Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,938
Graduate Enrollment: 21,766
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 4.01%
Male/Female: 50% / 50% (2017)
First generation college students: 25.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 6.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.1% (2010)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 56.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 50.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 45.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 42.7% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 36.3%
Black: 8.9%
Hispanic: 11.6%
Asian: 20.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 7.2%
Non-resident alien: 12.2%
Unknown race: 3.0%
Black: 8.9%
Hispanic: 11.6%
Asian: 20.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 7.2%
Non-resident alien: 12.2%
Unknown race: 3.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $74,171
In-State tuition: $55,587Out-of-State tuition: $55,587
Estimated books and supplies: $900 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $18,941 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,600 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,042 (2009)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,035 (2009)
Average Family Income: $73,076 (2017)
Median Family Income: $33,066 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 12.6%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 1.6%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $14,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $148 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $1,754 |
| $30k-48k | $-273 |
| $48k-75k | $538 |
| $75k-110k | $10,912 |
| $110k+ | $48,113 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 86%6-year graduation rate: 97%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.7% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $14,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $11,118 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $12,736 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,375 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 77.7% (2015) |
| @3 year | 82.6% (2017) |
| @5 year | 78.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 56.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 53.8% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $86,549 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $104,267 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 200 | $466 | $63,353 ($5,279) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 113 | $810 | $65,015 ($5,418) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 56 | $65,657 ($5,471) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Area Studies. | 25 | $53,987 ($4,499) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Journalism. | 27 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 78 | $143,237 ($11,936) | |||
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 151 | $134,539 ($11,212) | $256,539 ($21,378) | ||
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 26 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 620 | $233 | $63,090 ($5,258) | $74,532 ($6,211) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 43 | $290 | $114,234 ($9,520) | $118,372 ($9,864) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 32 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 2 | $77,650 ($6,471) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Architecture. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 53 | $466 | $73,725 ($6,144) | $76,078 ($6,340) | |
| Master's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 7 | $70,129 ($5,844) | |||
| Master's Degree | Architectural History and Criticism. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 5 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 599 | $1,061 | $172,727 ($14,394) | $233,589 ($19,466) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 190 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 53 | $28,300 ($2,358) | $49,675 ($4,140) | ||
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 29 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 3 | $20,126 | $133 | $36,427 ($3,036) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 24 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 27 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 67 | $65,439 ($5,453) | $80,764 ($6,730) | ||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 34 | $110,502 ($9,209) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 98 | $49,902 ($4,159) | |||
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 27 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Genetics. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 61 | $102,091 ($8,508) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biotechnology. | 23 | $92,052 ($7,671) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Biotechnology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 78 | $54,389 ($4,532) | |||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 88 | $723 | $171,755 ($14,313) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 25 | $122,776 ($10,231) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 74 | $31,147 ($2,596) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 54 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 103 | $102,688 ($8,557) | $166,324 ($13,860) | ||
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 52 | $117,778 ($9,815) | |||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Historic Preservation and Conservation. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Museology/Museum Studies. | 53 | $49,845 ($4,154) | |||
| Master's Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 11 | $79,649 ($6,637) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Sciences. | 40 | $23,681 | $273 | ||
| Master's Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 29 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 105 | $292 | $35,263 ($2,939) | $59,540 ($4,962) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 35 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 38 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 18 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 38 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 29 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 89 | $49,890 ($4,158) | $76,453 ($6,371) | ||
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 368 | $805 | $113,894 ($9,491) | $126,289 ($10,524) | |
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 210 | $801 | $81,041 ($6,753) | $109,723 ($9,144) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 14 | $117,865 ($9,822) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 178 | $19,937 | $241 | $53,426 ($4,452) | $72,825 ($6,069) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 224 | $6,617 | $70 | $98,396 ($8,200) | $124,570 ($10,381) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 41 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 63 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 139 | $58,643 ($4,887) | $89,043 ($7,420) | ||
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 40 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 44 | $70,865 ($5,905) | |||
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 32 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 62 | $67,580 ($5,632) | |||
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 6 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Dentistry. | 35 | $2,096 | $66,075 ($5,506) | $137,933 ($11,494) | |
| Master's Degree | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | 19 | $171,858 ($14,322) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | 16 | $3,167 | $160,471 ($13,373) | $206,569 ($17,214) | |
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 26 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 69 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 168 | $1,128 | $69,671 ($5,806) | $87,800 ($7,317) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | 42 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 401 | $565 | $98,148 ($8,179) | $165,376 ($13,781) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 32 | $91,552 ($7,629) | $97,894 ($8,158) | ||
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 19 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 33 | $683 | |||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1165 | $233 | $81,241 ($6,770) | $107,513 ($8,959) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 111 | $322 | $105,821 ($8,818) | $144,120 ($12,010) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Real Estate. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 145 | $12,721 | $135 | $53,031 ($4,419) | $89,238 ($7,437) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 44 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 66 | $233 | $77,909 ($6,492) | $75,467 ($6,289) | |
| Master's Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 24 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 98 | $155,200 ($12,933) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering Physics. | 27 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Science. | 37 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Science. | 26 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering Science. | 25 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Modern Greek Language and Literature. | 1 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $195,480Full time faculty: 87%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 7.0
School's endowment start of year: $41,894,380,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $53,165,753,000 (2022)