Harvard University
At 350 years old, Harvard University is not only one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States, it is also one of the most reknown and respected. It's graduates are highly educated and regarded in political, business and social circles alike. Since its establishment in 1636, Harvard has maintained a tradition of rigorous and superb academia. Graduates from Harvard University are sought after by business, political, legal, non-profit and government groups in the United States, and throughout the world. An education from Harvard University will provide you the knowledge and skills you need to succeed, and a degree that will open doors.
Even though Harvard isn't one of the largest universities, it employs some of the most qualified and reknown professors in the world to instruct its courses and mentor its students. Both undergraduate and graduate admissions at Harvard is highly competitive. Each year Harvard enrolls about half as many undergraduate as graduate students. If you want to attend Harvard you need to have excellence grades, perform well on all aptitude tests, be involved in extracurricular activities and have demonstrated leadership capability.
At the undergraduate level, Harvard University offers bachelor's degrees in just about every field. Harvard offers graduate degree programs in law, business, education, medicine, design, dental, architecture, biology and several other areas. Harvard is also known for its ongoing dedication to scholarly and practical research. It currently has hundreds of millions allocated to research projects through grants and privately sponsored funds, and has over 100 research centers worldwide. At Harvard University, faculty, fellows, graduate students, and even undergraduate students have the opportunity to be involved in research at some level.
Harvard has many outstanding academic programs that are revered worldwide, but it is best known for its business and law schools. Most major indices and ranking organizations consistently place Harvard business and law programs in the top 10 nationwide, and in the world.
In addition to academic excellence, Harvard has a lot to offer its students. At Harvard student are able to participate in intramural athletic events, sports teams, theatre, study body leadership and a vast array of other extracurricular, social, and political activities.
Many would-be students like to dream about attending Harvard but don't apply because they're a little intimidated. Don't be intimidated, and don't get discouraged. To learn more about admissions to Harvard University check out the Harvard Fact Book online.
General Admission Office
86 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-1551
Fax: (617) 495-8821
college@fas.harvard.edu
Contact: William Fitzsimmons
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Main Address
86 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-1000
www.harvard.edu/
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Size
Total undergrads: 2,142
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 562
Degree-seeking undergrads: 2,024
Graduate enrollment: 9,789
Setting
Suburban setting
Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
Residential campus
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Degrees offered:
 Associate
Bachelor's
Master's
Ph.D./Doctoral
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Tuition & Fees
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Estimated Annual Expenses |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change '09-'11 |
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Tuition and fees |
$34,998 |
$36,173 |
$37,012 |
$38,415 |
+3.79% |
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Books and Supplies |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
0.00% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
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Room and Board |
$10,622 |
$11,042 |
$11,856 |
$12,308 |
+3.81% |
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Other |
$1,930 |
$2,035 |
$2,132 |
$2,227 |
+4.46% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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Room and Board |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
0.00% |
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Other |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
0.00% |
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Total Expenses |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change '09-'11 |
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In-state On Campus |
$48,550 |
$50,250 |
$52,000 |
$53,950 |
+3.75% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$35,998 |
$37,173 |
$38,012 |
$39,415 |
+3.69% |
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In-state with Family |
$35,998 |
$37,173 |
$38,012 |
$39,415 |
+3.69% |
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Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$34,976 |
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In-state Student Fees
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$1,166 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$34,976 |
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Out-of-state Fees
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$1,166 |
Financial Aid
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Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
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Type of Aid
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Students
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Percent
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Amount
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Average Per Student
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All students financial aid 1 |
1,345 |
81% |
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Grant or scholarship aid |
1,105 |
66% |
$37,674,051 |
$34,094 |
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• Federal grants |
398 |
24% |
$1,890,492 |
$4,750 |
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• Pell grants |
212 |
13% |
$740,732 |
$3,494 |
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• Other federal grants |
352 |
21% |
$1,149,760 |
$3,266 |
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State/local government grant or scholarships |
72 |
4% |
$178,597 |
$2,481 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
1,038 |
62% |
$35,604,962 |
$34,302 |
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Student loan aid |
164 |
10% |
$763,575 |
$4,656 |
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• Federal student loans |
45 |
3% |
$188,510 |
$4,189 |
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• Other student loans |
134 |
8% |
$575,065 |
$4,292 |
All Majors and Programs
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BA/BS
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MA/MS
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PhD
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AA/AS
