At a glance
- Address
- Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- City
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- harvard.edu
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1636
- Students
- 21,189 (2024)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#1 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Biotechnology | #1 |
| Biological Sciences | #1 |
| Human Biological Sciences | #1 |
| Clinical Medicine | #1 |
| Public Health | #1 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | #1 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- Common App — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Tests
- SAT or ACT required (limited exceptions for financial hardship/accessibility, substituting AP/IB/GCSE/A-Level/National Leaving Exam scores); TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo cannot substitute for the SAT/ACT requirement
- English
- No English test is required; scores may be submitted voluntarily as supplementary material
- Tuition
- USD 62,226 / year (2026-27) · about ₹59.6 lakh
- Financial aid
- Need-blind admission and financial aid policy identical regardless of nationality/citizenship; meets full demonstrated need; international students also get a travel allowance
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Restrictive Early Action | 1 November 2026 | mid-December |
| Regular Decision | 1 January 2027 | by end of March |
What you send
- Common App + Harvard-specific questions
- $95 application fee (waivable)
- school counselor report + transcript
- 2 teacher reports
- midyear and final school reports
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply
- Application page ↗
- Deadlines
- Deadlines set per program, not centrally; 2027-28 cycle application was open at time of check
- Tests
- GRE required by some programs; policy set individually per department (not university-wide)
- English
- Non-native speakers may need to prove proficiency via TOEFL/IELTS; no university-wide minimum score published
- Tuition
- USD 59,048 / year (2026-27) · about ₹56.6 lakh
- Funding
- PhD tuition is tiered ($59,048 yrs 1-2, $15,352 yrs 3-4, $3,906 after); GSAS guarantees funding for the first five years of PhD study via grants/fellowships/TA-RA roles
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 3.7% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1510–1580
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 61,676 / year · about ₹59.1 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 7,601
- International undergrads
- 14.6%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 101,817 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — Harvard University. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: college.harvard.edu/admissions · college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/international-applicants · college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/how-aid-works/cost-attendance · college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply · gsas.harvard.edu/admissions · gsas.harvard.edu/apply/cost-attendance-2026-2027 · gsas.harvard.edu/financial-support · gsas.harvard.edu/financial-support/funding-and-aid — checked 28 September 2026.