Statement · Cambridge, MA
Harvard University
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Families earning under $30k paid $8,697 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $85,540.
Students who received federal aid earned a median $101,817 ten years after entering, the 98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.
98% of students finish within 150% of normal time.
- Founded
- 1636
- Enrollment, 2023
- 37,613
- Website
- harvard.edu
- Motto
- “Veritas”
AboutPrivate university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. Wikipedia ↗
Read the Wikipedia extract
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
From the Wikipedia article “Harvard University”, revision 1363304232, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What it costs
The published sticker cost is $85,540 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $2,091 and $53,337 a year depending on income at Harvard University.
Statement of cost · Harvard University
- Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
- $85,540
- What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
- $8,697
- Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
- $19,066
- In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
- $61,676
Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.
Net price by family income
Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.
Yearly net price by family income, in dollars
- Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
| Family income | Paid per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,697 |
| $30k–$48k | $2,991 |
| $48k–$75k | $2,091 |
| $75k–$110k | $9,941 |
| Over $110k | $53,337 |
College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)
What graduates earn and owe
Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $101,817; the median graduate who borrowed owes $14,000.
Statement, continued
- Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $99,572
- Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $101,095
- Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years - $101,817
- Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
8th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years - $14,000
- Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
- $12,500
Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.
Earnings after entry
The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.
- Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
- Dashed: median graduate debt, $14,000.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
| Measure | Dollars |
|---|---|
| Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry | $99,572 |
| Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry | $101,095 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $101,817 |
| Median graduate debt | $14,000 |
College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records
What programs pay
Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.
| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | 877 | $119,724 | not reported |
| Law | First Professional Degree | 570 | $250,647 | not reported |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | 505 | not reported | not reported |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | 400 | $204,275 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | 393 | not reported | not reported |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | 374 | $140,456 | not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | 258 | $161,251 | $6,617 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | 232 | $134,992 | not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | 192 | not reported | not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | 189 | $76,293 | $19,937 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | 183 | $219,550 | not reported |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | 179 | not reported | not reported |
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| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | 167 | $139,818 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | 164 | $117,484 | not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | 161 | $94,015 | $12,721 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's Degree | 149 | not reported | not reported |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Master's Degree | 147 | $68,181 | not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 146 | not reported | not reported |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | 141 | not reported | not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | 140 | $95,957 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | First Professional Degree | not reported | $283,798 | not reported |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | 52 | $229,811 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | 94 | not reported | not reported |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | 18 | not reported | not reported |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 18 | $281,043 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | 62 | not reported | not reported |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | 52 | $147,362 | not reported |
Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.
Who goes here
Harvard University: 7,601 undergraduates; 16% of students receive Pell grants; 4% of applicants are admitted.
Admission rate
4%
below the 1st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Undergraduates
7,601
97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
16%
of undergraduates receive Pell grants
14th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Completion
98%
finish within 150% of normal time
98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
First-generation
26%
parents did not attend college
Median family income
$33,066
32nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Students by family income
Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.
- Under $30k40%
- $30k–$48k23%
- $48k–$75k14%
- $75k–$110k4%
- Over $110k20%
Show as a table
| Family income | Share of students |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | 40% |
| $30k–$48k | 23% |
| $48k–$75k | 14% |
| $75k–$110k | 4% |
| Over $110k | 20% |
How it has changed
Average net price rose from $7,785 in 2009 to $19,066 in 2024.
