Harvard Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Harvard Student Population

How Many Students Attend Harvard University?

Harvard total enrollment is approximately 30,391 students. 5,699 are undergraduates and 13,331 are graduate students.

Harvard Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Harvard undergraduate population is made up of 51% women, and 49% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Harvard Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Harvard Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 52% of full-time grad students are women, and 48% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Harvard Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Harvard Racial Demographics:

Harvard Male/Female Diversity

There are approximately 15,882 female students and 14,509 male students at Harvard.

High Geographic Diversity

Harvard ranks 17 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

82.9% of Harvard students come from out of state, and 11.63% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 48 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at Harvard

Students from 151 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Canada, and India.

Learn more about international students at Harvard.

High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Harvard, 18.72% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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