Harvard University Student Population

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 30,631 students enrolled into Harvard University. 9,368 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 21,263 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 21,160 full-time and 9,471 part-time students. By gender, 14,778 male and 16,567 female students are attending at Harvard University. Next table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Harvard University.

Gender Distribution
Attending Status

Student Population By Gender
Harvard University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	31,345	14,778	16,567
Undergraduate	9,579	4,697	4,882
Graduate	21,766	10,081	11,685

Student Population By Attending Status
Harvard University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	31,345	21,160	10,185
Undergraduate	9,579	7,483	2,096
Graduate	21,766	13,677	8,089

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Next tables summarize the students population by race/ethnicity at Harvard University.

There are 10,832 White (34.56%), 1,948 Black/African American (6.21%), 2,837 Hispanic (9.05%), 4,270 Asian (13.62%), and 11,458 students with other races.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Harvard University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	31,345	14,778	16,567
American Indian/Native American	55	28	27
Asian	4,270	1,888	2,382
Black/African American	1,948	840	1,108
Hispanic	2,837	1,320	1,517
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	32	16	16
White	10,832	5,226	5,606
Two More	1,332	583	749
Un-Known	2,561	1,132	1,429

Undergraduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Harvard University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,579	4,697	4,882
American Indian/Native American	21	9	12
Asian	1,750	798	952
Black/African American	776	329	447
Hispanic	1,077	506	571
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	6	7
White	3,283	1,716	1,567
Two More	633	287	346
Un-Known	736	337	399

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Harvard University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	21,766	10,081	11,685
American Indian/Native American	34	19	15
Asian	2,520	1,090	1,430
Black/African American	1,172	511	661
Hispanic	1,760	814	946
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	10	9
White	7,549	3,510	4,039
Two More	699	296	403
Un-Known	1,825	795	1,030

Online Student Population

Harvard University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 10,495 students (33.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,434 students (4.57% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the online student population for Harvard University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Harvard University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	31,345	10,495	1,434	19,416
Undergraduate	9,579	2,426	0	7,153
Graduate	21,766	8,069	1,434	12,263

Population by Student Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Harvard University. 8,175 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.08% of total students), 2,447 students are aged below 20 (7.81%), 1,504 students are aged above 50 (4.80%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Harvard University.

Student Population By Age at Harvard University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	31,345	14,778	16,567
Under 18	165	79	86
Age 18-19	2,282	1,022	1,260
Age 20-21	3,365	1,661	1,704
Age 22-24	4,810	2,204	2,606
Age 25-29	9,599	4,335	5,264
Age 30-34	4,839	2,357	2,482
Age 35-39	2,345	1,160	1,185
Age 40-49	2,436	1,194	1,242
Age 50-64	1,366	695	671
Over 64	138	71	67

Undergraduate Student Population By Age at Harvard University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,579	4,697	4,882
Under 18	164	78	86
Age 18-19	2,277	1,018	1,259
Age 20-21	3,295	1,631	1,664
Age 22-24	2,001	1,066	935
Age 25-29	642	321	321
Age 30-34	358	156	202
Age 35-39	272	132	140
Age 40-49	323	172	151
Age 50-64	208	102	106
Over 64	39	21	18

Graduate Student Population By Age at Harvard University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	21,766	10,081	11,685
Under 18	1	1	0
Age 18-19	5	4	1
Age 20-21	70	30	40
Age 22-24	2,809	1,138	1,671
Age 25-29	8,957	4,014	4,943
Age 30-34	4,481	2,201	2,280
Age 35-39	2,073	1,028	1,045
Age 40-49	2,113	1,022	1,091
Age 50-64	1,158	593	565
Over 64	99	50	49

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