Four measures, year by year
A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
7 years not reported; the line breaks there
Undergraduates
1 year not reported; the line breaks there
Table of the same numbers
| Year | Admit rate | Sticker price | Net price | Earnings, 10 yrs | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 3,548 |
| 1997 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 3,547 |
| 1998 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 3,567 |
| 1999 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 3,547 |
| 2000 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2001 | 11% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 7,085 |
| 2002 | 10% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 7,050 |
| 2003 | 10% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 7,000 |
| 2004 | 10% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 6,947 |
| 2005 | 9% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 7,002 |
| 2006 | 9% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 7,100 |
| 2007 | 9% | not reported | not reported | $87,000 | 7,081 |
| 2008 | 8% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 7,156 |
| 2009 | 7% | $50,250 | $7,785 | $76,800 | 7,181 |
| 2010 | 7% | $52,000 | $7,725 | not reported | 7,255 |
| 2011 | 6% | $53,950 | $11,138 | $87,200 | 7,245 |
| 2012 | 6% | $56,000 | $12,401 | $95,500 | 7,207 |
| 2013 | 6% | $57,950 | $14,049 | $90,900 | 7,278 |
| 2014 | 6% | $59,950 | $14,068 | $89,700 | 7,236 |
| 2015 | 6% | $62,250 | $17,882 | not reported | 7,333 |
| 2016 | 5% | $64,400 | $14,981 | not reported | 7,447 |
| 2017 | 5% | $66,900 | $14,327 | not reported | 7,532 |
| 2018 | 5% | $71,135 | $15,561 | not reported | 7,582 |
| 2019 | 5% | $73,485 | $15,386 | not reported | 7,547 |
| 2020 | 5% | $75,914 | $13,872 | $101,817 | 6,099 |
| 2021 | 4% | $74,171 | $13,259 | not reported | 7,938 |
| 2022 | 3% | $81,292 | $19,500 | not reported | 7,973 |
| 2023 | 3% | $82,842 | $16,816 | not reported | 7,755 |
| 2024 | 4% | $85,540 | $19,066 | not reported | 7,601 |
College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026
Who Wikipedia remembers
Wikidata records 25,117 people who studied at Harvard University, most often in science & academia (47%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.
What the recorded alumni are remembered for
Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.
Table of the same numbers
| Field | People recorded | Share |
|---|---|---|
| science & academia | 12,944 | 46.9% |
| medicine | 612 | 2.2% |
| law | 1,351 | 4.9% |
| politics & gov | 2,242 | 8.1% |
| business | 1,718 | 6.2% |
| engineering & tech | 755 | 2.7% |
| writing & journalism | 3,781 | 13.7% |
| film & stage | 865 | 3.1% |
| music | 582 | 2.1% |
| visual arts | 781 | 2.8% |
| sports | 1,165 | 4.2% |
| religion | 403 | 1.5% |
| military | 418 | 1.5% |
Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).
most recorded occupationsuniversity teacher (4,397) · researcher (3,550) · writer (2,173) · politician (1,724) · historian (1,332) · economist (1,231) · journalist (1,180) · lawyer (1,116)
Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade
Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.
Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
| Born | Women | Men | Share women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | not reported | 25 | not reported |
| 1710s | not reported | 17 | not reported |
| 1720s | not reported | 29 | not reported |
| 1730s | not reported | 37 | not reported |
| 1740s | not reported | 40 | not reported |
| 1750s | not reported | 52 | not reported |
| 1760s | not reported | 57 | not reported |
| 1770s | not reported | 55 | not reported |
| 1780s | not reported | 61 | not reported |
| 1790s | not reported | 85 | not reported |
| 1800s | not reported | 79 | not reported |
| 1810s | not reported | 85 | not reported |
| 1820s | not reported | 88 | not reported |
| 1830s | 2 | 162 | 1% |
| 1840s | 3 | 157 | 2% |
| 1850s | 4 | 225 | 2% |
| 1860s | 19 | 379 | 5% |
| 1870s | 18 | 531 | 3% |
| 1880s | 16 | 587 | 3% |
| 1890s | 32 | 677 | 5% |
| 1900s | 76 | 926 | 8% |
| 1910s | 58 | 1,110 | 5% |
| 1920s | 116 | 1,457 | 7% |
| 1930s | 176 | 1,666 | 10% |
| 1940s | 403 | 2,012 | 17% |
| 1950s | 479 | 1,556 | 24% |
| 1960s | 461 | 1,181 | 28% |
| 1970s | 433 | 712 | 38% |
| 1980s | 248 | 344 | 42% |
| 1990s | 78 | 110 | 41% |
| 2000s | 84 | 130 | 39% |
Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).
