Main telephone: 617 495-1000 Website: http://www.harvard.edu President: , Ph.D. Senior Admissions Officer: David Evans Admissions telephone: 617 495-1551 Admissions FAX: 617 495-8821 86 Brattle Street Admissions e-mail: [email protected] Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Associate Director: Janet Irons Private university established in 1636, became coed in 1943. Financial aid telephone: 617 495-1581 Full-time undergraduates: 3,571 Men, 3,141 Women. Financial aid FAX: 617 496-0256 Graduate enrollment: 2,366 Men, 1,960 Women. International Admissions Director: Robin M. Worth Total campus enrollment: 11,038. International student contact e-mail: [email protected] FICE #2155, FAFSA #E00468, SAT #3434, ACT #1840, Athletic Director: Bob Scalise OPEID #215500, IPEDS #166027.

ADMISSIONS SAT Reasoning scores of freshmen (fall 2016): Reading % Math % Writing % Requirements 700-800 81 84 81 4 units of English, 4 units of mathematics, 4 units of science, 4 units of 600-699 17 15 17 foreign language, 3 units of social studies, and 2 units of history recom- 500-599 2 1 2 mended. SAT Reasoning or ACT required. SAT Subject (any two) re- 100% 100% 100% quired. The SAT or ACT writing component used for admission, place- Range of SAT Reasoning scores for middle 50% of freshmen (fall 2016): ment, and advising. Campus visit recommended. Off-campus interview Critical Reading: 710-800 Math: 720-800 may be arranged with an alumni representative. Admission may be de- ACT scores of freshmen (fall 2016): ferred up to one year. Application fee $75 (may be waived in cases of fin- English % Math % Composite % ancial need), nonrefundable. 30-36 93 85 93 24-29 7 15 7 Basis for Candidate Selection 100% 100% 100% Academic: Secondary school record, recommendations, standard- Range of ACT scores for middle 50% of freshmen (fall 2016): ized test scores, and essay considered. English: 33-35 Math: 31-35 Writing: 8-10 Non-academic: Interview, extracurricular activities, particular talent/ability, Student Body Characteristics character/personal qualities, alumni/ae relationship, geo- 84% are from out of state. Average age of full-time undergraduates is 20. graphical residence, and work experience considered. 99% of undergraduates are degree-seeking. Composition of student body (fall 2016): Admissions Procedure Undergraduate Freshman Normal sequence: SAT Reasoning or ACT scores must be received by Non-resident aliens 11.6 11.7 March 6. SAT Subject scores must be received by February 23. Applica- Hispanic/Latino 11.0 11.3 tion deadline is January 1. Common application form accepted; supple- Black 7.1 7.9 mental forms required. Notification of admission is sent by April 1.Reply White 41.3 38.5 is required by May 1. Freshmen may enter only in fall term. Admissions American Indian 0.3 0.5 process is need-blind. Asian American 20.2 21.3 Special programs: Early action program. Early admission program. Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 Transfers: Transfer students are accepted. In fall 2016, 1,491 transfer ap- Two or more races 6.8 7.2 plications were received, 13 were accepted. Application deadline is Unknown 1.7 1.6 March 1 for fall. Minimum four semester hours required to apply as a 100.0% 100.0% transfer. Secondary school transcript, college transcript, essay or personal statement, standardized test scores, and statement of good standing from FINANCIAL prior institutions required. Lowest course grade accepted is “C.” Maxim- Expenses um number of transferable semester hours is eight. At least eight semester Tuition (2017-18):$44,900 per year.Room: $10,300.Board: $6,360.Re- hours must be completed at the school to earn a bachelor’s degree. quired fees: $3,959. Books/misc. expenses (school’s estimate): $3,991. International Students: 772 degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled, Financial Aid 107 countries represented. Application deadline is January 1 for fall. Needs analysis based on institutional methodology. FAFSA, CSS/PRO- Learning Disabled Students: Documentation of disability recommended. FILE, Divorced Parent’s statement, Business/Farm supplement, and tax Support services available. forms: Priority filing date is March 1. Notification of awards begins April 1. In 2016, the average aid package of full-time undergraduates with fin- Placement Options: Credit and placement may be granted for challenge ancial need was $51,308; $53,071 for full-time freshmen. 9% of students exams and International Baccalaureate. receiving financial aid participated in Federal Work-Study Program. 23% of 2016 graduates incurred an average debt of $16,702. Of full-time un- Freshman Class Profile dergraduates receiving need-based financial aid, 100% of need was met. For fall 2016, 5% of 39,041 applicants were offered admission. 79% of those accepted matriculated. Scholarships and Grants Secondary school class rank of freshmen (fall 2016): Need-based Federal Pell, SEOG, state, college/university, and private Top tenth 95% scholarships/grants. Non-need-based ROTC scholarships/grants. Indi- Top quarter 99% vidual scholarship/grant packages range up to $60,000. In 2016, Top half 100% $179,179,012 in need-based scholarships/grants and $6,503,393 in 36% of freshmen submitted class rank. non-need-based scholarships/grants was awarded. 89% of all gift aid was 73% of accepted applicants submitted SAT Reasoning; 43% submitted ACT. awarded to out-of-state students.

