Cambridge, MA

Harvard University

https://www.harvard.edu

Repayment outcome

91.3%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$51,600–$170,100

middle 50% · median $87,200

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$14,049

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$7,500

Sticker price

before any aid

$57,950

Default rate

1.9%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Legal Studies$165,340
Engineering$137,605
Computer Science$128,737
Public Admin$97,071
Business$96,183
Math & Statistics$90,856
Biology$73,446
Health Professions$71,486
Physical Sciences$62,064
Education$58,165
Psychology$57,318
Interdisciplinary$53,168
Social Sciences$52,107
Liberal Arts$50,856
History$49,644
Visual & Performing Arts$41,937
Theology$40,896
English & Literature$37,928

Academics

Acceptance

5.8%

Avg SAT

1,501

Enrollment

7,278

What students study

16 fields offered

Social Sciences

36% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Biology13.9%
03History8.3%
04Math & Statistics6.5%
05Psychology5.5%
06Physical Sciences5.3%
07English & Literature4.0%
08Engineering3.5%
09Foreign Languages3.1%
10Liberal Arts2.9%
11Computer Science2.8%
12Visual & Performing Arts2.6%
13Area Studies2.4%
14Philosophy1.6%
15Natural Resources1.2%
16Interdisciplinary1.1%