Student Population at Harvard University
Total of 31,345 students have enrolled in Harvard University where 9,579 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 21,766 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 14,778 male and 16,567 female students are attending the school.
It has many more students compared to similar colleges (20,328 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
10,495 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,434 students are enrolled in some online courses.
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 of 31,345 enrolled students. By gender, 14,778 male and 16,567 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school.
9,579 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 21,766 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31,345 | 9,579 | 21,766 |
| Men | 14,778 | 4,697 | 10,081 |
| Women | 16,567 | 4,882 | 11,685 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 10,832 White, 1,948 Black, and 4,270 Asian students out of a total of 31,345 are attending at Harvard University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 9,579 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 14 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.15%.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 165 students are younger than 18 and 138 students are older than 65 at Harvard University. It has 10,622 students aged under 25 and 20,723 students aged 25 and over out of 31,345 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 164 students are younger than 18 and 39 students are older than 65. Harvard has 7,737 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,842 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at Harvard, 1 students are younger than 18 and 99 students are older than 65. It has 2,885 graduate students aged under 25 and 18,881 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, 10,495 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,434 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 31,345 | 10,495 | 1,434 |
| Undergraduate | 9,579 | 2,426 | 0 |
| Graduate | 21,766 | 8,069 | 1,434 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
2,512 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,983 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 2,512 | 7,983 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 801 | 1,625 | 0 |
| Graduate | 1,711 | 6,358 | 0 |
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