Harvard University Computer Science Programs

Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Harvard University?

Contact details for Harvard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone:	617-495-1000
Website:	www.harvard.edu

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How Do I Get Into Harvard?

You can apply to Harvard online at: college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/application-requirements

Admission Requirements for Harvard

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Harvard?

The acceptance rate at Harvard is 3%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 3%, and the acceptance rate for women is 3%.

Average Test Scores

About 55% of students accepted to Harvard submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

Harvard received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 36.

Can I Afford Harvard University?

The overall average net price of Harvard is $54,133. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Harvard, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $8,799 a year. That adds up to $35,196 over four years for those students.

Harvard University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,579 undergraduate students at Harvard, with 7,483 being full-time and 2,096 being part-time.

There are also 21,766 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,483 full-time undergraduates at Harvard, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Harvard University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,583
Black or African American	691
Hispanic or Latino	868
White	2,652
International Students	960
Other Races/Ethnicities	729

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Harvard University. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 151 countries are represented at Harvard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Online Learning at Harvard University

In 2022-2023, 8,885 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Harvard has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Harvard majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Computer & Information Sciences	4%

Harvard University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	0	173	0	42	21	236
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	27	70	0	97
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	2	0	58	0	0	60
Computer & IS Security	0	0	46	0	0	46
General Computer Programming	7	0	15	0	0	22
General Information Science	0	0	0	17	0	17
TOTAL	9	173	146	129	21	478

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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