Harvard academics
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private · 7,601 undergrads
Harvard has 7,601 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 66 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.
The short answers
7,601
undergraduates.
21,291
graduate students.
66
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,898
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
26%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
7,601
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
21,291
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
30,386
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
26%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
22.5 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$62,458
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
33%
AsianCollege Scorecard
22%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
14%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
12%
BlackCollege Scorecard
9.3%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
7.4%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,898
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
5,838
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,530
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
1
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business Administration and Management, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
222
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Medical schoolIPEDS, 2024
Yes
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test scores: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: college.harvard.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: college.harvard.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers