Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
25,119
54.5% Female
45.5% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
470
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
174
Doctoral Research
112
Doctoral Professional
6
Distance
55
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.17%
American Indian or Alaska Native
11.57%
Asian
5.20%
Black or African American
8.14%
Hispanic or Latino
0.11%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
32.95%
White
3.07%
Two or more races
9.11%
Unknown
29.69%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$105
Admissions Office Web Address
college.harvard.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$54,032

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
174
Master's (Distance)
2
Doctor's Degree Research
112
Doctor's Degree Professional
6
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
50
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
49
Post Master's Certificate
17
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Advanced General Dentistry Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
African-American/Black Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American History (United States) Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American Literature (United States Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ancient Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Architectural History and Criticism, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Asian History Doctoral – Research Yes No
Astronomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Astrophysics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Atomic/Molecular Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Behavioral Aspects of Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's Degree Yes No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biophysics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Business/Corporate Communications Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Business/Managerial Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Cell Biology and Anatomy Doctoral – Research Yes No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Physics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Computational Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Programming/Programmer, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Software Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Demography and Population Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Dental Clinical Sciences, General Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Dental Public Health and Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Dentistry Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Developmental Biology and Embryology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Digital Arts Master's Degree Yes No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Divinity/Ministry Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
East Asian Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education Policy Analysis Doctoral – Research Yes No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Education, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Evaluation and Research Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Endodontics/Endodontology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Engineering Design Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Environmental Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ethics Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Finance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Genetics, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Genome Sciences/Genomics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Health Communication Master's Degree Yes No
Health Policy Analysis Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Services Administration Master's Degree Yes Yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctoral – Research Yes No
Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other Master's Degree Yes No
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Human Nutrition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Immunology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
International Agriculture Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
International and Comparative Education Master's Degree Yes No
International Public Health/International Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Investments and Securities Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Journalism Master's Degree Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Latin Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Learning Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Legal Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Informatics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Scientist Master's Degree Yes No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Microbiology and Immunology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Modern Greek Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multicultural Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Museology/Museum Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Music Performance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nanotechnology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
National Security Policy Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Natural Resources Management and Policy Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neurobiology and Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Operations Research Doctoral – Research Yes No
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Organizational Behavior Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Orthodontics/Orthodontology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Periodontics/Periodontology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Physical and Biological Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Planetary Astronomy and Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Project Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health Education and Promotion Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Real Estate Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Research and Development Management Master's Degree Yes No
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary School Administration/Principalship Master's Degree Yes No
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
South Asian Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Strategic Intelligence Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Systems Science and Theory Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Theology/Theological Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Urban Education and Leadership Doctoral – Research Yes No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Virology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Visual and Performing Arts, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 4,347 2,117 2,230 0
With faculty status 2,117 2,117 0 0
Tenured 1,066 1,066 0 0
On tenure track 406 406 0 0
Not on tenure track 645 645 0 0
Multi-year contract 288 288 0 0
Annual contract 357 357 0 0
Without faculty status 2,230 0 2,230 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$54,032
Financial aid office web address
college.harvard.edu/financial-aid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$12,424
Typical Board
$7,950
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$54,032
Full time Fees$1,408
Part time, per credit hour$1,689

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Dentistry $69,300 $2,288
Law $73,600 $1,408
Medicine $69,300 $2,005

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
25,119
54.5% Female
45.5% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.17%
American Indian or Alaska Native
11.57%
Asian
5.20%
Black or African American
8.14%
Hispanic or Latino
0.11%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
32.95%
White
3.07%
Two or more races
9.11%
Unknown
29.69%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 21 21
Asian 1,206 1,700
Black Or African American 571 736
Hispanic Or Latino 954 1,091
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 12 15
Non-resident Alien 3,619 3,839
White 3,691 4,585
Two Or More Races 345 425
Unknown 1,022 1,266

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
5,850
44.4% Male
55.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
758
52.0% Male
48.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
772
46.9% Male
53.1% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
1,512
45.0% Male
55.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
19
31.6% Male
68.4% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone
617-495-1000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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