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Official Admissions Statistics 2008 - 2009
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 27,380 |
| Admitted | 2,095 |
| Acceptance rate | 7.7% |
| Yield rate | 79.1% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Harvard University.
Harvard University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 690 and 800
- Math: 700 and 780
- Writing: 690 and 790
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Harvard University.
Harvard University's average composite ACT score falls between 31 and 35.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD) | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (LL.M., M.C.L., M.L.I., M.S.L., J.S.D./S.J.D.) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences, Other | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| American History (United States) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Anthropology | 28 | 48 | 76 |
| Applied Mathematics | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 98 | 52 | 150 |
| Area Studies, Other | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| Asian History | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Astronomy | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Atomic/Molecular Physics | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Biochemistry | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Other | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| Biophysics | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Biostatistics | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Business Administration/Management | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 597 | 310 | 907 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Celtic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chemistry, General | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| City/Urban, Community & Regional Planning | 19 | 39 | 58 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Comparative Literature | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Computer Science | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Dentistry (DDS, DMD) | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.) | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| East Asian Studies | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Economics, General | 180 | 87 | 267 |
| Education, General | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Engineering Science | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 29 | 57 | 86 |
| English Language & Literature/Letters, Other | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Environmental Studies | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Genetics, General | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| German Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History & Philosophy of Science & Technology | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| History, General | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| History, Other | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| Immunology | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 323 | 265 | 588 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies & Humanities, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Linguistics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mathematics, General | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Medicine (MD) | 86 | 88 | 174 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Music, General | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Natural Resources Management & Policy, General | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| Neurobiology & Neurophysiology | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oral Biology & Pathology (MS, PhD) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Philosophy | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Physics, General | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| Psychology, General | 39 | 71 | 110 |
| Public Administration | 214 | 145 | 359 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 117 | 145 | 262 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 125 | 89 | 214 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Sanskrit & Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Social Psychology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Social Sciences, General | 57 | 44 | 101 |
| Sociology | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Statistics, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Theological Studies & Religious Vocations, Other | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 58 | 61 | 119 |
| Virology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women's Studies | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | 2487 | 1997 | 4484 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 19172 |
| Reported Results | 1395 |
| Accepted | 307 (22%) 22,78 |
| Rejected | 1088 |
| Attending | 127 |
| Yield Rate | 42% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.82 | 3.98 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2121 | 2301 | 2361 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 807 | 941 | 979 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2010 | 2199 | 2310 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 727 | 868 | 948 |
Stats last calculated: Tuesday 15th of May 2012 04:00:04 PM
Newest applicant: 0 days, 5 hours, and 22 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2008 - 2009 academic year.
Harvard University discussion
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nicoleshih posted 'uh lol that's not bad, you had a 79% chance coming in, I have a 1% which uh will make it hard'
212 days ago -
Jthomps1000 posted 'I got in since I was a legacy and they waanted me for Football. Even though I had a 79% chance to get in lol.'
321 days ago
