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Division I · The Ivy League

Harvard University · Campus

Boston, MA · City · Private · Research university · the Crimson · Website ↗

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.

Midsize city
Setting
100,000–250,000
9,095
Undergraduates
+ 21,291 graduate students
7:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
99%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
69%
From out of state
+ 16% from abroad
$20k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k

The place

  • SettingMidsize city (100,000–250,000) Boston, MA
  • TypePrivate · Research university
  • CalendarSemester
  • MedicalGrants medical degrees
  • Admissions3% admitted · admissions
Harvard University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

9,09521,291
Undergraduates 9,095Graduate students 21,291

Where first-years come from

15%69%16%
In state 15%Other states 69%Abroad 16%

Division I median: 72% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

32%12%21%14%
White 32%Hispanic 12%Black 9%Asian 21%Two or more 7%International 14%Not reported 6%
  • Women54%
  • Full-time80% of undergraduates · median 89%
  • First-year class1,644 entered last fall
  • Transfers in14 0% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online4% take some classes online 13% fully online
  • Registered with disability services21% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$20,374$6,255$26,629

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety1.04 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
  • Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors

Division I campuses

66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%

66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list Harvard University is on.

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