Harvard University Business Programs

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Cambridge makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Harvard University Rankings

Harvard landed the #95 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 55 colleges in Massachusetts, it is ranked at #8.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Harvard has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#100	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Harvard.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Managerial Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Real Estate Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#95	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Harvard has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Economics Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools	College Factual
#9	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#27	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/harvard
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/harvard

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	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Harvard?

With an acceptance rate of 5%, Harvard is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 5%, and the acceptance rate for women is 5%.

Average Test Scores

About 72% 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 720 and 780. Math scores were between 740 and 800.

Harvard received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 31 and 35. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Harvard, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $10,464 a year. That adds up to $41,856 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Harvard is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Harvard University

In 2019-2020, 29,581 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Harvard has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Harvard

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Harvard University was $54,002 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Harvard is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Research and Development Management	#13	#13
Project Management	#16	#16
Organizational Behavior Studies	#59	#59
Finance	#60	#60

Online Growth Rankings of Harvard

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Harvard University was 154.0%. This is the #287 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Harvard regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Harvard ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Harvard.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business/Corporate Communications	#1
Business/Managerial Economics	#1
Business Economics	#1
Investments and Securities	#1
Business/Corporate Communications	#1
Management Science	#8
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#8
Project Management	#10
Real Estate	#10
Entrepreneurship	#10
Real Estate	#10
Finance	#12
Organizational Behavior Studies	#13
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#15
Marketing	#17
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#17
Finance & Financial Management	#17
Entrepreneurial Studies	#18
Accounting	#40
Human Resource Management	#42
Accounting	#64
Business Administration & Management	#184

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Harvard University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	893	6	899
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	154	0	70	43	267
Finance	0	0	70	157	0	227
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	209	0	209
Management Science	0	0	139	0	0	139
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	101	11	3	115
Real Estate	0	0	98	14	0	112
Investments and Securities	0	0	103	0	0	103
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	72	0	0	72
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	59	0	0	59
Business/Corporate Communications	5	0	53	0	0	58
Entrepreneurship	0	0	42	0	0	42
Project Management	0	0	38	0	0	38
Business Economics	0	0	15	8	0	23
Accounting	0	0	22	0	0	22
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	22	0	22
Research and Development Management	0	0	0	4	0	4
General Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	154	812	1,388	52	2,411

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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