- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Harvard University
Cambridge, MACity: midsizeZIP 02138Founded 1636
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1636
- Motto
- Veritas
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.harvard.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private nonprofit university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with 7,601 undergraduates. It admits 3.6% of applicants, graduates 97% within six years and costs $19,148 a year after aid.
97%graduate
Admission rate3.6%
Retention98%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans7.9%
$19,148net price / year
3.6%admission rate
1553average SAT
97%graduate in 6 years
$121,957median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,559median debt
#14 of 1,704 for earnings#806 of 1,739 for lowest net price#14 of 1,738 for graduation rate#3 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $89,279tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $64,796
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $64,796
- Average net price
- $19,148national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$2,542
$30,001–48,000$2,070
$48,001–75,000$4,126
$75,001–110,000$9,995
$110,001+$51,128
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 3.6%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1553
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–780
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–36
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college3.6%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college97%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 97%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 98%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $97,143
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $121,957middle 50%: $73,582–$219,708
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,559
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$219,708
Median, Harvard University$121,957
Lower quarter$73,582
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,601
- Part-time
- 6.4%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 87%
- Average faculty salary
- $25,048 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $51,780
- Endowment, end of year
- $53,235,205,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White31%
Hispanic12%
Black8.9%
Asian22%
Two or more races7.4%
U.S. nonresident15%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown3.5%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences27%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Mathematics & statistics11%
Computer & information sciences10%
History7.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.2%
Physical sciences5.1%
Psychology4.3%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | $47,587 | 73% | $43,451 |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | $38,797 | 94% | $89,187 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | $43,885 | 90% | $113,513 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | $38,930 | 90% | $112,178 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $14,815 | 96% | $152,553 |
| Bentley University Waltham, MA | $38,969 | 88% | $126,427 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | $18,431 | 93% | $104,590 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | $18,056 | 94% | $96,468 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $18,554 | 89% | $81,694 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | $16,776 | 95% | $103,872 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | $15,370 | 95% | $109,430 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 166027. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q13371.