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Harvard University Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance rate
4.2%
2,003 of 47,893
Early decision rate
No ED
SAT middle 50%
~1450–1560
ACT middle 50%
33–35
Who got into Harvard University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 191Waitlisted 195Rejected 879Preview
Self-reported by 1,265 applicants on Reddit, so it leans toward strong applicants and isn't Harvard University's official data. 34 with lower scores are off the chart but counted in the table. See your chances
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GPA and SAT of 1265 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 47,893 |
| AdmittedC1 | 2,003 |
| EnrolledC1 | 1,675 |
| YieldC1 | 83.6% |
| Early decisionC21 | Not offered |
| Early actionC22 | Offered, counts not reported |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | — |
| Accepted a placeC2 | — |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 75 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | — |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 79% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 27% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 720–770 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 730–790 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | 4.22 |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | 74.7% |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | 20.4% |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | 3.5% |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | 1.4% |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | — |
| Required feesG1 | — |
| Food and housingG1 | — |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | — |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $75,166 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $72,749 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordConsidered
- Class rankNot considered
- Academic GPAConsidered
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayConsidered
- Recommendation(s)Considered
- InterviewConsidered
- Extracurricular activitiesConsidered
- Talent/abilityConsidered
- Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyNot considered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workConsidered
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestNot considered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 6,738 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 98% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 97.1% |
Notes on this filing
- C1: applicants, admits and enrollees are computed from the male, female and unknown rows; they match the residency table (47,893 / 2,003 / 1,675).
- C2: waitlist offered and accepted-place counts are blank; only the number admitted (75) is reported.
- C2: waitlist is not ranked; the release-to-students and counselors questions are blank.
- C8F: the clarification text on exceptions is truncated in the filing.
- C9: the SAT composite row is blank, so the SAT composite percentiles are null; SAT ERW and Math are reported.
- C21/C22: early action applicant and admit counts are not reported; early action is nonbinding with a 11/1 closing date and 12/16 notification.
- C5: high school unit requirements are not stated (only recommendations are given).
- 4-year graduation rate is not printed; the B4-B11 grid gives 1,011 of 1,644 (about 61.5%) but this was not computed. The 6-year rate (0.97080292) is printed and used.
- G1: tuition and fee fields are blank; Harvard is private, so the tuition field is not filled.
- H2: the 'fully met' count for the first-time column is 936, which exceeds line d (932). Because the percent would be over 100, pct_need_fully_met is null.
- H2: the pct with need awarded aid is not printed and was not computed (line d / line c = 932/932).
Source: Harvard University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.