4.2%
2,003 admitted
from 47,893 apps
Applications47,893
Overall admit rate4.2%
Enrolled1,675 · 83.6% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsTalent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#3
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#326
NicheBest Colleges in America#426
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#626
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#1226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceThe Ivy League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$90
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/1 → 31-Mar → 1-May
Early action11/1 → 12/16 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/defa…
Admissions emailcollege@fas.harvard.edu
Admissions phone617-495-8821
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Yale University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Yale University CT · Private (nonprofit)4.8%15306K
Princeton University NJ · Private (nonprofit)4.4%15305K
Stanford University CA · Private (nonprofit)3.8%15507K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA · Private (nonprofit)4.6%15504K
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%—10K
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.