2.20 100 — — — — —
Engineering Sciences 42 +3 52% 31% 17% 7% 10% 21% $81,412 6 -1.30 72 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 34 — 68% 47% 12% 0% 9% 24% $97,560 44 -0.21 88 — — — — —
Artificial Intelligence 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $186,971 100 +1.78 100 — — — — —
Computer Science 224 +40 66% 17% 42% 5% 8% 20% $196,298 94 +2.09 100 94% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 137 +5 58% 30% 26% 5% 8% 23% $211,279 100 +3.25 100 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $66,852
ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 98%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 21.3% 459 43% 44% 12% 9% 15% 10% $89,006 99 +2.50 81 87% —
Physical Sciences & Math 17.0% 367 59% 31% 28% 4% 8% 20% $160,305 99 +2.33 100 97% —
Humanities 15.9% 344 31% 42% 14% 13% 13% 6% $75,555 96 +1.82 62 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 15.5% 335 36% 27% 25% 14% 16% 9% $84,996 98 +1.83 77 94% —
Business & Economics 12.9% 278 63% 37% 18% 7% 9% 19% $169,562 100 +2.69 100 91% —
Computer Science 10.4% 225 66% 16% 41% 5% 8% 20% $196,257 97 +2.09 100 94% —
Engineering 4.5% 98 53% 32% 14% 10% 11% 20% $96,358 23 -0.47 87 100% —
Arts 2.4% 52 33% 38% 13% 17% 10% 8% $49,318 40 +0.50 5 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $669M #2 56% $33.9M 177 #1 1,170 1,263
Humanities & Social Sciences $218M #2 22% $1.1M 225 #4 546 178
Physical Sciences & Math $189M #15 53% $14.0M 95 #23 658 293
Health Sciences $145M #52 52% $5.4M 51 #39 300 3,800
Engineering $106M #50 45% $5.0M 52 #70 357 219
Business & Economics $76.8M #2 4% $0.8M 70 #6 117 5
Education $51.1M #7 22% $1.3M 18 #235 — —
Computer Science $25.8M #40 35% $1.4M 23 #41 140 31
Agriculture & Food Science $3.2M #106 70% $0.6M 1 #115 — 24
Total $1,486M #17 45% $63.6M 712 #17 3,288 5,813

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 111 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Rowing 103 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Lacrosse 54 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 33 $740K $740K $0
Ice Hockey 31 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Soccer 31 $725K $725K $0
Wrestling 31 $633K $633K $0
Baseball 30 $903K $903K $0
Fencing 22 $443K $443K $0
Water Polo 18 $330K $330K $0
Basketball 16 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Volleyball 15 $433K $433K $0
Squash 14 $351K $351K $0
Tennis 13 $805K $805K $0
Sailing 12 $158K $158K $0
Skiing 10 $332K $332K $0
Golf 8 $418K $418K $0
Total 597 $19.8M $19.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 120 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Rowing 81 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Other Sports 35 $575K $575K $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $713K $713K $0
Soccer 30 $793K $793K $0
Lacrosse 29 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Sailing 28 $317K $317K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Field Hockey 25 $637K $637K $0
Softball 21 $665K $665K $0
Water Polo 18 $354K $354K $0
Volleyball 17 $505K $505K $0
Basketball 15 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Fencing 14 $431K $431K $0
Tennis 13 $775K $775K $0
Skiing 12 $332K $332K $0
Squash 12 $349K $349K $0
Golf 8 $359K $359K $0
Total 461 $14.5M $14.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 231 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Rowing 184 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Football 113 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Lacrosse 83 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 68 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 61 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Ice Hockey 57 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Sailing 40 $475K $475K $0
Fencing 36 $874K $874K $0
Water Polo 36 $684K $684K $0
Other Sports 35 $575K $575K $0
Volleyball 32 $939K $939K $0
Basketball 31 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Wrestling 31 $633K $633K $0
Baseball 30 $903K $903K $0
Squash 26 $700K $700K $0
Tennis 26 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Field Hockey 25 $637K $637K $0
Skiing 22 $665K $665K $0
Softball 21 $665K $665K $0
Golf 16 $777K $777K $0
Total 1,058 $47.7M $47.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 4.2%
Yield (non-ED) 75%
Restrictive Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 7% 4% 2%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1440 – 1550
SAT Math Range 730 – 790
SAT RW Range 720 – 770