Wikipedia attention, by month
Wikipedia attention
monthly views
Table of the same numbers
| Month | Views |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 106,887 |
| 2026-05 | 123,644 |
| 2026-04 | 119,714 |
| 2026-03 | 131,223 |
| 2026-02 | 119,107 |
| 2026-01 | 130,432 |
| 2025-12 | 125,384 |
| 2025-11 | 137,015 |
| 2025-10 | 141,585 |
| 2025-09 | 142,416 |
| 2025-08 | 133,350 |
| 2025-07 | 122,589 |
| 2025-06 | 147,146 |
| 2025-05 | 255,215 |
| 2025-04 | 263,333 |
| 2025-03 | 175,633 |
| 2025-02 | 148,279 |
| 2025-01 | 186,883 |
| 2024-12 | 169,542 |
| 2024-11 | 197,966 |
| 2024-10 | 177,007 |
| 2024-09 | 163,020 |
| 2024-08 | 170,285 |
| 2024-07 | 152,237 |
| 2024-06 | 143,348 |
| 2024-05 | 177,305 |
| 2024-04 | 189,564 |
| 2024-03 | 201,523 |
| 2024-02 | 192,367 |
| 2024-01 | 268,290 |
| 2023-12 | 254,125 |
| 2023-11 | 200,026 |
| 2023-10 | 207,775 |
| 2023-09 | 199,852 |
| 2023-08 | 232,270 |
| 2023-07 | 236,310 |
| 2023-06 | 220,718 |
| 2023-05 | 226,455 |
| 2023-04 | 227,919 |
| 2023-03 | 250,625 |
| 2023-02 | 203,978 |
| 2023-01 | 230,048 |
| 2022-12 | 202,271 |
| 2022-11 | 248,631 |
| 2022-10 | 249,952 |
| 2022-09 | 233,144 |
| 2022-08 | 225,130 |
| 2022-07 | 197,715 |
| 2022-06 | 195,537 |
| 2022-05 | 214,005 |
| 2022-04 | 216,311 |
| 2022-03 | 204,953 |
| 2022-02 | 205,133 |
| 2022-01 | 224,429 |
| 2021-12 | 195,780 |
| 2021-11 | 194,762 |
| 2021-10 | 220,011 |
| 2021-09 | 215,726 |
| 2021-08 | 231,192 |
| 2021-07 | 216,817 |
| 2021-06 | 158,937 |
| 2021-05 | 191,520 |
| 2021-04 | 185,609 |
| 2021-03 | 205,104 |
| 2021-02 | 189,144 |
| 2021-01 | 249,121 |
| 2020-12 | 226,332 |
| 2020-11 | 269,944 |
| 2020-10 | 240,215 |
| 2020-09 | 188,324 |
| 2020-08 | 197,013 |
| 2020-07 | 219,683 |
| 2020-06 | 201,197 |
| 2020-05 | 242,612 |
| 2020-04 | 296,800 |
| 2020-03 | 218,821 |
| 2020-02 | 209,013 |
| 2020-01 | 203,974 |
| 2019-12 | 202,065 |
| 2019-11 | 216,063 |
| 2019-10 | 215,052 |
| 2019-09 | 198,358 |
| 2019-08 | 187,128 |
| 2019-07 | 172,235 |
| 2019-06 | 168,377 |
| 2019-05 | 187,454 |
| 2019-04 | 191,930 |
| 2019-03 | 210,259 |
| 2019-02 | 173,909 |
| 2019-01 | 213,834 |
| 2018-12 | 206,656 |
| 2018-11 | 204,296 |
| 2018-10 | 212,721 |
| 2018-09 | 210,752 |
| 2018-08 | 192,508 |
| 2018-07 | 174,974 |
| 2018-06 | 164,472 |
| 2018-05 | 187,519 |
| 2018-04 | 185,418 |
| 2018-03 | 193,208 |
| 2018-02 | 168,803 |
| 2018-01 | 181,448 |
| 2017-12 | 172,538 |
| 2017-11 | 177,931 |
| 2017-10 | 182,820 |
| 2017-09 | 168,468 |
| 2017-08 | 172,907 |
| 2017-07 | 160,962 |
| 2017-06 | 159,907 |
| 2017-05 | 187,590 |
| 2017-04 | 183,949 |
| 2017-03 | 198,808 |
| 2017-02 | 192,391 |
| 2017-01 | 234,537 |
| 2016-12 | 184,212 |
| 2016-11 | 216,171 |
| 2016-10 | 192,888 |
| 2016-09 | 180,816 |
| 2016-08 | 161,874 |
| 2016-07 | 167,544 |
| 2016-06 | 156,145 |
| 2016-05 | 189,455 |
| 2016-04 | 175,576 |
| 2016-03 | 184,941 |
| 2016-02 | 172,232 |
| 2016-01 | 173,576 |
| 2015-12 | 162,025 |
| 2015-11 | 176,184 |
| 2015-10 | 185,461 |
| 2015-09 | 179,041 |
| 2015-08 | 163,430 |
| 2015-07 | 153,125 |
Source: Wikimedia pageviews.
