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Harvard Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to discover how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Harvard diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Harvard Student Population

How Many Students Attend Harvard University?

Harvard total enrollment is approximately 30,391 students. 5,699 are undergraduates and 13,331 are graduate students.

Harvard Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Harvard undergraduate population is made up of 51% women, and 49% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Harvard Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,947
Asian	1,230
Hispanic	700
International	665
Black or African American	626
Multi-Ethnic	402
Unknown	109
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	7

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Harvard Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 52% of full-time grad students are women, and 48% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Harvard Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	4,929
International	4,141
Asian	1,647
Hispanic	1,044
Black or African American	780
Multi-Ethnic	449
Unknown	308
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	7

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Harvard Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	12,074
International	6,963
Asian	4,153
Hispanic	2,876
Black or African American	1,994
Multi-Ethnic	1,198
Unknown	1,037
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	36

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Harvard University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	12,646
Asian	1,522
Black or African American	1,140
Multi-Ethnic	256
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	19
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Harvard.

Harvard Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 15,882 female students and 14,509 male students at Harvard.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Harvard is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Harvard faculty.

There are approximately 10,062 female teachers and 8,734 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Harvard ranks 17 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

82.9% of Harvard students come from out of state, and 11.63% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 48 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	218
California	213
New York	213
Texas	75
New Jersey	68

International Students at Harvard

Students from 151 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Canada, and India.

Learn more about international students at Harvard.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Harvard, 18.72% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
25-29	10,323
35 and over	5,477
22-24	4,670
30-34	4,557
20-21	3,422
18-19	2,405
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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