Harvard University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Harvard University is a private research university in Boston, MA (city setting), with 9,095 undergraduates (54% women). It admitted 3% of 56,937 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1500–1580 on the SAT and 34–36 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $86,705 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $17,900 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 97% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, mathematics & statistics. The campus reported 1.04 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Harvard University ranks
15 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Harvard University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Harvard University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Ivy League | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $794k | $26,454 | 988 | |
| Baseball | The Ivy League | 30 | room 4 | 5 | $903k | $30,105 | 998 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Ivy League | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $1.8M | $110,773 | 1000 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Ivy League | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1.8M | $117,629 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 991 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 985 | |
| Field Hockey | The Ivy League | 25 | room 2 | 4 | $637k | $25,489 | 997 | |
| Football | The Ivy League | 113 | 8 over | 14 | $4.9M | $43,696 | 982 | |
| Men's Golf | The Ivy League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $418k | $52,290 | 998 | |
| Women's Golf | The Ivy League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $360k | $44,941 | 995 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 31 | 5 over | 6 | $1.9M | $60,493 | 1000 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 26 | at cap | 4 | $1.5M | $57,060 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 54 | 6 over | 6 | $1.4M | $25,250 | 996 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 29 | room 9 | 5 | $1.1M | $37,719 | 993 | |
| Men's Rowing | The Ivy League | 103 | — | 1 | $2.2M | $20,991 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | The Ivy League | 81 | 13 over | 1 | $2M | $24,303 | 996 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Ivy League | 31 | 3 over | 5 | $726k | $23,418 | 967 | |
| Softball | The Ivy League | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $666k | $31,706 | 991 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 33 | 3 over | 5 | $741k | $22,453 | 996 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 35 | 5 over | 6 | $714k | $20,398 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | The Ivy League | 13 | 3 over | 3 | $805k | $61,934 | 989 | |
| Women's Tennis | The Ivy League | 13 | 3 over | 4 | $776k | $59,681 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 111 | 66 over | 9 | $1.4M | $12,697 | 992 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 120 | 75 over | 9 | $1.4M | $11,811 | 996 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $434k | $28,910 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Ivy League | 17 | room 1 | 3 | $506k | $29,764 | 1000 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Northeast Water Polo Conference | 18 | room 6 | 4 | $331k | $18,373 | 995 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 18 | room 6 | 4 | $354k | $19,672 | 995 | |
| Men's Wrestling | The Ivy League | 31 | 1 over | 1 | $634k | $20,440 | 980 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.