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CERT
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Total of All Education Programs |
1811 |
3844 |
1387 |
6 |
257 |
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Architecture and Related Services |
– |
232 |
10 |
– |
– |
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Architecture |
– |
130 |
9 |
– |
– |
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City/urban, Community and Regional Planning |
– |
60 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Landscape Architecture |
– |
42 |
– |
– |
– |
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Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
42 |
65 |
26 |
– |
– |
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African-american/black Studies |
13 |
2 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Area Studies, Other |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
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Chinese Studies |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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East Asian Studies |
18 |
33 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Near and Middle Eastern Studies |
6 |
18 |
15 |
– |
– |
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Ural-altaic and Central Asian Studies |
– |
1 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Women's Studies |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
214 |
60 |
121 |
– |
– |
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Biochemistry |
5 |
8 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other |
– |
27 |
– |
– |
– |
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Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Biophysics |
– |
1 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Biostatistics |
– |
14 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Cell/cellular and Molecular Biology |
62 |
2 |
13 |
– |
– |
|
Cell/cellular Biology and Histology |
– |
– |
13 |
– |
– |
|
Evolutionary Biology |
67 |
1 |
14 |
– |
– |
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Genetics, General |
– |
1 |
15 |
– |
– |
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Immunology |
– |
1 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology |
– |
1 |
10 |
– |
– |
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Neurobiology and Anatomy |
55 |
1 |
16 |
– |
– |
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Pathology/experimental Pathology |
– |
1 |
9 |
– |
– |
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Systematic Biology/biological Systematics |
– |
2 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Virology |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
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Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services |
– |
915 |
13 |
– |
21 |
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Business Administration and Management, General |
– |
– |
– |
– |
21 |
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Business/commerce, General |
– |
909 |
7 |
– |
– |
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Business/managerial Economics |
– |
6 |
5 |
– |
– |
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organizational Behavior Studies |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
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Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
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Communication and Media Studies, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
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Computing and Information Sciences |
40 |
15 |
10 |
– |
11 |
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Computer and Information Sciences, General |
– |
– |
– |
– |
11 |
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Computer Science |
40 |
15 |
9 |
– |
– |
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Computer/information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
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Education |
– |
625 |
54 |
– |
7 |
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Education, General |
– |
625 |
54 |
– |
6 |
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Technology Teacher Education/industrial Arts Teacher Education |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Engineering |
36 |
22 |
13 |
– |
– |
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Engineering Science |
36 |
22 |
13 |
– |
– |
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English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
96 |
10 |
10 |
– |
– |
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English Language and Literature, General |
85 |
10 |
10 |
– |
– |
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English Language and Literature/letters, Other |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
53 |
23 |
22 |
– |
– |
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Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
– |
3 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General |
14 |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
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Comparative Literature |
15 |
7 |
6 |
– |
– |
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German Language and Literature |
4 |
4 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Linguistics |
9 |
2 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General |
9 |
5 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
1 |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
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Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General |
1 |
2 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General |
– |
438 |
268 |
– |
43 |
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Advanced General Dentistry |
– |
13 |
– |
– |
15 |
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Advanced/graduate Dentistry and oral Sciences, Other |
– |
– |
7 |
– |
– |
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Dentistry |
– |
– |
34 |
– |
– |
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Medicine |
– |
– |
153 |
– |
– |
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oral Biology and oral and Maxillofacial Pathology |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
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Pre-medicine/pre-medical Studies |
– |
– |
– |
– |
28 |
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Public Health, General |
– |
268 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Public Health, Other |
– |
157 |
70 |
– |
– |
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History |
194 |
19 |
26 |
– |
– |
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American History (united States) |
– |
3 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Asian History |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
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History and Philosophy Of Science and Technology |
36 |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
