A Brief Profile of the Admitted Class of 2023
Harvard welcomes students from across the country and all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and far-ranging talents and interests.
Students
|
Applicants |
43,330 |
|
Admitted |
2,009 |
|
Matriculates |
1,650 |
|
Yield |
82.1% |
|
Admitted from the waiting list |
65 |
Geographical breakdown
|
New England |
16.6% |
|
Middle Atlantic |
21.8% |
|
South |
19.6% |
|
Midwest |
9.9% |
|
Central |
2.0% |
|
Mountain |
2.8% |
|
Pacific |
14.3% |
|
Territories |
0.3% |
|
International |
12.8% |
Ethnicity
|
African American |
14.3% |
|
Asian American |
25.3% |
|
Hispanic or Latino |
12.2% |
|
Native American |
1.8% |
|
Native Hawaiian |
0.6% |
Intended field of concentration
|
Humanities |
15.7% |
|
Social Sciences |
24.5% |
|
Biological Sciences |
18.4% |
|
Physical Sciences |
7.4% |
|
Engineering |
12.3% |
|
Computer Science |
8.3% |
|
Math |
7.1% |
|
Undecided |
6.4% |
Typical financial aid package for first-year scholarship holders, 2017-2018
|
Total budget |
$72,300 |
|
Harvard, federal and outside scholarships |
$56,550 |
|
Term-time work expectation |
$2,150 |
|
Parents’ contribution |
$12,450 |
|
Student asset and summer work expectation |
$1,150 |