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Common Data Set

Harvard University

The Harvard University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 19 reports on file, 2007–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

In its 2025-26 report, Harvard University says 47,893 first-year students applied and 2,003 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 4.2%. 1,675 admitted students enrolled (84% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% ACT of 33–35. Compared with 2024-25, applications fell 11% (54,008 to 47,893) and the acceptance rate went from 3.6% to 4.2%. GPA among enrolled first-years who reported one is published with the file.

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File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jul 13, 2026.

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CAMBRIDGE, MAIPEDS 166027CARNEGIE CLASS 15

§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown

2025-26

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2024-25

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2023-24

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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeNot reported

§ SAT composite NOT REPORTED IN THIS CDS YEAR

ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters

25th33

Median35

75th35

§ 27% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →

ADMIT RATE 4%SAT SUBMIT 79%ACT SUBMIT 27%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants47,893reported count

Admits2,0034%

Class seats1,67584% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	47,893	2,003	4%	1,675	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 84%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Wait list attrition

Offered a spotn/a

Accepted a spot75

Admitted from wait list75

n/a joined after being offered a spot. n/a of students who joined were admitted.

Exact wait-list data

Wait-list data
Metric	Value
Offered a wait-list spot	n/a
Accepted a wait-list spot	75
Admitted from wait list	75
Joined after being offered	n/a
Admitted after joining	n/a

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $90. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Student-faculty ratio	7	EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Admissions total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	1970	ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate	4%	DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	54008	ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	1647	ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	1647	ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policy	No	IC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate	84%	DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
ACT composite 25th percentile	34	ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile	35	ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile	36	ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate	19%	ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile	740	ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile	760	ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile	780	ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile	770	ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile	790	ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile	800	ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate	54%	ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor's degrees awarded	1912	DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded	712	DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded	5771	DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
In-state required fees	$5,126	COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition	$56,550	COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees	$5,126	COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition	$56,550	COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus	$89,315	DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus	$89,315	DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Endowment

Endowment IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Endowment net assets, beginning of fiscal year	$50,748,594,000	F2324_F2.F2H01
Endowment net assets, end of fiscal year	$53,235,205,000	F2324_F2.F2H02
Endowment net investment return	$4,483,048,000	F2324_F2.F2H03B
Endowment new gifts and additions	$372,634,000	F2324_F2.F2H03A
Endowment spending distribution for current use	$-2,392,379,000	F2324_F2.F2H03C
Other changes in endowment net assets	$23,308,000	F2324_F2.F2H03D

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Full-time undergraduate enrollment	7243	DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment	21415	DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment	1601	DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment	30259	DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment	8844	DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Any aid rate	72%	SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid	$8,005	SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan	$12,445	SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant	$5,909	SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate	20%	SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate	8%	SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate	20%	SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
City	Cambridge	HD2024.CITY
Control	Private not-for-profit	HD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting status	Degree-granting	HD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offering	Doctor's degree	HD2024.HLOFFER
Institution level	Four or more years	HD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution name	Harvard University	HD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category	20,000 and above	HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sector	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above	HD2024.SECTOR
Locale	City: Midsize	HD2024.LOCALE
State	Massachusetts	HD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years	56%	DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years	94%	DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years	98%	DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate	98%	EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time	98%	DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Transfer-out rate	0%	DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT

§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.

Median earnings

$101,817

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

98%

6-year completion

Average net price

$19,066

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$14,000

federal loans only

Nonpayment

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25

$65,309$65k

MEDIAN

$101,817$102k

P75

$200,054$200k

$20k

$40k

$60k

$80k

§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23

$0 – $30,000

$8,697

$30,001 – $48,000

← MODAL BRACKET$2,991

$48,001 – $75,000

$2,091

$75,001 – $110,000

$9,941

$110,001 and up

$53,337

§B · Completion and retention

4-yr grad

56%

6-yr grad

98%

8-yr grad

99%

Retention

98%

Pell grad

95%

Transfer

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

How the class gets assembled.

What this school reports giving.

Source-labeled federal facts

Academics

Admissions

Admissions testing

Completions

Costs

Endowment

Enrollment

Financial aid

Identity

Outcomes

What federal data says

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

Average cost after grants