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Enrollment by School

Degree Student Enrollment Headcount: Fall 2022
Counts taken as of October 15, 2022
Time Status Total
Full Time Part Time
College 7,178 — 7,178
GSAS 4,662 19 4,681
Business 2,020 — 2,020
Dental 252 — 252
Design 951 1 952
Divinity 326 10 336
Education 636 164 800
Government 1,136 17 1,153
Law 1,998 — 1,998
Medical 994 350 1,344
Public Health 622 446 1,068
Extension Undergraduate 225 570 795
Graduate 181 2,919 3,100
University Total 1 25,266
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15 the academic year.
Each cell represents a number of distinct students.
1 Some students are registered in more than one school and appear in all relevant school rows but are counted only once in the University overall. As a result, the University Total may not be equal to the sum of the school rows.

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Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

Degree Student Enrollment by IPEDS Race/Ethnicity: Fall 2022
Counts taken as of October 15, 2022
US Citizen or Permanent Resident US Nonresident Total
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Two or More Races Not specified
College 20 1,623 665 852 10 2,436 546 79 947 7,178
GSAS 7 580 217 368 2 1,573 201 70 1,663 4,681
Business 3 306 146 153 — 598 30 39 745 2,020
Dental — 67 14 20 — 70 12 3 66 252
Design 1 92 39 61 — 202 32 13 512 952
Divinity 2 23 21 33 1 175 9 3 69 336
Education 2 78 89 85 — 254 25 2 265 800
Government — 134 57 64 — 285 29 7 577 1,153
Law 3 290 141 197 5 843 79 76 364 1,998
Medical 1 333 94 98 3 434 51 26 304 1,344
Public Health 1 166 56 83 1 283 27 6 445 1,068
Extension 6 372 193 361 10 1,609 139 565 640 3,895
University Total 1 46 3,946 1,702 2,346 32 8,629 1,160 878 6,527 25,266
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15th of each year shown.
Each cell represents a number of distinct students.
1 Some students are registered in more than one school and appear in all relevant school rows but are counted only once in the University overall. As a result, the University Total may not be equal to the sum of the school rows.

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Enrollment by Degree

Student Enrollment by School and Degree: Fall 2022
Counts taken as of October 15, 2022
Full Time Part Time Total
College
AB, SB 7,178 – 7,178
GSAS
AM, SM, ME 447 10 457
PHD 4,215 9 4,224
Business
MBA 2,020 – 2,020
Dental
CERTG 30 – 30
DMD 142 – 142
DMSC 32 – 32
MMSCG 48 – 48
Design
DDES 41 – 41
MARCH 333 1 334
MAUD 78 – 78
MDE 54 – 54
MDES 148 – 148
MLA 186 – 186
MLAUD 11 – 11
MUP 100 – 100
Divinity
MDIV 143 6 149
MRPL 7 – 7
MTS 171 4 175
THD 4 – 4
THM 1 – 1
Education
EDLD 50 1 51
EDM 586 163 749
Government
MPA 632 10 642
MPP 504 7 511
Law
JD 1,756 – 1,756
LLM 192 – 192
SJD 50 – 50
Medical
MBE 32 85 117
MBI 63 17 80
MCSO 17 68 85
MD 715 119 834
MHQS 7 48 55
MMSCD 142 13 155
SMD 18 – 18
Public Health
DRPH 30 2 32
MHCM – 49 49
MPH 292 358 650
SMQ 300 37 337
Extension
AA – 1 1
ALB 215 472 687
ALM 49 1,062 1,111
ALMBT – 66 66
ALMEM 25 278 303
ALMIT 25 518 543
ALMJN 4 64 68
ALMMG 72 822 894
ALMMS 3 85 88
ALMMT 3 24 27
PMP 10 97 107
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15th of each year shown.
GSAS offers PhD degree programs in cooperation with other Harvard Schools, however all PhDs are granted by and included in GSAS counts.

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Historical Enrollments: Headcount

Degree Student Enrollment Headcount by School and Academic Year
Counts taken as of October 15 of each academic year.
Academic Year
2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
College 6,671 6,636 6,634 6,645 6,699 6,722 6,716 5,212 7,095 7,178
GSAS 3,997 3,970 4,069 4,207 4,300 4,488 4,732 4,847 4,631 4,681
Business 1,911 1,925 1,938 1,947 1,922 1,903 1,894 1,550 1,869 2,020
Dental 265 267 239 252 243 253 256 258 255 252
Design 831 830 825 888 906 903 910 858 907 952
Divinity 325 336 316 312 325 275 284 294 346 336
Education 935 926 918 887 853 870 811 1,063 1,069 800
Government 952 929 915 935 974 958 962 892 1,206 1,153
Law 1,970 1,981 1,990 2,035 1,992 1,986 1,962 1,860 2,001 1,998
Medical 772 809 831 863 903 973 1,076 1,132 1,225 1,344
Public Health 888 965 1,088 1,032 986 955 955 937 993 1,068
Extension Undergraduate 627 601 699 802 845 865 841 894 850 795
Graduate 1,185 1,288 1,472 1,718 2,072 2,344 2,577 2,749 3,063 3,100
A.R.T. 1 46 47 45 44 22 – – – – –
University Total 2 21,295 21,428 21,891 22,434 22,947 23,336 23,731 22,273 25,126 25,266
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15th of each academic year.
Each cell represents a number of distinct students.
1 Since 2019, the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University is no longer accepting students.
2 Some students are registered in more than one school and appear in all relevant school rows but are counted only once in the University overall. As a result, the University Total may not be equal to the sum of the school rows.

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Historical Enrollments: FTE

Degree Student Enrollment Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) by School and Academic Year
Counts taken as of October 15 of each academic year.
2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 1 2021–22 2022–23
College 6,663. 6,632. 6,634. 6,645. 6,699. 6,722. 6,704. 5,197.3 7,095. 7,178.
GSAS 3,990.3 3,962.7 4,055. 4,183.7 4,278. 4,466. 4,721.3 4,833.7 4,621. 4,668.3
Business 1,911. 1,925. 1,938. 1,946.3 1,922. 1,903. 1,894. 1,550. 1,869. 2,020.
Dental 265. 267. 239. 252. 243. 253. 256. 258. 255. 252.
Design 831. 830. 825. 887.3 905.3 901.7 908.7 856.7 905. 951.3
Divinity 323. 332.7 316. 308. 322.3 273.7 283.3 288. 345.3 329.3
Education 883. 876. 868. 837.7 809. 820. 743.7 817. 827.3 690.7
Government 944.7 924.3 909. 927.7 960. 951.3 948. 849.3 1,164.7 1,141.7
Law 1,970. 1,981. 1,990. 2,035. 1,992. 1,986. 1,962. 1,856.7 2,001. 1,998.
Medical 772. 809. 830.3 844.3 881.7 941. 1,026. 1,080.7 1,117. 1,110.7
Public Health 755.3 826.3 914.7 768.7 806.7 742.3 697.7 644.3 730.3 770.7
Extension Undergraduate 376.3 363. 405.7 458. 449. 461.6 473. 507.3 471.3 415.
Graduate 548.3 604.6 684. 816.6 1,069.9 1,152.6 1,268.9 1,310.9 1,181.6 1,153.9
A.R.T. 2 46. 47. 45. 44. 22. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
University Total 20,278.9 20,380.6 20,653.6 20,954.3 21,359.9 21,574.2 21,886.6 20,049.9 22,583.5 22,679.5
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15th of each academic year.
1 AY2020-21 coincides with the year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 Since 2019, the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University is no longer accepting students.

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International Enrollment