Harvard University - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

Harvard University Description:

Harvard usually ranks #1 or #2 of all schools in the U.S. With an endowment around $35 billion, Harvard has more financial resources at its disposal than any other university in the world. The result is a world-class faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and free tuition for students from families with modest income. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this <a href="/od/choosingacollege/tp/ivy-league-schools.htm">Ivy League</a> school is in close-proximity to the hundreds of thousands of college students in the greater Boston area. Low achieving students need not apply -- Harvard has the lowest acceptance rate of any U.S. university.

Harvard Admissions Data (2007):

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 8.8%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 700 / 800
  • SAT Math: 700 / 790
  • SAT Writing: 700 / 790
  • ACT Composite: 31 / 35
  • ACT English: 32 / 35
  • ACT Math: 30 / 35

Enrollment (2007):

• Total Enrollment: 25,690 (9,859 undergraduates)
• Gender Breakdown: 48.6% Male / 51.4% Female
• 72.4% Full-time

Costs (2007 - 08):

• Tuition and Fees: $34,998
• Books: $1,000
• Room and Board: $10,622
• Other Expenses: $1,930
• Total Cost: $48,550

Harvard Financial Aid (2006 - 07):

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 77%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 24%
  • State / Local Grants: 4%
  • Institutional Grants: 52%
  • Loans: 18%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $4,524
  • State / Local Grants: $2,321
  • Institutional Grants: $28,582
  • Loans: $3,898

Most Popular Majors at Harvard:

Biology, Economics, English, History, Political Science, Psychology

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics (2006-2007 data)

Harvard University Mission Statement:

The following mission statement applies to Harvard College, the undergraduate program at Harvard University. The statement is from http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/ugrad_handbook/current/mission.html

Harvard College adheres to the purposes for which the Charter of 1650 was granted: "The advancement of all good literature, arts, and sciences; the advancement and education of youth in all manner of good literature, arts, and sciences; and all other necessary provisions that may conduce to the education of the ... youth of this country." In brief: Harvard strives to create knowledge, to open the minds of students to that knowledge, and to enable students to take best advantage of their educational opportunities.

To these ends, the College encourages students to respect ideas and their free expression, and to rejoice in discovery and in critical thought; to pursue excellence in a spirit of productive cooperation; and to assume responsibility for the consequences of personal actions. Harvard seeks to identify and to remove restraints on students' full participation, so that individuals may explore their capabilities and interests and may develop their full intellectual and human potential. Education at Harvard should liberate students to explore, to create, to challenge, and to lead. The support the College provides to students is a foundation upon which self-reliance and habits of lifelong learning are built: Harvard expects that the scholarship and collegiality it fosters in its students will lead them in their later lives to advance knowledge, to promote understanding, and to serve society.