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Harvard University

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Profile
Size
10 / 10
9,950 Undergrads / 31,566 Students
Cost
5 / 10
$18,030 Net Price
Selectivity
10 / 10
5% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    Independent

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    City: Medium

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
7 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
99%
Overall Graduation Rate
97%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
85% / 97%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
None
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Recruit Commits
2017
  
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Hometown
Position(s)
Nellie Ide Blake School Minneapolis, MN Def
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Location
Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA, 02138 See Directions
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Where Grads Live
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • London United Kingdom
  • Greater Philadelphia Area
  • Greater Seattle Area
  • France
  • Greater Atlanta Area
Where Grads Work
  • Google
  • Harvard Medical School
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Microsoft
  • Stanford University
  • IBM
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Columbia University in the City of New York
  • The Boston Consulting Group
  • Harvard Business School
  • Deloitte
  • UC Berkeley
What Grads Do
  • Education
  • Research
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Media and Communication
  • Consulting
  • Finance
  • Healthcare Services
  • Operations
  • Legal
  • Information Technology
  • Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Program and Project Management
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
710 - 800
Math
750 - 800
Total
1480 - 1600
ACT
English
34 - 36
Math
31 - 36
Composite
33 - 35

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 720 - 800 for SAT; 8 - 10 for ACT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 43,330 21,730 21,600
% Admitted 5% 5% 5%
% Admits That Enroll 82% 83% 82%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 4.17 (weighted)
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
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    High School Rank
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    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Social Sciences (32%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (13%)
    Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (12%)
    Mathematics & Statistics (10%)
    Social Sciences, General (9%)
    Computer Science (7%)
    Computer & Information Sciences (7%)
    History (7%)
    Political Science and Government, General (7%)
    Applied Mathematics, General (5%)
    Experimental Psychology (4%)
    Psychology (4%)
    Engineering (4%)
    Evolutionary Biology (4%)
    Physical Sciences (4%)
    Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology (3%)
    History, General (3%)
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $18,030

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$51,925
    Books & Supplies$1,000
    Cost of Living$17,682
    Personal Expenses$3,193
     
    Sticker Price$73,800

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    73% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship57%$55,455
    Federal Grants18%$7,465
    Pell Grants18%$4,947
    Other Federal12%$3,958
    State & Local Grants3%$2,697
    Institutional Grants57%$53,138
     
    Student Loans7%$5,770
    Federal Loans2%$5,099
    Other Loans6%$4,849

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $39.2 Billion $1.24 Million

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $6,100.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $7,000 $65

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 1.0%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 704 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $89,700

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 2.48 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 85% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 31 30
    Fondling 11 10
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery 1 1
    Aggravated Assault 3 2
    Burglary 54 46
    Motor Vehicle Theft 5 5
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationDoctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
    Undergrad InstructionArts & sciences focus, high graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: Comprehensive programs, with medical/veterinary school
    Enrollment ProfileMajority graduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, large, highly residential

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