A Brief Profile of the Admitted Class of 2024

Harvard welcomes students from across the country and all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and far-ranging talents and interests.

Students

Applicants 40,248 Admitted 2,015 Admitted from the waiting list 65

Geographical breakdown

New England 17.5% Middle Atlantic 21.9% South 19.8% Midwest 9.7% Central 2.2% Mountain 3.1% Pacific 13.7% Territories 0.3% International 11.8%

Ethnicity

African American 14.7% Asian American 24.4% Hispanic or Latino 12.7% Native American 1.8% Native Hawaiian 0.3%

Intended field of concentration

Humanities 14.8% Social Sciences 26.0% Biological Sciences 18.9% Physical Sciences 7.7% Engineering 10.6% Computer Science 8.2% Math 7.4% Undecided 6.5%

Typical financial aid package for first-year scholarship holders, 2019-2020

Total budget $74,600 Harvard, federal and outside scholarships $58,400 Term-time work expectation $1,950 Parents’ contribution $12,700 Student asset and summer work expectation $1,550

Please note: Financial aid packages for 19-20 are unusual due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Term-time work expectations were reduced and replaced with Harvard grant for all students who had a term-time work expectation, and many students also received extra emergency travel funding. Please also note that the student summer work expectation has been eliminated from financial aid packages starting in 2020-21.