Fact Book: College Admissions

	Applicants	Admitted	Admit Rate	Yield Rate
Harvard College Admissions
Class of 2019 to Class of 2028
2028	54,008	1,970	3.6%	83.6%
2027	56,937	1,965	3.5%	83.7%
2026	61,221	1,984	3.2%	83%
2025	57,786	2,318	4%	84.2%
2024	40,248	2,015	5%	69.8%
2023	43,330	2,009	4.6%	82.1%
2022	42,749	2,024	4.7%	81.7%
2021	39,506	2,037	5.2%	82.8%
2020	39,041	2,110	5.4%	78.8%
2019	37,307	2,080	5.6%	79.8%
Source: Harvard College Admissions Office. As of Fall following each admissions cycle.
Students who defer their admission are counted as yielded in the year in which they enroll.
Class of 2024 and 2025 coincide with the years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last updated 5/1/25

Fact Book:College Admissions