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Visit & Connect
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Admissions Deadlines
November 1 - Restrictive Early Action
Restrictive Early Action applicants are notified by mid-December.
January 1 - Regular Decision
Regular Decision applicants will be notified by the end of March.
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Harvard is affordable for all admitted students. Financial aid covers all demonstrated need for all students, regardless of citizenship or citizenship status. Families making under $85,000 a year pay nothing for their student's education, and families making between $85,000-$150,000 pay 0-10% of their incomes.
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Spotlights and Stories
My Favorite Places On / Around Campus
As I look back on my 4 years, I would like to share some of my favorite places around Harvard's campus.
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Love Letter to BASHA: BASHA Recap Part 1
I cannot fathom the growth, strength, love, and comfort I feel in this community.
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Eid-al-Fitr at Harvard 2024
Eid-al-Fitr is a major holiday for Muslims; it marks the end of Ramadan, when Muslims fast, donate, worship, and attend communal gatherings.
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Ramadan 2024 Series: Ramadan Reflection
As a first-year one of the many things I thought about was what Ramadan would be like on campus and how I would manage my workload.
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Admissions Statistics
Admissions Statistics
Harvard welcomes students from across the country and all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and far-ranging talents and interests.
A Profile of the Admitted Class of 2027
Statistics
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56,937 56,937 Applicants
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1,966 1,966 Admitted students
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16 16% International students
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55 55% Receive need-based scholarships
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Policies and Reporting
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The Harvard University Environmental Health and Safety Department publishes the Annual Fire Safety Report, which includes fire safety polices, evacuation procedures, and fire statistics.
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The University is required by federal law (The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 U.S.C. 1092(f), known as the “Clery Act”) to publish an annual security report. A copy of the report as well as the disclosure procedures can be found on theHarvard University Police website.
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Harvard University is committed to the highest standard of ethics and conduct, and financial aid staff are bound to the conflict of interest and commitment policies applicable to all Harvard employees. Harvard has adopted aCode of Conductrelating to educational loan programs.
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Harvard University is committed to maintaining the integrity and availability of the Harvard network for the vital educational and research purposes for which it was designed and prohibits the use of its network to violate the law, including the U.S.Copyright Act. Please read theannual copyright disclosure.
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University Disability Servicesserves as a central resource on disability-related information, procedures and services for the University community and provides expertise in the development, implementation, and acquisition of standard disability-related University practices, procedures and resources.
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (“FERPA”) is a federal law that gives students certain rights with respect to their education records. More information is available on theRegistrar’s website.
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As required, we have reported our graduation rates of degree-seeking, first-time, full-time undergraduates to the department via theIPEDs website. Additional rates for students in select categories can be found on thischart.
