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Enrollment by School | by Race/Ethnicity | by Degree | Historical Enrollments: Headcount | Historical Enrollments: FTE | International Enrollment

Enrollment by School

Degree Student Enrollment Headcount: Fall 2024
Time Status
 Total
Full-time Part-time
College 6,973 7 6,980
GSAS 4,641 20 4,661
Business 1,875 — 1,875
Design 860 29 889
Divinity 327 1 328
Education 683 242 925
Government 1,010 30 1,040
Law 2,008 1 2,009
Medicine 1,111 278 1,389
Dental 252 — 252
Public Health 584 402 986
Extension Undergraduate 142 479 621
Graduate 305 2,704 3,009
University Total1


24,519
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15th of each 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 2024
US Citizens and Permanent Residents
 U.S. Nonresident Total
American Indian/​Alaska Native Asian Black/​African American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian/​Other Pacific Islander White Two or More Races Not Specified
College 24 1,647 628 806 11 2,089 542 185 1,048 6,980
GSAS 8 635 209 363 2 1,460 193 56 1,735 4,661
Business 1 284 105 117 <5 586 60 32 690 1,875
Dental <5 76 13 24 <5 63 9 4 63 252
Design <5 77 29 52 <5 168 28 41 494 889
Divinity <5 25 30 28 <5 144 14 12 75 328
Education <5 115 103 105 1 215 35 3 348 925
Government <5 111 31 56 <5 224 26 5 587 1,040
Law 2 326 106 167 2 913 89 55 349 2,009
Medicine 1 380 88 90 2 401 64 32 331 1,389
Public Health 2 182 61 68 1 227 22 10 413 986
Extension 7 406 170 364 7 1,485 116 415 660 3,630
University Total1 44 4,114 1,557 2,221 26 7,834 1,176 844 6,703 24,519
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15th of each academic year.
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 2024
Full Time Part Time Total
College AB, SB 6,973 7 6,980
GSAS AM, SM, ME 486 9 495
PHD 4,155 11 4,166
Business MBA 1,875 — 1,875
Dental CERT 29 — 29
DMD 146 — 146
DMSC 35 — 35
MMSC 42 — 42
Design DDES 41 — 41
MARCH 302 27 329
MAUD 49 — 49
MDE 60 — 60
MDES 130 2 132
MLA 147 — 147
MLAUD 4 — 4
MRE 38 — 38
MUP 89 — 89
Divinity MDIV 147 — 147
MRPL 10 — 10
MTS 170 1 171
Education CAS 8 — 8
EDLD 65 — 65
EDM 610 242 852
Government MPA 536 13 549
MPP 474 17 491
Law JD 1,761 1 1,762
LLM 197 — 197
SJD 50 — 50
Medicine MD 812 7 819
MMSC 177 22 199
SM 122 249 371
Public Health DRPH 34 1 35
MHCM — 35 35
MPH 272 332 604
SM 278 34 312
Extension ALB 137 357 494
ALM 305 2,704 3,009
PMP 5 122 127
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15th of each academic year.
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
Academic Year
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
College 6,634 6,645 6,699 6,722 6,716 5,212 7,095 7,178 7,063 6,980
GSAS 4,069 4,207 4,300 4,488 4,732 4,847 4,631 4,681 4,662 4,661
Business 1,938 1,947 1,922 1,903 1,894 1,550 1,869 2,020 1,966 1,875
Dental 239 252 243 253 256 258 255 252 249 252
Design 825 888 906 903 910 858 907 952 868 889
Divinity 316 312 325 275 284 294 346 336 317 328
Education 918 887 853 870 811 1,063 1,069 800 896 925
Government 915 935 974 958 962 892 1,206 1,153 1,017 1,040
Law 1,990 2,035 1,992 1,986 1,962 1,860 2,001 1,998 2,027 2,009
Medicine 831 863 903 973 1,076 1,132 1,225 1,344 1,333 1,389
Public Health 1,088 1,032 986 955 955 937 993 1,068 1,034 986
Extension Undergraduate 699 802 845 865 841 894 850 795 692 621
Graduate 1,472 1,718 2,072 2,344 2,577 2,749 3,063 3,100 2,903 3,009
A.R.T.1 45 44 22 — — — — — — —
University Total2 21,891 22,434 22,947 23,336 23,731 22,273 25,126 25,266 24,596 24,519
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15 the 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
Academic Year
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
College 6,634.0 6,645.0 6,699.0 6,722.0 6,704.0 5,197.3 7,095.0 7,178.0 7,063.0 6,975.3
GSAS 4,055.0 4,183.7 4,278.0 4,466.0 4,721.3 4,833.7 4,621.0 4,668.3 4,654.0 4,647.7
Business 1,938.0 1,946.3 1,922.0 1,903.0 1,894.0 1,550.0 1,869.0 2,020.0 1,966.0 1,875.0
Dental 239.0 252.0 243.0 253.0 256.0 258.0 255.0 252.0 249.0 252.0
Design 825.0 887.3 905.3 901.7 908.7 856.7 905.0 951.3 854.7 869.7
Divinity 316.0 308.0 322.3 273.7 283.3 288.0 345.3 329.3 311.0 327.3
Education 868.0 837.7 809.0 820.0 743.7 817.0 827.3 690.7 734.7 763.7
Government 909.0 927.7 960.0 951.3 948.0 849.3 1,164.7 1,141.7 995.0 1,020.0
Law 1,990.0 2,035.0 1,992.0 1,986.0 1,962.0 1,856.7 2,001.0 1,998.0 2,027.0 2,008.3
Medicine 830.3 844.3 881.7 941.0 1,026.0 1,080.7 1,117.0 1,110.7 1,105.7 1,203.7
Public Health 914.7 768.7 806.7 742.3 697.7 644.3 730.3 770.7 752.0 718.0
Extension Undergraduate 405.7 458.0 449.0 461.6 473.0 507.3 471.3 415.0 344.0 301.7
Graduate 684.0 816.6 1,069.9 1,152.6 1,268.9 1,310.9 1,181.6 1,153.9 1,107.6 1,206.2
A.R.T.1 45.0 44.0 22.0 — — — — — — —
University Total2 20,653.6 20,954.3 21,359.9 21,574.2 21,886.6 20,049.9 22,583.5 22,679.5 22,163.5 22,168.5
Source: School Registrars. As of October 15 the academic year.
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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International Enrollment