259 --Harvard University (MA) -- Loans Guidance Facilities/Student Services Direct subsidized Stafford, direct unsubsidized Stafford, direct PLUS, Non-remedial tutoring. Placement service. Health service. Women’s center. Federal Perkins, state, and college/university loans. Institutional payment Health insurance. Career services include internships, on-campus job inter- plan. Tuition prepayment option. In 2016, $11,197,059 in need-based views, resume assistance, alumni network, and interview training. Minority self-help aid was awarded, including $3,393,275 in student loans. student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, and religious counseling. International student sup- Student Employment port services include special counselors/advisors, host family program, inter- 48% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during school year. In- national student center, and special orientation. LD student support services stitutional employment. Students may expect to earn an average of $2,300 include note-taking services, readers, tutors, tape recorders, extended time for per academic year. Off-campus part-time employment opportunities rated tests, exam on tape or computer, and other testing accommodations. Handi- “excellent.” capped student services include note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, ad- ACADEMIC aptive equipment, Braille services, and e-files. Campus is partially accessible to the physically handicapped. Accreditation Accredited by NEASC. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Instructional Faculty Athletics Full-time: 649 men, 324 women; part-time: 116 men, 86 women. Intercollegiate Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, FTE Student-Faculty ratio: 7 to 1. boxing, cheerleading, crew, cricket, cross-country, diving, fencing, foot- ball, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, Degree Offerings track and field (indoor/outdoor), ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, Baccalaureate: A.B., S.B. Master’s: A.M., M.Div., S.M. Doctoral: weight lifting, wrestling for men. Intercollegiate Alpine skiing, archery, D.M.D., J.D., M.D., Ph.D. badminton, basketball, boxing, cheerleading, crew, cricket, cross-coun- MajorsLeadingtoBachelor’sDegree try, diving, fencing, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, sail- African/African-American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Mathemat- ing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor/ ics, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Biomedical Sciences, Cellular/Molecular outdoor), ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, Biology, Chemical/Physical Biology, Chemistry, Chemistry/Physics, wrestling for women. Member of ECAC (Division I, Football I-AA), Col- Classics, Comparative Studies of Religion, Computer Science, Earth/ legiate Water Polo Association (Division I), Eastern Intercollegiate Vol- Planetary Sciences,EastAsian Studies,Economics, Engineering Science, leyball Association (Division I), Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Asso- English/American Language/Literature, Environmental Sciences, Folk- ciation (Division I), Ivy Group (Division I, Football I-AA). lore/Mythology, German, Government, History, History/Literature, His- Student Activities and Organizations tory of Art/Architecture, History of Science, Human Developmental/Re- Student government, newspaper (The ), literary generative Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology, Linguistics, magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station. Two honor societ- Literature, Mathematics, Music, Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations, ies. Many religious, minority, and international student groups. Music, Neurobiology, Organismic/Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy, Physics, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups. A total of 447 re- Psychology, Romance Languages/Literature, Slavic Languages/Literat- gistered organizations. No social fraternities or sororities. ure,SocialStudies, Sociology,South Asian Studies, Statistics,Visual/En- vironmental Studies, Women’s Studies. GENERAL Academic Requirements Housing Core curriculum required. Minor required of some for graduation. All freshmen must live on campus unless living with family. Coed dormit- Academic Programs ories and student apartments; married student, disabled student, and co- Self-designed majors. Double majors. Dual degrees. Independent study. operative housing. 98% of all undergraduates (100% of all freshmen) live Accelerated study. Honors program. Phi Beta Kappa. Pass/fail grading in school-owned/-operated/-affiliated housing. option. Graduate programs offered; qualified undergraduates may take Regulations and Policies graduate-level classes. AFROTC, NROTC, and ROTC. AFROTC, Alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age; additional restric- ROTC, and NROTC at Massachusetts Inst of Tech. tions apply. Class attendance policies set by individual instructors. Honor Facilities code. Hazing prohibited. All students may have cars on campus. 317 microcomputers available to all students. Internet access. E-mail ser- Environment/Transportation vices/accounts. Computer equipment/network access provided in resid- Urban campus in Cambridge (population: 110,651), three miles fromBo- ence halls, library, computer center/labs, and student center. Library of ston;medical schoolcampus in . Majorairport, bus,and train serve 16,254,755 titles, 121,791 current serials, 9,997,130 microforms. Boston. School operates transportation to medical school area, to Boston, and around Cambridge. Public transportation serves campus. Academic Experience 97% of freshmen return for their sophomore year. 97% of freshmen graduate Calendar within six years. The most popular majors among recent graduates were eco- Semester system; classes begin in late August and late January. One sum- nomics, political science/government, and computer science. mer session of seven weeks. Orientation for new students held in August.

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