College Receipt

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private nonprofit college in Cambridge, MA. Its average net price is $19,148 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

Compare This College

Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$2,542
$30,001 to $48,000$2,070
$48,001 to $75,000$4,126
$75,001 to $110,000$9,995
$110,001 and up$51,128
$64,796Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$64,796Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$19,148Average Net Price
$22,130Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$5,427Other Expenses
19.9%Students on Pell Grants
7.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

3.6%Acceptance Rate
740 to 780SAT Reading, Middle Half
770 to 800SAT Math, Middle Half
34 to 36ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$97,143
8 years after entry$106,950
10 years after entry$121,957
97.1%Graduation Rate
98.3%Retention Rate
$17,559Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Cambridge, MALocation
Midsize citySetting
7,601Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
African Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot publishedNot published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$48,738 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot publishedNot published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Computer Science$171,540 Small program - rough guide n=67Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,083 National median for this major n=120Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$50,250 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Economics$120,683 Small program - rough guide n=71$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering Science$72,248 National median for this major n=427Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$54,630 Small program - rough guide n=57Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$60,050 National median for this major n=1,019Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Leisure and Recreational Activities$30,597 National median for this major n=119Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Medieval and Renaissance Studies$26,921 National median for this major n=35Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528$37,296 Small program - rough guide n=40
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$45,001 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$71,819 Small program - rough guide n=60Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$54,924 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$55,717 Small program - rough guide n=94$29,894 n=114
Sociology$52,477 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot publishedNot published
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot publishedNot published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published
Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot publishedNot published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

Explore Further

All Colleges in Massachusetts African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Anthropology Applied Mathematics Archeology Area Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics Behavioral Sciences Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Biomedical/Medical Engineering Business Administration, Management and Operations Business/Corporate Communications Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Chemistry Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Computer Science Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Economics Education Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Engineering Science English Language and Literature, General Environmental Conservation Ethnic and Gender Studies Film/Video and Photographic Arts Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics History Human Resources Management and Services Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations Languages and Linguistics Leisure and Recreational Activities Liberal Arts Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Medieval and Renaissance Studies Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Music Natural Sciences Neurobiology and Neurosciences Philosophy Physics Political Science and Government Psychology Public Health Religion/Religious Studies Research and Experimental Psychology Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Social Sciences Sociology South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Statistics Studio Art Sustainability Studies Theological and Ministerial Studies Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Visual and Performing Arts, General