Harvard University
38.9 applicants for every seat, up from 20.8 in 2000.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
38.9 applicants per seat in 2025 (20.8 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
3.7% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 4.7% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.94 in 2025, up from 3.64 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 99% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
Where Harvard's students come from
490 matriculants from 46 states and territories. 10% were Massachusetts residents.
- California6914.1%
- Massachusetts4910%
- New York469.4%
- Florida449%
- New Jersey357.1%
- Texas234.7%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,361 | 1,139 | 50 | 35 | 3.7% | 500 | 3.94 | 3.93 |
| 2024 | 1,267 | 1,089 | 44 | 35 | 3.5% | 24.9 | 3.91 | 3.91 |
| 2023 | 1,012 | 895 | 47 | 35 | 4.6% | 24.7 | 3.87 | 3.89 |
| 2022 | 993 | 879 | 51 | 35 | 5.1% | 24.8 | 3.94 | 3.93 |
| 2021 | 1,047 | 916 | 35 | 35 | 3.3% | 23.8 | 3.93 | 3.92 |
| 2020 | 914 | 868 | 44 | 36 | 4.8% | 23.5 | 3.85 | 3.85 |
| 2019 | 958 | 901 | 56 | 35 | 5.9% | 25 | 3.89 | 3.87 |
| 2018 | 1,013 | 977 | 49 | 36 | 4.8% | 23.8 | 3.91 | 3.89 |
| 2017 | 1,032 | 943 | 52 | 35 | 5.0% | 23.9 | 3.91 | 3.89 |
| 2016 | 991 | 905 | 52 | 35 | 5.3% | 23 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| 2015 | 946 | 840 | 45 | 35 | 4.8% | 23 | 3.81 | 3.79 |
| 2014 | 1,012 | 827 | 48 | 35 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.85 | 3.83 |
| 2013 | 1,025 | 950 | 109 | 36 | 10.6% | 23 | 3.86 | 3.83 |
| 2012 | 1,075 | 911 | 45 | 36 | 4.2% | 23.2 | 3.86 | 3.85 |
| 2011 | 1,005 | 819 | 47 | 35 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.87 | 3.86 |
| 2010 | 943 | 858 | — | 36 | — | 22.4 | 3.76 | 3.67 |
| 2009 | 945 | 787 | — | 35 | — | 21 | 3.82 | 3.69 |
| 2008 | 987 | 815 | — | 35 | — | 21 | 3.82 | 3.80 |
| 2007 | 1,186 | 858 | — | 35 | — | 22.7 | 3.81 | 3.78 |
| 2006 | 988 | 762 | — | 35 | — | 22.4 | 3.77 | 3.77 |
| 2005 | 786 | 601 | — | 36 | — | 22 | 3.73 | 3.70 |
| 2004 | 724 | 578 | — | 36 | — | 22.3 | 3.76 | 3.74 |
| 2003 | 505 | 505 | — | 35 | — | 22.46 | 3.70 | 3.69 |
| 2002 | 727 | 727 | — | 35 | — | 22.28 | 3.72 | 3.71 |
| 2001 | 735 | 735 | — | 35 | — | 21.91 | 3.60 | 3.56 |
| 2000 | 729 | 729 | — | 35 | — | 21.65 | 3.64 | 3.61 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.