Harvard University
Common Data Set 2013-14
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Acceptance Rate
3.1%
Applications
35,023
Admitted
1,092
Enrolled
869
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
163fields parsed from this CDS.
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
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
4 TABLESTotal academic units4
Mathematics4
Science4
Foreign language4
Social studies3
History2
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class95
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class99
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.748.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.492.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.241.0
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:4.04
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?No
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
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?No
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?Yes
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D8
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Fall Notification Date: Month6
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:8
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)84%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)84%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
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
4 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:http://npc.fas.harvard.edu
Minimum2
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
8 TABLESAcademic Year2012-2013 estimated
Federal$7,263,027
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$156,997,367
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$6,025,588
Total Scholarships/Grants$170,922,309
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,776,335
Federal Work-Study$2,670,453
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$5,395,599
Total Self-Help$12,842,387
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$608,605
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$176,604
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,891,154
Total Scholarships/Grants$4,676,917
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,424,790
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$695,790
Total Self-Help$2,120,580
Parent Loans$5,827,453
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:534
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 $65,000 have a zero parent contribution and families with incomes between $65,000 and $150,000 and standard asset worth have reduced parent contributions, on average 0-10% of income.
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio7
based on ____ students6,663
and ____ faculty992