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  • Nation & World

    Leveling the playing field

    Often, getting into college and paying for it are two very different challenges. That’s where Harvard’s Financial Aid Initiative comes in. By opening the doors to exceptional students regardless of their family income, the initiative has brought more diversity — both racially and economically — to Harvard College.

    12 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Applications remain high

    Applications to Harvard have remained near record highs for the fourth year in a row. This year, 34,295 sought admission to the Class of 2018.

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  • Nation & World

    992 admitted under Early Action

    Admission notifications have been sent under the Early Action program to 992 prospective members of the Harvard College Class of 2018.

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  • Nation & World

    Making the Harvard College Connection

    Harvard College today announced a new initiative to encourage promising students from modest economic backgrounds to attend and complete college. It will use social media, video, and other Web-based communications, along with traditional forms of outreach, to connect high school students to Harvard and to other public and private colleges.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Financial aid increases by $10M

    Harvard College will increase its financial aid budget for the 2013–14 academic year by $10 million, or 5.8 percent, bringing the total to a record $182 million. Since 2007, Harvard’s investment in financial aid for undergraduates at the College has increased by 88 percent.

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  • Nation & World

    895 admitted through Early Action

    Harvard College has admitted 895 students to the Class of 2017 under the Early Action program, an increase of 16 percent over last year.

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  • Nation & World

    Early Action applications rise to 4,856

    A total of 4,856 students have applied for admission to Harvard’s Class of 2017 under the Early Action program, an increase of 14.9 percent over last year. The Class of 2016 had 4,228 students in the early pool.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    2,032 admitted to Class of ’16

    Letters and email notifications of admission to Harvard College have been sent to 2,032 students. More than 60 percent of families of students admitted to the Class of 2016 will benefit from an unprecedented $172 million in undergraduate financial aid.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Record for financial aid

    Harvard College will increase financial aid for undergraduates to a record $172 million for the next academic year.

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  • Nation & World

    Let the admissions begin

    Seven hundred and seventy-two students have been admitted to the Harvard College Class of 2016 through the Early Action program, which was reinstated this year after a four-year absence.

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  • Nation & World

    Early Action returns

    A total of 4,245 students have applied, and this year’s applicant pool is considerably more diverse ethnically and socioeconomically than that of any previous Early Action cycle.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard increases financial aid to low-income students

    Harvard College will expand its investment in undergraduate financial aid this year by more than $10 million, providing a record $166 million in need-based scholarships to undergraduates. Beginning in the fall of 2012, financial aid will be further increased for low-income students by raising the income level under which parents pay nothing for the cost…

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