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Harvard University Online Learning

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?

516 Undergrad Degree Seekers
857 Undergrad Non-Seekers
7814 Graduate Students

A total of 9187 students took at least one online class at Harvard University. Of these students, 516 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 857 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 7814 were graduate students.

Online Student Population at Harvard University
Degree Level Students Percentage
Undergrad Seekers 516 5.6%
Undergrad Non-Seekers 857 9.3%
Graduate Students 7,814 85.1%

All Online Students at Harvard

9187 Took At Least One Online Class
7584 Took All Classes Online
76.20% Out of State Students

Of the 30259 students at Harvard University, 30.36% (9187) took at least one class online. About 25.06% (7584) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places: Origin of Exclusively Online Students at Harvard University

Origin Students Percentage
Massachusetts 1,805 23.8%
U.S.A. not Massachusetts 4,380 57.8%
International 1,398 18.4%
Other/Unknown 1 0.0%

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Harvard

516 Took At Least One Online Class
356 Took All Classes Online
79.21% Out of State Students

Of the 7601 undergraduate students at Harvard University, 6.79% (516) took at least one class online. 4.68% (356) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places: Origin of Exclusively Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Harvard University

Origin Students Percentage
Massachusetts 74 20.8%
U.S.A. not Massachusetts 244 68.5%
International 38 10.7%
Other/Unknown 0 0.0%

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Harvard

857 Took At Least One Online Class
691 Took All Classes Online
58.76% Out of State Students

Of the 1243 undergraduate non-seekers at Harvard University, 68.95% (857) took at least one class online. About 55.59% (691) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places: Origin of Exclusively Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Harvard University

Origin Students Percentage
Massachusetts 285 41.2%
U.S.A. not Massachusetts 302 43.7%
International 103 14.9%
Other/Unknown 1 0.1%

Online Graduate Students at Harvard

7814 Took At Least One Online Class
6537 Took All Classes Online
77.88% Out of State Students

During the most recent academic year, 21415 graduate students attended Harvard University, and 36.49% (7814) were enrolled in at least one online class. 30.53% (6537) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places: Origin of Exclusively Online Graduate Students at Harvard University

Origin Students Percentage
Massachusetts 1,446 22.1%
U.S.A. not Massachusetts 3,834 58.7%
International 1,257 19.2%
Other/Unknown 0 0.0%

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