Admissions Statistics

A Brief Profile of the Admitted Class of 2026

Harvard welcomes students from across the country and all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and far-ranging talents and interests.

 

Students

Applicants

61,221

Admitted

1,984

Admitted from the waiting list

36

 

Geographical breakdown

New England

16.6%

Middle Atlantic

22.3%

South

17.8%

Midwest

9.8%

Central

2.0%

Mountain

3.2%

Pacific

13.4%

Territories

0.2%

International

14.8%

 

Ethnicity

African American

15.2%

Asian American

27.9%

Hispanic or Latino

12.6%

Native American

2.9%

Native Hawaiian

0.8%

 

Intended field of concentration

Humanities

15.7%

Social Sciences

28.8%

Biological Sciences

18.2%

Physical Sciences

5.9%

Engineering

9.0%

Computer Science

8.3%

Math

7.2%

Undecided

6.8%

 

Typical financial aid package for scholarship holders, 2020-2021

Total budget

$68,100

Harvard, federal and outside scholarships

$55,900

Student term-time work expectation

$500

Parent contribution

$11,450

Student asset contribution

$250

Please note: Financial aid packages for '20-'21 are unusual due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Most students spent one or more semesters studying from home, and therefore had lower costs and thus received less aid. Term-time work expectations were eliminated for the whole year (though some students did still choose to work).