Harvard

Acceptance Rate

4.6%

Applicants

43,330

Accepted

2,009

Enrolled

1,649

Average GPA (W)

4.18

25%

75%

Average SAT/ACT

1520/34

25%

1460/33

75%

1580/35

Range

99^th PCTL

Total Undergraduates

6,740

Male

3,418

Female

3,322

Distribution

50.7%/49.3%

Fast Facts

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
SAT Writing: Not Required
School Type: Private
ACT Writing: Not Required
EA/ED: Yes (Restrictive Early Action)
SAT Superscore: Allowed
EA/ED Deadline: November 1
ACT Superscore: Not Allowed
Regular Decision Deadline: January 1
SAT Score Choice: Allowed
US News Ranking: #2
ACT Score Choice: Allowed

Applicant Pools

Early Action/Regular Decision/Waitlist	Number of Students	Number of Students Accepted	Acceptance Rate
Early Action	6958	935	13.4%
Regular Decision	36372	1074	3.0%
Waitlist	NA	65	NA

Tuition/Fees

Total Costs	In-State	Out-Of-State
Application Fee	$75	$75
Tuition	$49,653	$49,653
Room and Board	$18,389	$18,389
Required Fees	$4,349	$4,349
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
Other Expenses	$2,500	$2,500
Total	$75,966	$75,966

Student Body

Gender Breakdown	Male	Female
Applied	21730	21600
Accepted	1009	1000
Enrolled	833	816

Ethnic Backgrounds	First Year Students	Undergraduate Students
Nonresident aliens	214	814
Hispanic/Latino	195	735
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	146	597
White, non-Hispanic	559	2,487
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	4	16
Asian, non-Hispanic	370	1,433
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic‏‏‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎	1	3
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	127	519
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	28	91
Total	1,644	6,695

Geographic Breakdown	Percent of Admitted Students
New-England	16.6%
Middle Atlantic	21.8%
South	19.6%
Midwest	9.9%
Central‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎	2.0%
Mountain	2.88%
Pacific	14.3%
Territories	0.3%
International	12.8%

Admitted Student Academics

SAT/ACT Breakdown	Total Submitted	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SATs Submitted	1172 (71%)	X	X
ACTs Submitted	743 (45%)	X	X
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	X	710	770
SAT Math	X	750	800
ACT Math	X	34	36
ACT English	X	31	36

Class Rank Breakdown	Percent of Admitted Students
Top 10% of Graduating Class	93%
Top 25% of Graduating Class	98%
Top 50% of Graduating Class	100%
Bottom 50% of Graduating Class	0%
Bottom 25% of Graduating Class	0%

GPA Breakdown	Percent of Admitted Students
GPA of 4.0	70.55%
GPA between 3.75 and 3.99	22.76%
GPA between 3.50 and 3.74	4.94%
GPA between 3.25 and 3.49	1.67%
GPA between 3.00 and 3.24‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎	0.42%
GPA between 2.50 and 2.99	0.08%
GPA between 2.0 and 2.49	0.08%
GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	0%

Factors of Admission	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Rigor of secondary school record			X
Class rank				X
Academic GPA			X
Standardized test scores			X
Application Essay			X
Recommendation(s)			X
Interview			X
Extracurricular activities			X
Talent/ability			X
Character/personal qualities			X
First Generation			X
Alumni/ae relation			X
Geographical residence			X
State residence			X
Religious affilitation/commitment				X
Racial/ethnic status			X
Volunteer work			X
Work experience			X
Level of applicant's interest				X

Transfer Admissions

Transfer Applicants	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Male	886	14	10
Female	661	3	3
Total	1547	17 (1.1%)	13