Harvard University
Common Data Set 2009-10
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Acceptance Rate
7.5%
Applications
29,114
Admitted
2,175
Enrolled
1,663
Federal outcomes
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.
$101,817
10 yrs after enrollment
98%
6-year completion
$19,066
sticker minus grants
$14,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
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General Information
3 TABLESSource of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
5 TABLESEnglish4
Mathematics4
Amount of application fee:75
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:12 months
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
2 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)85%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)85%
Average age of full-time students19
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Annual Expenses
2 TABLESMinimum2
Financial Aid
8 TABLESAcademic Year2008-2009 estimated
Federal$7,600,000
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$139,000,000
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,300,000
Total Scholarships/Grants$152,560,000
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,000,000
Federal Work-Study$2,500,000
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$5,200,000
Total Self-Help$10,700,000
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$750,000
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$0
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,000,000
Total Scholarships/Grants$3,750,000
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$700,000
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,000,000
Total Self-Help$1,700,000
Parent Loans$4,000,000
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:514
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Over the past several years, we have implemented several financial aid initiatives. We do not include loans in aid packages. Families with incomes below $60,000 have a zero expected parent contribution and families with incomes between $60,000 and $180,000 have reduced parent expectations, on average 0-10% of income.
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio7.2
based on ____ students6,655
and ____ faculty924