Nobel laureates who studied here
- Theodore Roosevelt Peace 1906
- Theodore William Richards Chemistry 1914
- George Minot Medicine 1934
- William P. Murphy Medicine 1934
- Edward Adelbert Doisy Medicine 1943
- Percy Williams Bridgman Physics 1946
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- James Batcheller Sumner Chemistry 1946
- T. S. Eliot Literature 1948
- Ralph Bunche Peace 1950
- Edward Mills Purcell Physics 1952
- Thomas Huckle Weller Medicine 1954
- John Franklin Enders Medicine 1954
- Frederick Chapman Robbins Medicine 1954
- Charles Brenton Huggins Medicine 1966
- Robert S. Mulliken Chemistry 1966
- Paul Samuelson Economics 1970
- Christian B. Anfinsen Chemistry 1972
- William Howard Stein Chemistry 1972
- Wassily Leontief Economics 1973
- Henry Kissinger Peace 1973
- Ben Roy Mottelson Physics 1975
- Daniel Carleton Gajdusek Medicine 1976
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck Physics 1977
- Bertil Ohlin Economics 1977
- Philip W. Anderson Physics 1977
- Sheldon Glashow Physics 1979
- Walter Gilbert Chemistry 1980
- George Davis Snell Medicine 1980
- Nicolaas Bloembergen Physics 1981
- Roald Hoffmann Chemistry 1981
- James Tobin Economics 1981
- Kenneth G. Wilson Physics 1982
- Jerome Karle Chemistry 1985
- Dudley R. Herschbach Chemistry 1986
- Robert Solow Economics 1987
- Jean-Marie Lehn Chemistry 1987
- Donald J. Cram Chemistry 1987
- George H. Hitchings Medicine 1988
- J. Michael Bishop Medicine 1989
- Harold E. Varmus Medicine 1989
- E. Donnall Thomas Medicine 1990
- Clark Gregg Economics 1990
- Joseph Murray Medicine 1990
- Joseph Hooton Taylor Physics 1993
- Shimon Peres Peace 1994
- David Lee Physics 1996
- Robert C. Merton Economics 1997
- Walter Kohn Chemistry 1998
- Eric Kandel Medicine 2000
- Karl Barry Sharpless Chemistry 2001
- William Standish Knowles Chemistry 2001
- Ryōji Noyori Chemistry 2001
- Michael Spence Economics 2001
- H. Robert Horvitz Medicine 2002
- Vernon L. Smith Economics 2002
- David Gross Physics 2004
- Hugh David Politzer Physics 2004
- Thomas Schelling Economics 2005
- Roy J. Glauber Physics 2005
- Richard R. Schrock Chemistry 2005
- Roger D. Kornberg Chemistry 2006
- Craig Mello Medicine 2006
- Mario Capecchi Medicine 2007
- Leonid Hurwicz Economics 2007
- Roger Myerson Economics 2007
- Eric Maskin Economics 2007
- Al Gore Peace 2007
- Roger Y. Tsien Chemistry 2008
- Martin Chalfie Chemistry 2008
- name not resolved Peace 2009
- Thomas A. Steitz Chemistry 2009
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Peace 2011
- Brian Schmidt Physics 2011
- Adam Riess Physics 2011
- Saul Perlmutter Physics 2011
- Thomas J. Sargent Economics 2011
- Ralph Steinman Medicine 2011
- Christopher A. Sims Economics 2011
- Lloyd Shapley Economics 2012
- David J. Wineland Physics 2012
- James Rothman Medicine 2013
- Thomas C. Südhof Medicine 2013
- Martin Karplus Chemistry 2013
- George Smith Chemistry 2018
- Michael Kremer Economics 2019
- Abhijit Banerjee Economics 2019
- Gregg L. Semenza Medicine 2019
- Robert B. Wilson Economics 2020
- Jennifer Doudna Chemistry 2020
- Karl Barry Sharpless Chemistry 2022
- Ben Bernanke Economics 2022
- Carolyn Bertozzi Chemistry 2022
- Moungi Bawendi Chemistry 2023
- Gary Ruvkun Medicine 2024
- Philippe Aghion Economics 2025
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These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.
Sources & caveats
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.
- not reported
- Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
- Percentiles
- A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
- Earnings
- Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
- Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
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