Harvard University Releases Class of 2027 Early Action Results

16 DEC 2022

It was another record year for Harvard University! This prestigious university admitted 7.6% of Early Action applicants to its class of 2027. Harvard also received a record number of applications, at 9,553.

Harvard Early Admissions Results for the Class of 2027

Harvard University reported its Early Admission results for the Class of 2027. This highly-respected university announced that 722 students earned early admission from a pool of 9,553 applicants with an acceptance rate of 7.6%. To increase your chances of getting into Harvard, we recommend you apply early.

Harvard Early Decision Statistics

Class of	Number of Applications	Accepted Students	Acceptance Rate
2027	9,553	722	7.6%
2026	9,406	740	7.9%
2025	10,086	747	7.4%

Harvard Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Class of 2026

Notorious for its low acceptance rate, Harvard admitted just 1,954 students from the 61,220 students who applied with an admit rate of 3.2%. Harvard admitted 740 from the early decision round and 1,214 from the regular round.

The incoming class comes from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, US overseas territories, and 98 countries. A total of 20.5% of admitted students are eligible for Pell Grants (typically awarded to low-income students), and 18 incoming students are veterans.

Harvard's class of 2026 is made up of:

27.8% Asian American
15.5% African American or Black
12.6% Latinx
2.9% Native American
0.8% Native Hawaiian
54.2% identifying as female

Harvard announced the results in the Harvard Crimson on Ivy Day, March 31, 2022.

Harvard Class of 2026 Acceptance Rates

	Number of Applications	Accepted Students	Acceptance Rate
Regular Applications	51,814	1,214	2.3%
Early Applications	9,406	740	7.9%
Overall	61,220	1,954	3.2%

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It’s truly a wonderful class. I think anyone who is in the Class of 2026 could certainly claim — as we claimed for the Class of 1967 — that it’s the greatest class in the history of Harvard.

- Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67

Harvard Regular Admissions Results for the Class of 2026

Only 1,954 students were accepted into Harvard’s class of 2026, with 1,214 coming from the regular admissions round with an admit rate as low as 2.3%.

Most top universities have reported a downward trend in admission rates in the last three years, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, optional standardized testing, and an uptick in the number of students applying to college. Arguably the most competitive school in the Ivy League, Harvard’s admit rates have steadily decreased over the last three years.

Harvard Regular Decision Statistics

Class of	Number of Applications	Accepted Students	Acceptance Rate
2026	51,814	1,214	2.3%
2025	47,349	1,221	2.6%
2024	33,824	1,085	3.2%

Harvard Admissions Results Over The Past Three Years

The number of applicants to Harvard grew significantly from 2020 to 2021. Application numbers in 2022 jumped 7% - from 57,435 to 61,220. Many top universities saw similar growth patterns, most likely because of the pandemic and that many universities went test-optional. The chart below shows the application and acceptance numbers over the last three years.