A Brief Profile of the Class of 2030
Harvard welcomes students from across the country and all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and far-ranging talents and interests.
Students
| Applicants | 55,104 |
| Admitted | 2,037 |
| Enrolling | 1,648 |
| Admitted from the waiting list | 103 |
| Enrolling veterans | 12 |
| % of class that is first generation | 17% |
Geographical breakdown
| New England | 19% |
| Middle Atlantic | 23% |
| South | 15% |
| Midwest | 10% |
| Central | 1% |
| Mountain | 3% |
| Pacific | 13% |
| Territories | <1% |
| International^ | 15% |
^Note: The data above is based on permanent address of the student at the time they applied to Harvard. It does not reflect student citizenship. Both non-U.S. citizens living outside the U.S. and U.S. citizens living abroad at the time of their application are considered “International” for the purposes of this table.
Intended division/field of study
| Humanities | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 38% |
| Natural Sciences | 26% |
| Engineering | 23% |
| Special Concentration | <1% |
| Undecided | 1% |
Race/Ethnicity*
| African American or Black | 9.3% |
| Asian American | 43.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.4% |
| Native American, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander | 2% |
*Note: Race/ethnicity data is available for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents who chose to report their race/ethnicity. Students can select more than one race/ethnicity and may be reflected in more than one category above.
Financial Aid Facts
| Attending tuition-free | 39% |
| Attending for free | 22% |
| Estimated to be eligible for Pell grants | 21% |
Data Reporting
Data on each admitted class will be released the fall after the students enroll and arrive on campus. Read more about Harvard’s approach to sharing admissions data below.