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How Well Is Harvard University Ranked?
2023 Rankings
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Harvard University was awarded 3,479 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is evolutionary biology.
Overall Quality
College Factual ranked Harvard as #12 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation!
Harvard also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
See all of the rankings for Harvard University.
How Much Money Do Harvard Graduates Make?
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average,
students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Harvard make about $84,918 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Harvard students since it is 100% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.