Enrollment Trends at Harvard

The student population at Harvard University is 30,259 (8,844 undergraduate and 21,415 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 607 (2.05%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Harvard is 29.23% which is decreased by 1,411 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,018 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 84 male students for every 100 female students, down from 105 in 2015.
7,584 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 273.23% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,691 where 30,259 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 31,655 students in 2020 and was lowest at 29,652 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 29,652 to 30,259 students, a net gain of 607 (2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Harvard University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	29,652	10,255	5,206	5,049	19,397	9,982	9,415
2016-17	29,908 256	9,915 -340	5,109 -97	4,806 -243	19,993 596	10,181 199	9,812 397
2017-18	31,120 1,212	9,965 50	5,101 -8	4,864 58	21,155 1,162	10,815 634	10,340 528
2018-19	31,566 446	9,950 -15	5,020 -81	4,930 66	21,616 461	10,821 6	10,795 455
2019-20	31,655 89	10,063 113	4,950 -70	5,113 183	21,592 -24	10,717 -104	10,875 80
2020-21	30,391 -1,264	8,527 -1,536	4,152 -798	4,375 -738	21,864 272	10,357 -360	11,507 632
2021-22	31,345 954	9,579 1,052	4,697 545	4,882 507	21,766 -98	10,081 -276	11,685 178
2022-23	30,631 -714	9,368 -211	4,498 -199	4,870 -12	21,263 -503	9,709 -372	11,554 -131
2023-24	30,386 -245	9,095 -273	4,282 -216	4,813 -57	21,291 28	9,660 -49	11,631 77
2024-25	30,259 -127	8,844 -251	4,137 -145	4,707 -106	21,415 124	9,675 15	11,740 109
Average	30,691	9,556	4,715	4,841	21,135	10,200	10,935

Harvard University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,556 where 8,844 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Harvard University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,255	7,183	3,787	3,396	3,072	1,419	1,653
2016-17	9,915	7,151	3,818	3,333	2,764	1,291	1,473
2017-18	9,965	7,147	3,732	3,415	2,818	1,369	1,449
2018-19	9,950	7,210	3,707	3,503	2,740	1,313	1,427
2019-20	10,063	7,148	3,627	3,521	2,915	1,323	1,592
2020-21	8,527	5,699	2,796	2,903	2,828	1,356	1,472
2021-22	9,579	7,483	3,714	3,769	2,096	983	1,113
2022-23	9,368	7,516	3,611	3,905	1,852	887	965
2023-24	9,095	7,316	3,450	3,866	1,779	832	947
2024-25	8,844	7,243	3,372	3,871	1,601	765	836
Average	9,556	9,556	3,561	3,548	9,556	1,154	1,293

Harvard University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 21,135 where 21,415 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Harvard University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,397	13,385	6,854	6,531	6,012	3,128	2,884
2016-17	19,993	13,440	6,789	6,651	6,553	3,392	3,161
2017-18	21,155	13,771	6,976	6,795	7,384	3,839	3,545
2018-19	21,616	13,796	6,826	6,970	7,820	3,995	3,825
2019-20	21,592	13,940	6,815	7,125	7,652	3,902	3,750
2020-21	21,864	13,331	6,404	6,927	8,533	3,953	4,580
2021-22	21,766	13,677	6,438	7,239	8,089	3,643	4,446
2022-23	21,263	13,690	6,326	7,364	7,573	3,383	4,190
2023-24	21,291	13,491	6,223	7,268	7,800	3,437	4,363
2024-25	21,415	13,571	6,309	7,262	7,844	3,366	4,478
Average	21,135	21,135	6,596	7,013	21,135	3,604	3,922

Harvard University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 32.47% and the percentage of black students is 6.21% at Harvard University. 15.47% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.15% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 43.35% to 32.47%. Asian enrollment grew from 13.36% to 15.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.11% to 6.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.69% to 9.15%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8564 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7844 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Harvard University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	59	3,962	1,516	2,281	23	12,853	1,080
2016-17	67	4,051	1,578	2,406	30	12,690	1,128
2017-18	54	4,584	1,683	2,629	37	13,183	1,188
2018-19	69	4,348	1,765	2,713	34	13,092	1,216
2019-20	68	4,345	1,893	2,915	31	12,647	1,263
2020-21	60	4,153	1,994	2,876	36	12,074	1,198
2021-22	55	4,270	1,948	2,837	32	10,832	1,332
2022-23	59	4,414	1,941	2,823	38	10,182	1,321
2023-24	63	4,495	1,958	2,804	33	9,917	1,306
2024-25	57	4,682	1,880	2,770	36	9,826	1,328
Average	61	4,330	1,816	2,705	33	11,730	1,236

Harvard University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7,584 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 273.23% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Harvard University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	29,652	2,032	1,049	26,571
2016-17	29,908	2,698	1,187	26,023
2017-18	31,120	3,244	1,356	26,520
2018-19	31,566	4,087	1,594	25,885
2019-20	31,655	4,185	1,630	25,840
2020-21	30,391	27,933	1,648	810
2021-22	31,345	10,495	1,434	19,416
2022-23	30,631	6,923	1,962	21,746
2023-24	30,386	7,750	1,404	21,232
2024-25	30,259	7,584	1,603	21,072
Average	30,691	7,693	1,487	21,512

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Enrollment Trends at Harvard

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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