Tag: Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program

  • Nation & World

    Class of 2027 yield continues strong trend

    Admitted students will benefit from the second expansion of Harvard Financial Aid Initiative in two years.

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    The Barker Center at Harvard University.
  • Nation & World

    Strong yield for the Class of 2023

    Nearly 83 percent of students admitted to the Class of 2023 have chosen to matriculate at Harvard College. Here’s their demographic breakdown.

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    One of Harvard's many ornate gates.
  • Nation & World

    Reaching out to welcome diversity

    The Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program encourages high school students to consider Harvard College.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    College accepts 964 early-admission applicants for Class of 2022

    Notifications were sent Monday to the 6,630 students who applied for early admission to the College under the Early Action program.

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    Admissions letters
  • Nation & World

    938 admitted early to College Class of 2021

    Harvard admissions officials say 938 students have been admitted early to the College to the Class of 2021, as early action thrives as a “new normal” for undergraduate admissions.

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  • Nation & World

    College admits 2,037

    The members of the Harvard Class of 2020 have received their acceptance notifications. The College is admitting 2,037 applicants from a record pool of 39,041.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The student perspective

    During semester break, a Harvard freshman tells urban middle schoolers to dream big when applying to college.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    82 percent of admitted to attend

    Nearly 82 percent of the students admitted to the Class of 2018 will matriculate at Harvard College, which would be the highest percentage to attend since slightly more than 83 percent of those admitted to the Class of 1973 came in 1969.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    College admits Class of ’18

    Harvard College has sent admission notifications to 2,023 students, 5.9 percent of the applicant pool of 34,295. Included are record numbers of African-American and Latino students, who constitute 11.9 and 13 percent of the admitted class, respectively.

    11 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard yield hits 82 percent

    Eighty-two percent of students admitted to the Class of 2017 plan to enroll at Harvard this August. This is the highest yield since the Class of 1973 entered approximately two generations ago. The yield for the Class of 2016 was 80.2 percent.

    6 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

    High yield for Class of ’15

    Nearly 77 percent of students admitted to Harvard opt to attend the College, up from last year’s 75.5 percent.

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  • Nation & World

    An unprecedented admissions year

    Almost 35,000 students applied to Harvard College for admission to the Class of 2015. Letters of admission and email notifications were sent to 2,158 students, 6.2 percent of the record pool of 34,950. More than 60 percent of the admitted students will receive need-based scholarships averaging more than $40,000.

    11 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A historic year for Harvard admissions

    Harvard admits 2,110 out of more than 30,000 applicants to the Class of 2014, a 6.9 percent acceptance rate. More than 60 percent of the new students will receive need-based scholarships averaging $40,000.

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