HARVARD UNIVERSITY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HARVARD ABOUT HARVARD 2 HARVARD: THE QUICK FACTS • Type: Private University • Location: Cambridge, MA • Founded: 1636 • Enrollment: 6,710 undergraduates, 20,324 students in total • Tuition: $48,949 (2017-2018) • Average Financial Aid Award: $50,562 • Acceptance Rate: 5.2% (class of 2021) • Average SAT Score: 2235 (class of 2020), roughly equivalent to 1530 on the new SAT* 3 Life on Campus • Harvard offers unparalleled resources to the University community, including libraries, laboratories, museums, and research centers to support scholarly work in nearly any field or discipline. • 98% of undergraduates living on campus. 4 STUDENTS AND CULTURE Harvard students are intelligent, driven young people with great potential who appreciate a rigorous academic experience. Their numbers include currently high-profile people like Olympic athletes and children of well-known figures, as well as people who are destined for future greatness. 5 ADMISSIONS TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID 2019 HARVARD ADMISSIONS STATISTICS: CLASS OF 2023 A Harvard education is an expensive commodity, with the average student’s cost of attendance (including room, board, books, and personal expenses) adding up to roughly $67,000 for the 2017-2018 year. Harvard’s acceptance rate in 2019 was 4.5%. Out of 43,330 applicants, 1,950 were accepted. The average GPA of admitted applicants was 4.04, the average ACT score was a 34, and the average SAT score was 1540. 6 ADMISSIONS STATISTICS A BRIEF PROFILE OF THE ADMITTED CLASS OF 2023 Harvard welcomes students from across the country and all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and far-ranging talents and interests. Applicants 43,330 Admitted 2,009 Matriculates 1,650 Yield 82.1% Admitted from the waiting list 65 New England 16.6% Middle Atlantic 21.8% South 19.6% Midwest 9.9% Central 2.0% Mountain 2.8% Pacific 14.3% Territories 0.3% International 12.8% GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN 7 GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS Harvard Business School Harvard Divinity School Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Harvard Graduate School of Design Harvard Graduate School of Education Harvard Kennedy School Harvard Law School Harvard Medical School Harvard School of Dental Medicine Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health American Repertory Theater 8 GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES • Basic required courses: Eleven courses (44 credits).German 20a, 20b, or 20ab (or may be waived on basis of equivalent preparation) • Up to two courses in German on the 60 level • Three additional courses in German on the 100 level or above. • An additional three courses may be selected from such fields as English; folklore and mythology; government; history; history of art and architecture; history of science; linguistics; literature; music; philosophy; psychology; religion; visual and environmental studies; women, gender, and sexuality; and others, including German itself. 9 MOST FAMOUS HARVARD STUDENTS OF ALL TIME BARACK OBAMA BILL GATES Former US President Barack Obama entered Harvard Law School in 1988 and eventually became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. During his time at the school, he also played basketball on the black law students' association team. Bill Gates began studying at Harvard in 1973 and decided to major in applied math. He dropped out two years later to found Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen. One of Gates' former roommates told Harvard Magazine that Gates would study for 36 hours at a time, with 10 hour breaks in between. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT Former US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt entered Harvard in 1900, and he was heavily involved in extracurriculars. Roosevelt was president of the Harvard CRIMSON newspaper, secretary of the glee club, and one of the founders of the political society. GEORGE W. BUSH Former US president George W Bush graduated from Harvard Business School in 1975. He is the only US president to graduate with an MBA from the school. 10 STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES Harvard students come from all over the world and bring in a huge range of exceptional talents and backgrounds, and this is reflected in the wide range of student activities available. No matter if you’re interested in athletics, politics, cultural groups, or even rare hobbies, you’re likely to find your people somewhere. 11 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!