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United States · Massachusetts

Harvard University

Cambridge · Graduate-degree institution · Private nonprofit

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Admissions · 2026–27 first-year application cycle

Verified application and program coverage

Harvard College first-year admission

Official sources verified

Program coverage

Indexed programmes
243
Official programme listings
243
Admission route coverage
60
Convertible subject requirements
0

Application

Platform
Common Application · Harvard questions
Application fee
$90
Details

$90 · fee waiver available

Application scope
Harvard College · applicants are not admitted by major

Deadlines

Restrictive Early Action
1 November
Details

1 November · non-binding · decision mid-December

Regular Decision
1 January · decision end of March
Midyear report
Requested in mid-February

Academic review and testing

Academic preparation
Holistic review of achievement, available curriculum, personal qualities…
Details

Holistic review of achievement, available curriculum, personal qualities, activities, talents and context

SAT/ACT policy
SAT or ACT required
Details

SAT or ACT required · where genuinely inaccessible, AP, actual/predicted IB, GCSE/A-Level or national leaving results may meet the requirement

Fixed admission cutoff
No GPA, IB, SAT or ACT score guarantees admission

Required application file

School documents
2 teacher recommendations
Details

School report with counselor letter and transcript · 2 teacher recommendations · midyear report · final report after admission

Applicant writing
Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states…
Details

Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states otherwise

International applicant

English proficiency
No TOEFL/IELTS requirement for first-year applicants;
Details

No TOEFL/IELTS requirement for first-year applicants; English proficiency is evaluated through the full application and optional scores may be submitted

Financial aid
Harvard states it meets 100% of demonstrated need
Details

Need-blind for all nationalities · Harvard states it meets 100% of demonstrated need

Credential language
Official English translations are required when school records are not in English

Programme-specific notes

Test exception
Alternative examinations are for exceptional access problems, not a general…
Details

Alternative examinations are for exceptional access problems, not a general test-optional route

Early restriction
REA limits other private early applications but remains non-binding

Federal benchmark · College Scorecard May 2025 release

Institution admission rate
3.6%
SAT reading middle range
740–780
SAT maths middle range
760–800
ACT composite middle range
34–36
Published tuition
USD 59,076
Details

USD 59,076 · Published tuition and fees

Strongest subjects

Social sciences
32.5% of undergraduate degrees
Biological and biomedical sciences
11.7% of undergraduate degrees
Mathematics and statistics
10.1% of undergraduate degrees
Computer and information sciences
9.2% of undergraduate degrees
History
7.6% of undergraduate degrees

Students

Undergraduate students
7,755
International undergraduate share
13.5%

Tuition, financial aid and accommodation

Published annual budget
$82,842 · Annual on-campus academic-year budget
In-state tuition per year
$59,076
Details

$59,076 · Published tuition and fees

Out-of-state tuition per year
$59,076
Details

$59,076 · Published tuition and fees

Accommodation and price
$20,374
Details

$20,374 · Published room and board

Average net price
$16,816
Details

$16,816 · Average annual net price for Title IV students

Pell Grant recipients
15.8%
Federal-loan recipients
4.9%

Net price by family income

Family income $0–30,000
$2,895
Family income $30,001–48,000
$2,496
Family income $48,001–75,000
$2,167
Family income $75,001–110,000
$13,937
Family income above $110,000
$53,571

About Harvard University

Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The surrounding setting is Midsize city.

Programs

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243 programmes