Harvard University: Acceptance Rates & Statistics

Harvard accepted 4.92 percent of applicants to its Class of 2024. This year, Harvard received a total of 40,248 applications compared to 43,330 for the Class of 2023. With 1,980 admitted students to the Class of 2024, the rate of admission increased from 4.50 to 4.92 percent for the combined SCEA and regular decision. In the early round, Harvard University received 6,424 applications and accepted 895, for an admit rate of 13.93%. The SCEA admit rate is substantially higher than the regular decision acceptance rate of below 3 percent.

Last year, Harvard accepted a record-low 4.50 percent of applicants to its Class of 2023. Harvard received a total of 43,330 applications compared to 42,749 for the Class of 2022 when the school admitted 1,962 students resulting in an overall admissions rate of 4.49 percent. With 1,950 admitted students to the Class of 2023, the rate of admission dropped to 4.50 percent for the combined SCEA and regular decision. In the early round, Harvard University received 6,958 applications and accepted 935, for an admit rate of 13.44 percent.