Applying to Harvard University

Harvard's acceptance rate is 4% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 57,786 students applied and 2,318 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Harvard. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 84.17% with 1,951 enrolled students out of 2,318 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,530 and the ACT score is 35 at Harvard.

To apply to Harvard, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Harvard's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $105 for graduate school at Harvard University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$105
Admission Information	college.harvard.edu/admissions
Online Application	college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/application-requirements
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 4.01% and the yield is 84.17%. 26,981 men and 30,805 women applied to Harvard and 1,100 men and 1,218 women students were accepted. Among them, 925 men and 1,026 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	57,786	26,981	30,805
Admitted	2,318	1,100	1,218
Enrolled	1,951	925	1,026
Acceptance Rate	4.01%	4.08%	3.95%
Yield	84.17%	84.09%	84.24%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,049 students (54% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 604 students (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 780 and the 25^th percentile is 730. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 750 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 36 (75^th percentile) and 33 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	730	780
SAT Math	750	800
ACT Composite	33	36
ACT Math	32	35
ACT English	35	36

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Harvard University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA and High School Rank to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Harvard University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Harvard Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended