Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Website
$101,817
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$101,817
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Harvard University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Cambridge, Massachusetts with 7,601 undergraduates and 21,415 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,066 a year (tuition and fees $61,676). It admits 3.6% of applicants and 98% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $101,817 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,066
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$61,676
US median $11,837
Admission rate
3.6%
US median 78%
Completion rate
98%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,000
About $148 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$101,817
Rank 47 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,066
- Tuition and fees
- $61,676
- Cost of attendance
- $85,540
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 4.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,697
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $2,991
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $2,091
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,941
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $53,337
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $45,278 in 2015-16 to $61,676 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 3.6%
- Average SAT
- 1,553
- SAT reading, middle
- 755
- SAT math, middle
- 775
- ACT, middle
- 35
- Undergraduates
- 7,601
- Graduate students
- 21,415
- Part-time students
- 6.4%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 98%
- Retention rate
- 98%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 311
- Endowment
- $53.2B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 47 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,066 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $61,676 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 3.6% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 98% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 98% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,000 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $99,572 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $101,817 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 89% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
311 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 877 | $20,525 | $103,400 | $113,503 | $103,485 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 570 | $93,235 | $175,880 | $291,490 | $107,773 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 505 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,232 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 400 | $49,681 | $108,479 | $153,029 | $82,751 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 393 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 374 | $70,763 | $133,307 | $177,149 | $81,408 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 258 | $6,617 | $103,993 | $155,592 | $82,686 |
| Public Policy AnalysisMaster's | Master's | 232 | $70,447 | $87,444 | $129,978 | $93,020 |
| Sustainability StudiesMaster's | Master's | 192 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,897 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 189 | $22,750 | $56,540 | $78,996 | $53,366 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 183 | Withheld | $152,251 | $203,169 | $107,009 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 179 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,000 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 167 | $99,160 | $76,146 | $108,149 | $112,460 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 164 | Withheld | $61,543 | $95,838 | $63,293 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 161 | $12,721 | $53,468 | $70,679 | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 149 | $41,000 | $72,276 | $84,831 | $74,607 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 147 | $25,632 | $37,385 | $61,789 | $61,300 |
| Sustainability StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 146 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 141 | $71,250 | $70,798 | $85,062 | $77,466 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's | Master's | 140 | $20,500 | $90,736 | $127,546 | $70,644 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 139 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 132 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 127 | $63,553 | $142,377 | $168,833 | $82,527 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | Withheld | $114,279 | $170,689 | $91,532 |
| Engineering ScienceMaster's | Master's | 114 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $123,681 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Cambridge and Massachusetts on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Massachusetts
- Homes: Homes for sale in Massachusetts
Questions and answers
How much does Harvard University cost?
$19,066 a year is the average net price at Harvard University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $61,676, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $85,540. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,697 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Harvard University?
3.6% of applicants are admitted to Harvard University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,553 and the middle ACT score is 35. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Harvard University graduates earn?
$101,817 a year is the median pay of former Harvard University students who work, 10 years after they started ($99,572 after 6 years). That ranks 47 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's) at $231,040.
How much student debt do Harvard University graduates have?
$14,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Harvard University graduates, about $148 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 4.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Harvard University?
98% of first-time, full-time students at Harvard University finish within 6 years. 98% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Harvard University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (877 master's graduates), Law (570 professional graduates), Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (505 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 311 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.