Harvard University Healthcare Programs

Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Harvard University?

Contact details for Harvard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone:	617-495-1000
Website:	www.harvard.edu

How Do I Get Into Harvard?

You can apply to Harvard online at: college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/application-requirements

Admission Requirements for Harvard

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Harvard?

The acceptance rate at Harvard is 3%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 3%, and the acceptance rate for women is 3%.

Average Test Scores

About 55% of students accepted to Harvard submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

Harvard received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 36.

Can I Afford Harvard University?

The overall average net price of Harvard is $54,133. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Harvard, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $9,004 a year. That adds up to $36,016 over four years for those students.

Harvard University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,527 undergraduate students at Harvard, with 5,699 being full-time and 2,828 being part-time.

There are also 21,864 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,699 full-time undergraduates at Harvard, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Harvard University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,230
Black or African American	626
Hispanic or Latino	700
White	1,947
International Students	665
Other Races/Ethnicities	531

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Harvard University. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 151 countries are represented at Harvard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Harvard University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Public Health	0	332	9	341
Medicine	0	0	167	167
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	61	0	61
Medical Informatics	0	41	7	48
Medical Scientist	0	45	0	45
Dentistry	0	0	35	35
Health Services Administration	0	33	0	33
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	29	0	0	29
Health Care Management	0	25	0	25
Environmental Health	0	18	0	18
International Public Health/International Health	0	17	0	17
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology	0	16	0	16
General Dental Clinical Sciences	2	0	8	10
Advanced General Dentistry	9	0	0	9
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics	5	0	0	5
Behavioral Aspects of Health	3	0	0	3
Dental Public Health & Education	0	2	0	2
Implantology/Implant Dentistry	2	0	0	2
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain	1	0	0	1
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences	0	0	0	0
Endodontics/Endodontology	0	0	0	0
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery	0	0	0	0
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	0	0	0	0
Periodontics/Periodontology	0	0	0	0
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology	0	0	0	0
Public Health Education and Promotion	0	0	0	0
Other Public Health	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	51	590	226	867

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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