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Harvard University

General Information

Name: Harvard University
Address: Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone:

  • General information: (617) 495-1000
  • Financial aid office: (617) 495-1581
  • Admissions office: (617) 495-1551

Website: www.harvard.edu/
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$33,709$32,097$30,620
Books and supplies$1,000$1,000$950
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,946$9,578$9,260
        Other expenses$1,795$1,675$1,620
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,946$9,578$9,260
        Other expenses$1,795$1,675$1,620
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$1,795$1,675$1,620

Total expenses   
On-campus$46,450$44,350$42,450
Off-campus$46,450$44,350$42,450
Off-campus with family$36,504$34,772$33,190

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 84%
  • Federal grants: 25%
  • State/local grants: 6%
  • Institutional grants: 50%
  • Student loans: 27%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4041
  • State/local grants:$1902
  • Institutional grants:$23314
  • Student loans:$2890

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$65
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants22,64510,96811,677
Percent admitted8.9%8.8%9.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time83.4%83.3%83.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 25017
Undergraduate enrollment: 9725
Overall graduation rate: 98%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 73%
    • Part Time: 27%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 49%
    • Women: 51%

White non-hispanic: 54%
Black non-hispanic: 8%
Hispanic: 7%
Asian/pacific islander: 16%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 15%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Area Studies, Other - Master
  • East Asian Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies - Master
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Master
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biophysics - Master, Doctor
  • Biostatistics - Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology - Doctor
  • Evolutionary Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Immunology - Doctor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Doctor
  • Neurobiology and Neurophysiology - Doctor
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Doctor
  • Virology - Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business/Commerce, General - Master, Doctor
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Master, Doctor
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Master, Doctor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management, Other - Doctor
    Education
  • Education, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision - Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master
  • Urban Education and Leadership - Master
    Engineering
  • Engineering Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Master, Doctor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other - Bachelor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Latin Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sanskrit/Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD) - Master
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other - Doctor
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD) - First Professional
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master, Doctor
  • Public Health, Other - Master, Doctor
    History
  • American History (United States) - Master, Doctor
  • Asian History - Doctor
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • History, Other - Bachelor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD) - Doctor
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
  • Forest Sciences and Biology - Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Master, Doctor
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other - Bachelor
  • Atomic/Molecular Physics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Master
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Educational Psychology - Master
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Psychology - Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Public Policy Analysis - Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv) - First Professional
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other - Doctor
  • Theology/Theological Studies - Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Master, Doctor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor, Master


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