|
History, General |
105 |
16 |
14 |
– |
– |
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History, Other |
53 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Human Services, General |
– |
571 |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Public Administration |
– |
361 |
– |
– |
– |
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Public Policy Analysis, General |
– |
210 |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Legal and Law Studies, General |
– |
– |
600 |
– |
161 |
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Advanced Legal Research/studies, General |
– |
– |
11 |
– |
161 |
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Law |
– |
– |
589 |
– |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
138 |
523 |
– |
6 |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other |
127 |
523 |
– |
6 |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Mathematics and Statistics |
96 |
40 |
16 |
– |
– |
|
Applied Mathematics, General |
46 |
7 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Mathematics, General |
41 |
2 |
7 |
– |
– |
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Statistics, General |
9 |
31 |
4 |
– |
– |
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Natural Resources and Conservation |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
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Environmental Studies |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Natural Resources Management and Policy |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
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Physical Sciences |
84 |
66 |
97 |
– |
– |
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Astronomy |
– |
6 |
12 |
– |
– |
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Astrophysics |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Atomic/molecular Physics |
10 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Chemistry, General |
30 |
17 |
32 |
– |
– |
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Geology and Earth Science, General |
11 |
10 |
9 |
– |
– |
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Physics, General |
27 |
30 |
44 |
– |
– |
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Psychology |
95 |
10 |
10 |
– |
– |
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Psychology, General |
95 |
10 |
7 |
– |
– |
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Social Psychology |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
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Social Sciences |
631 |
49 |
54 |
– |
– |
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Anthropology |
58 |
11 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Economics, General |
295 |
12 |
26 |
– |
– |
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Political Science and Government, General |
140 |
18 |
19 |
– |
– |
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Social Sciences, General |
94 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Sociology |
44 |
8 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Theology and Religious Vocations |
– |
150 |
5 |
– |
– |
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Divinity/ministry |
– |
56 |
– |
– |
– |
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Theology and Religious Vocations, Other |
– |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
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Theology/theological Studies |
– |
94 |
– |
– |
– |
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Visual and Performing Arts |
78 |
11 |
25 |
– |
– |
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Art/art Studies, General |
– |
3 |
15 |
– |
– |
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Music, General |
18 |
8 |
10 |
– |
– |
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Visual and Performing Arts, General |
42 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Data shown are for first majors.
(-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $30
Online application fee: $30
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Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 42%
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Undergraduate College Majors
Arts, Visual & Performing
 Fine/Studio Arts B
Music - General B
Music - General Performance B
Music ministry B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biology B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Business Administration/Management B
Human Resources Management B
Management Information Systems B
Management Science B
Organizational Behavior Studies B,C
Communications & Journalism
Communications/Rhetoric B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer/Information Sciences - General B
Education
Adult/Continuing Teacher Education B
Alternative license C
Early Childhood Education B,C
Early childhood educational theory B
Education - General B
Educational theory B
Elementary Education B
English Teacher Education B
History Teacher Education B
Language Proficiency Exam (LPE) preparation A
Mathematics Education B
Music Teacher Education B
Science Teacher Education B
Secondary Education B
English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature - General B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Nursing (RN) A,B
History
History - General B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
General Studies A
Liberal Arts & Sciences B
Mathematics
Mathematics - General B
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biological/Physical Sciences B
Global Studies B
Psychology
Psychology - General B
Social Sciences
Social Sciences - General B
Theological Studies & Religious Vocations
Bible Studies B,C
Theology B
Youth Ministry B
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Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
A = Associate degree
B = Bachelor's degree
C = Certificate or diploma
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Program Acceptance Rates
English (PhD) - 2%
Clinical Psychology (PhD) - 2%
Medical School (MD) - 4.7%
Kennedy School (PhD) - 4.7%
Psychology (PhD, General)- 5%
Sociology (PhD) - 5%
Linguistics (PhD) - 5%
Philosophy (PhD) - 5%
Economics (PhD) - 5.7%
Business School (DBA, PhD) - 6.5%
College (AB, SB) - 7.1%
History (PhD) - 7.5%
Public Health (DSc) - 8%
Education School (EdD) - 8.9%
Political Science (PhD) - 9.2%
Divinity School (ThD) - 9.5%
Statistics (PhD) - 10%
Law School (JD) - 13%
Physics (PhD) - 13%
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Business School (MBA) - 13.5%
Near Eastern Studies (PhD) - 15%
East Asian Studies (PhD) - 15%
Statistics (AM) - 25%
Divinity School (MDiv, MTS) - 27%
Kennedy School (MPP/MPA, etc.) - 35%
Kennedy School (MCMPA) - 50%
Education School (EdM) - 55%
East Asian Studies (AM) - 60%
Law School (SJD) - N/A (chosen from LLM)
Architecture (MArch) - N/A
Architecture (DDes) - N/A
Computer Science (PhD) - N/A
Russian Literature (PhD) - N/A
Biology (PhD) - N/A
Chemistry (PhD) - N/A
Mathematics (PhD) - N/A
Dental School (DMD) - N/A
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