Student Population at Harvard University
Total 31,566 students have enrolled into Harvard University where 9,950 students have enroll into undergraduate programs and 21,616 students for graduate programs. By gender, 15,841 male and 15,725 female students are attending Harvard University. Harvard University has many more students compared to similar colleges (18,987 students in average - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).4,087 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,594 students are enrolled in some online courses at Harvard University. You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Harvard University has a total 31,566 enrolled students. By gender, 15,841 male and 15,725 female students (male-female ratio: 50:50) are attending Harvard University.
9,950 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 21,616 students joined graduate programs at Harvard University.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31,566 | 9,950 | 21,616 |
| Men | 15,841 | 5,020 | 10,821 |
| Women | 15,725 | 4,930 | 10,795 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 13,092 White, 1,765 Black and 4,348 Asian students out of total 31,566 are attending at Harvard University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 9,950 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 13 are transfer-in students. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.13%.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 194 students are younger than 18 and 112 students are older than 65 at Harvard University. Harvard University has 10,865 students aged under 25 and 20,701 students aged 25 and over out of 31,566 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 193 students are younger than 18 and 34 students are older than 65. Harvard University has 7,930 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,020 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at Harvard University, 1 students are younger than 18 and 78 students are older than 65. It has 2,935 graduate students aged under 25 and 18,681 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Harvard University, 4,087 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,594 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 31,566 | 4,087 | 1,594 |
| Undergraduate | 9,950 | 849 | 594 |
| Graduate | 21,616 | 3,238 | 1,000 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
1,247 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,840 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,247 | 2,347 | 493 |
| Undergraduate | 248 | 510 | 91 |
| Graduate | 999 | 1,837 | 402 |
