Student Population at Harvard
Total Enrollment
30,631
Undergraduate
9,368
Graduate
21,263
Online Enrollment
6,923
Men Students
14,207
Women Students
16,424
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 30,631 students have enrolled at Harvard University - 9,368 undergraduate and 21,263 graduate.
By gender, 14,207 male and 16,424 female students are attending Harvard University. By attendance status, there are 21,206 full-time students and 9,425 part-time students.
The number of students at Harvard University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, its population is very large (average population is 17,020).
Harvard University offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,923 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Harvard University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 14,207 male and 16,424 female students attending Harvard. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.87 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Harvard.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 9,368 | 7,516 | 1,852 |
Men | 4,498 | 3,611 | 887 |
Women | 4,870 | 3,905 | 965 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 21,263 | 13,690 | 7,573 |
Men | 9,709 | 6,326 | 3,383 |
Women | 11,554 | 7,364 | 4,190 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 10,182 White students (33.24%) and 4,414 Asian students (14.41%) at Harvard University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Harvard University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 9 | 16 |
Asian | 1,836 | 827 | 1,009 |
Black or African American | 781 | 326 | 455 |
Hispanic | 1,064 | 485 | 579 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 14 | 8 | 6 |
White | 3,120 | 1,558 | 1,562 |
Two or More Races | 638 | 285 | 353 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 586 | 279 | 307 |
Total | 9,368 | 4,498 | 4,870 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 17 | 17 |
Asian | 2,578 | 1,041 | 1,537 |
Black or African American | 1,160 | 511 | 649 |
Hispanic | 1,759 | 826 | 933 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 24 | 11 | 13 |
White | 7,062 | 3,224 | 3,838 |
Two or More Races | 683 | 306 | 377 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,565 | 688 | 877 |
Total | 21,263 | 9,709 | 11,554 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 10,635 students whose age under twenty five and 10,722 students whose age is over thirty years old at Harvard University.
Especially, 164 students are younger than eighteen and 148 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Harvard University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 9,368 | 4,498 | 4,870 |
Under 18 | 164 | 95 | 69 |
18-19 | 2,244 | 953 | 1,291 |
20-21 | 3,312 | 1,565 | 1,747 |
22-24 | 2,060 | 1,112 | 948 |
25-29 | 518 | 236 | 282 |
30-34 | 306 | 144 | 162 |
35-39 | 221 | 119 | 102 |
40-49 | 311 | 158 | 153 |
50-64 | 201 | 98 | 103 |
65 and over | 31 | 18 | 13 |
Total | 9,368 | 4,498 | 4,870 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 21,263 | 9,709 | 11,554 |
18-19 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
20-21 | 69 | 24 | 45 |
22-24 | 2,782 | 1,088 | 1,694 |
25-29 | 8,755 | 3,866 | 4,889 |
30-34 | 4,256 | 2,095 | 2,161 |
35-39 | 1,976 | 976 | 1,000 |
40-49 | 2,106 | 1,015 | 1,091 |
50-64 | 1,197 | 587 | 610 |
65 and over | 117 | 56 | 61 |
unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 21,263 | 9,709 | 11,554 |
Online Student Population
At Harvard University, 8,885 students (29.01% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,923 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,598 students live in Massachusetts where Harvard University is located in and 4,116 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 30,631 | 9,368 | 21,263 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 6,923 | 1,312 | 5,611 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 1,962 | 407 | 1,555 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 21,746 | 7,649 | 14,097 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 6,923 | 1,312 | 5,611 |
Massachusetts Residents | 1,598 | 371 | 1,227 |
Other State in U.S. | 4,116 | 748 | 3,368 |
Outside of U.S. | 1,114 | 172 | 942 |
Unknown | 95 | 21 | 74 |