Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
4.2%
2,003 admitted
SAT · 50th
6-yr grad
97.1%
Retention 98.0%
Undergrads
11:1 S-F
Admissions
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).
Test scores
SAT composite · 50th %ile
SAT
255075
R&W720750770
Math730770790
Comp
ACT
255075
Comp333535
Cost & aid
$59,320
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$59,320
Fees$5,476
Room & board$22,130
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$71,448
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$22,926
Academics
11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
98.0% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention98.0%
4-year graduation61.5%
6-year graduation97.1%
Enrollment
undergraduates
85.0% out-of-state · 251 intl freshmen
First-year1,673
Transfer12
Full-time100%
Female54%
Out-of-state85.0%
International (freshmen)251
Rankings
#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.
Classifications & designations
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.
Application timeline & requirements
$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).
Peers by the numbers
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.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Harvard University

19 years of Harvard University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.