Online courses are a convenient option for busy students. You may even want to complete your entire degree online if you are an older student or working full-time. In most cases, you can plan your own schedule and work around your life. Keep reading to see what your online learning options are at Harvard University.
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How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at Harvard?
6,098Undergrad Degree Seekers
2,427Undergrad Non-Seekers
21,056Graduate Students
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 29,581 students took at least one online class at Harvard University. Of these students, 6,098 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 2,427 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 21,056 were graduate students.
All Online Students at Harvard
29,581Took At Least One Online Class
27,933Took All Classes Online
73.79%Out of State Students
Of the 30,391 students at Harvard University, 97.33% (29,581) took at least one class online.
About 91.91% (27,933) took all of their courses online.
Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online students at Harvard University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
29,581
27,933
2018-2019
5,815
4,185
2017-2018
5,681
4,087
2016-2017
4,600
3,244
2015-2016
3,885
2,698
Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Harvard
6,098Took At Least One Online Class
6,096Took All Classes Online
83.04%Out of State Students
In 2019-2020, 6,099 undergraduate students attended Harvard University. Of these students 99.98% (6,098) took at least one class online.
99.95% (6,096) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online.
Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Harvard University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
6,098
6,096
2018-2019
431
123
2017-2018
417
140
2016-2017
383
123
2015-2016
358
89
Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Harvard
2,427Took At Least One Online Class
2,427Took All Classes Online
61.64%Out of State Students
Of the 2,428 undergraduate non-seekers at Harvard University, 99.96% (2,427) took at least one class online.
About 99.96% (2,427) took all of their courses online.
Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online students at Harvard University for the last five years.
Year
Took at Least One Online Class
Took All Classes Online
2019-2020
2,427
2,427
2018-2019
1,391
1,113
2017-2018
1,026
709
2016-2017
799
545
2015-2016
812
580
Online Graduate Students at Harvard
21,056Took At Least One Online Class
19,410Took All Classes Online
72.41%Out of State Students
During the 2019-2020 academic year, 21,864 graduate students attended Harvard University, and 96.30% (21,056) were enrolled in at least one online class.
88.78% (19,410) of these students took classes exclusively online.
Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:
The table below shows the total number of online students at Harvard University for the last five years.
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by our College Data Analytics Team
