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Harvard University

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Cambridge, MA · City · Medium (7,601 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at Harvard University was $85,540 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $19,066, and $8,697 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 741 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $81,046.

Admit rate (2024–25)

4%

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1510–1580 · 34–36

Your fit indicator

Reach

Highly selective (admit rate 4%) — a reach for every applicant

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$85,540

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$19,066

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

98%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$101,817

Median debt

$14,000

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

  1. 1

    Published cost of attendance: $85,540 per year (2024-25)

    Tuition & fees
    $59,076
    Housing & food (on campus)
    $20,374
    Books & supplies
    $1,000
    Other expenses
    $6,255

    Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.

  2. 2

    U.S. students: average net price by family income

    $0–30,000
    $8,697
    $30,001–48,000
    $2,991
    $48,001–75,000
    $2,091
    $75,001–110,000
    $9,941
    $110,001+
    $53,337

    Average for all aided students: $19,066. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).

    Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.

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    International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals

    Cost for a non-resident: $86,705. In 2024-25, 741 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $81,046.

    For those aided students, that leaves about $5,659 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.

    Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF

    International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Policy: need-blind for U.S. applicants (reported — confirm on the official aid page).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid
72%
Got a grant from the school
57%
Average $62,073 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant
21%
Average $5,438
Got a state grant
4%
Average $2,708
Took a federal student loan
4%
Average $5,101

International students

Need-blind for internationals and meets full need (reported — confirm on official page; Same aid policy for every nationality.)

Forms & deadlines

  • FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
  • CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
  • Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Curated policies

International aid: need blind full need (secondary) · Test policy: required · Restrictive Early Action: Nov 1, 2026 · Regular: Jan 1, 2027 · checked Oct 13, 2026. Official aid page

Living here

Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Cost of living 8% above the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $2,336 · transit commute share 7.2%

Est. monthly student budget

$1,621 (partial)

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.