![]() ![]() “As always, the applicant pool contained many more talented and highly qualified candidates than we had room to admit,” said Marlyn E. “Undecided” decreased from 8.3 percent to 7.8 percent. Those interested in biological sciences make up 19.6 percent of the class, 12.2 percent engineering, 7 percent physical sciences, and 6.4 percent mathematics. 13.6 percent), and computer science (6 percent vs. 23.8 percent), the humanities (15 percent vs. All but the Native American percentages are records.Ĭompared to last year, larger percentages of admitted students intend to concentrate in the social sciences (26 percent vs. ![]() ![]() Asian-Americans comprise 21 percent of the admitted students, Latinos 13.3 percent, African-Americans 12.1 percent, and Native American or Native Hawaiian 2 percent. dual citizens.įifty-two percent of those admitted are men, reflecting the fact that more men than women applied. International citizens make up 10.8 percent of the class and 7.7 percent are U.S. About 22 percent come from the mid-Atlantic states, 21 percent from the Western and Mountain states, 18 percent from the South, 17 percent from New England, 11 percent from the Midwest, and 11 percent from the U.S. The Class of 2019 will arrive from cities, suburbs, and small towns throughout the United States, bringing a strong international presence as well. Tuition specifically will increase by only 3 percent, to $41,632. “Based on current projections, more than half of Harvard students will receive need-based aid, and their families will pay on average only $12,000 annually,” said Donahue.įor students not receiving need-based aid, the total cost of attendance (including tuition, room, board, and health and other fees) is scheduled to increase by 3.5 percent, to $60,659, for the 2015-16 academic year. Even families with incomes greater than $150,000 are eligible for aid depending on particular circumstances, such as multiple children in college or unusual medical or other essential expenses. Harvard requires no contribution from families with annual incomes below $65,000, and asks an average of 10 percent of income from the majority of families receiving financial aid. ![]() “That is why we remain committed to supporting every admitted student with need-based aid.” Donahue, Griffin Director of Financial Aid. “Bringing promising students to Harvard is our main objective, and we believe that financial circumstances should never cloud a student’s decision to apply,” said Sarah C. “It will be exciting to witness their progress during their Harvard years and beyond.”įor 90 percent of American families, it costs less to attend Harvard than one of the nation’s public universities. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid. “The Admissions Committee has assembled a class that promises to be one of the best in Harvard’s long history,” said William R. on March 31, Harvard College sent admission notifications to 1,990 of the record 37,307 students who had applied for admission to the Class of 2019. ![]()
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