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The acceptance rate of Harvard University is 4.0%. Total 57,786 students have applied to and 2,318 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 1,951 students enrolled in Harvard University (Admission Yield: 84.2%). The average SAT score is 1,550 and the average ACT score is 35. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $85 and graduate school application fee is $105 at Harvard University.
  • Acceptance Rate: 4.0%
  • Yield: 84.2%
  • SAT Score: 1,550

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2021-2022, total 57,786 students have applied to Harvard University. By gender, 26,981 male and 30,805 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 2,318 (1,100 male and 1,218 female) students have accepted and 1,951(925 male and 1,026 female) have enrolled into Harvard University for academic year 2021-2022. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Harvard University.
2021-2022 Admission Stats at Harvard University
TotalMenWomen
Applicants57,78626,98130,805
Admitted2,3181,1001,218
Enrolled1,9519251,026
Acceptance Rate 4.01% 4.08% 3.95%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 84.17% 84.09% 84.24%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Harvard University, 1,049 applicants (54% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 604 applicants (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,580 and 25th percentile score is 1,480. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 107 and 25th percentile score is 100. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Harvard University. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Harvard University.
2021-2022 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Harvard University
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing730780
SAT Math750800
ACT Composite3336
ACT Math3235
ACT English3536

Offered Degrees at Harvard

Harvard University offers 8 degree/certificate programs - 1 Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Harvard University.
Offered Degrees at Harvard University
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Harvard

Harvard University accepts Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Harvard University.
Accepted Credits at Harvard University
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Harvard University, 2 items are required to and 2 items are recommended to submit. High School Record (or Transcript) and Recommendations are rquired to submit to apply for Harvard. In addition, High School GPA and High School Rank are recommended to submit. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Harvard.

High School GPA

Recommended

High School Rank

Recommended

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Recommendations

Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022