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Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·harvard.edu
6-yr Graduation
98%
+5.5pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
30,259
peer median 22,846
Avg net price
$19,066
-$8.6k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
54,008
54,008 candidates competed
Admitted
1,970
3.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,647
83.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
98%+5.5pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
98%
Full-time retention
98%

Pell equity

3.2pp gap
Pell recipients
95%287 of 303
Non-Pell (all)
98%1326 of 1350
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%7 of 7
No Federal Aid
98%1319 of 1343

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 206 Title IV programs, 44 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 161 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
206
Passing
44
21.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.5%
-0.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

206programs
  • Passing44 · 21.4%
  • No Data161 · 78.2%
  • Failing1 · 0.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
44
No data
161

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

45
Museology/Museum Studies
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
-7.3%
$49,683 vs $53,607
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+38.7%
$61,789 vs $44,535
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+41.5%
$85,062 vs $60,112
Theological and Ministerial Studies
First Professional Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+42.7%
$63,549 vs $44,535
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+44.9%
$50,428 vs $34,808
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+58.1%
$84,831 vs $53,672
City/Urban Community and Regional Planning
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+71.3%
$102,979 vs $60,112
Education General
Graduate Certificate · Education
+78.0%
$82,596 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

24
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
159%
$240,397 debt · $151,692 earn
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
150%
$297,700 debt · $198,324 earn
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$83,975 debt · $108,149 earn
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
69%
$58,733 debt · $85,062 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
66%
$55,864 debt · $84,831 earn
Public Policy Analysis
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
53%
$69,350 debt · $129,978 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
First Professional Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
52%
$33,000 debt · $63,549 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
47%
$137,424 debt · $291,490 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1929Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 18

Action history · 45

  1. Aug 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology- (OMP)
  2. Jul 2025Deferral of Action
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  3. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health
  4. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  5. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Public Health

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,697
$30–48k$2,991
$48–75k$2,091
$75–110k$9,941
$110k+$53,337

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,066
-$8,592vs R1 Research median $27,659
Federal loans
4.4%
In-state tuition
$61,676
Out-of-state
$61,676

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,834 students received $11.1M in Pell grants, alongside $106.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,834
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.1M
$11,105,852 total
Direct Loans
$106.9M
4,134 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$948K
219 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
405 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$52.6M
2,442 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.7M
132 loan awards
Grad PLUS$46.3M
936 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,065 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (0.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.3%
-2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,065
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.8%
2017
1.1%
2018
0.9%
2019
0.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Harvard

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs259
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

7,497 total completions
01Business
1,42018.9%
02Social Sciences
1,23116.4%
03Biological Sciences
82511.0%
04Health Professions
81910.9%
05Legal Professions
78210.4%
06Education
77510.3%
07Mathematics
4345.8%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
4075.4%
09Computer Sciences
4075.4%
10Public Admin
3975.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
30,259
12-mo unduplicated
37,217
Undergraduate
11,899
Graduate
25,318

Gender split

Men
45%16,927
Women
55%20,290

Race / ethnicity composition

White
30.9%
Asian
22.4%
Non-resident
14.6%
Hispanic
11.9%
Black
8.9%
Two or more
7.4%
Unknown
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
1,058
597 M · 461 W
Women athletes
43.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$47.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$1.4M
$637K
Head-coach salaries
$175K
$144K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 21

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
111 M · 120 W
$2.8M
Rowing
103 M · 81 W
$4.1M
Football
113 M · —
$4.9M
Lacrosse
54 M · 29 W
$2.5M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
33 M · 35 W
$1.5M
Soccer
31 M · 30 W
$1.5M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.69
264 offenses · 30,386 students

3-year trend

5.902 yrs ago9.531 yr ago8.69Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
741
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
55
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
24
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
10

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
175
Aggravated assault
35
Burglary
32
Robbery
8
Rape
7
Fondling
7

By location

264total
  • On campus216
  • Non-campus4
  • Public property44

Includes 88 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
10
Stalking
20 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion5
  • Sexual orientation2
  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs30
Liquor07

Residence-hall fires

  • Lowell House1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • One Western Avenue1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • 17 Grant Street1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • 20-20A Prescott Street1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Fairfax Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Vanderbilt Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
7.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2,093

Harvard vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Harvard selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHarvard University
98%—30,259$19,066R1 Research
Northeastern University
91%5.2%32,553$30,915R1 Research
Boston University
89%11.1%37,737$24,402R1 Research
Boston College
91%16.4%15,432$41,704R1 Research
Tufts University
94%11.5%13,599$39,998R1 Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
96%4.5%11,886$20,111R1 Research
Peer group median93%11.1%22,846$27,659

Institutions like Harvard

Explore the federal data for institutions in Harvard's comparison group.

IPEDS

Harvard Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Analytics
Email
oira [at] harvard.edu
Address
1350 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 780, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Office of Institutional Research & Analytics at Harvard University provides access to the Fact Book, which includes the latest statistics on students, faculty, tuition, financial aid, and more. The office also offers services such as analytics consulting, survey design, and data strategy while maintaining accreditation reports.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Drew Allen
    Associate Provost, Institutional Research & Analytics

Common Data Set

Harvard's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Harvard University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Harvard.

What is the graduation rate at Harvard University?

Harvard University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 98% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Harvard University?

Harvard University reports a total enrollment of 30,259 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Harvard University?

The average net price at Harvard University is $19,066 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Harvard University?

Harvard University's yield rate is 83.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Harvard University located?

Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.

Who runs Institutional Research at Harvard University?

Harvard University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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