Enrollment Trends at Harvard

The student population at Harvard University is 30,631 (9,368 undergraduate and 21,263 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,389 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Harvard is 30.58% which is decreased by 1,166 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3,555 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.16 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
6,923 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 389.26% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,330 where 30,631 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
30.58% of total students is undergraduate students and 69.42% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,166 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 3,555 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.16 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Harvard than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Harvard University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1428,24210,5345,2685,26617,7089,1828,526
2014-1528,791
549
10,338
-196
5,261
-7
5,077
-189
18,453
745
9,561
379
8,892
366
2015-1629,652
861
10,255
-83
5,206
-55
5,049
-28
19,397
944
9,982
421
9,415
523
2016-1729,908
256
9,915
-340
5,109
-97
4,806
-243
19,993
596
10,181
199
9,812
397
2017-1831,120
1,212
9,965
50
5,101
-8
4,864
58
21,155
1,162
10,815
634
10,340
528
2018-1931,566
446
9,950
-15
5,020
-81
4,930
66
21,616
461
10,821
6
10,795
455
2019-2031,655
89
10,063
113
4,950
-70
5,113
183
21,592
-24
10,717
-104
10,875
80
2020-2130,391
-1,264
8,527
-1,536
4,152
-798
4,375
-738
21,864
272
10,357
-360
11,507
632
2021-2231,345
954
9,579
1,052
4,697
545
4,882
507
21,766
-98
10,081
-276
11,685
178
2022-2330,631
-714
9,368
-211
4,498
-199
4,870
-12
21,263
-503
9,709
-372
11,554
-131
Average30,3309,8494,9264,92320,48110,14110,340
Harvard University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,849 where 9,368 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Harvard University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,5347,2403,7863,4543,2941,4821,812
2014-1510,3387,2003,8313,3693,1381,4301,708
2015-1610,2557,1833,7873,3963,0721,4191,653
2016-179,9157,1513,8183,3332,7641,2911,473
2017-189,9657,1473,7323,4152,8181,3691,449
2018-199,9507,2103,7073,5032,7401,3131,427
2019-2010,0637,1483,6273,5212,9151,3231,592
2020-218,5275,6992,7962,9032,8281,3561,472
2021-229,5797,4833,7143,7692,0969831,113
2022-239,3687,5163,6113,9051,852887965
Average9,8499,8493,6413,4579,8491,2851,466
Harvard University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 20,481 where 21,263 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Harvard University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1417,70813,1136,7936,3204,5952,3892,206
2014-1518,45313,2306,8226,4085,2232,7392,484
2015-1619,39713,3856,8546,5316,0123,1282,884
2016-1719,99313,4406,7896,6516,5533,3923,161
2017-1821,15513,7716,9766,7957,3843,8393,545
2018-1921,61613,7966,8266,9707,8203,9953,825
2019-2021,59213,9406,8157,1257,6523,9023,750
2020-2121,86413,3316,4046,9278,5333,9534,580
2021-2221,76613,6776,4387,2398,0893,6434,446
2022-2321,26313,6906,3267,3647,5733,3834,190
Average20,48120,4816,7046,83320,4813,4363,507
Harvard University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.24% and the percentage of black students is 6.34% at Harvard University. 14.41% of enrolled students is Asian.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Harvard University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14523,6421,4401,9842812,686959
2014-15564,2271,4852,2632813,1361,046
2015-16593,9621,5162,2812312,8531,080
2016-17674,0511,5782,4063012,6901,128
2017-18544,5841,6832,6293713,1831,188
2018-19694,3481,7652,7133413,0921,216
2019-20684,3451,8932,9153112,6471,263
2020-21604,1531,9942,8763612,0741,198
2021-22554,2701,9482,8373210,8321,332
2022-23594,4141,9412,8233810,1821,321
Average604,2001,7242,5733212,3381,173
Harvard University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,923 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 389.26% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Harvard University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1528,7911,41578226,594
2015-1629,6522,0321,04926,571
2016-1729,9082,6981,18726,023
2017-1831,1203,2441,35626,520
2018-1931,5664,0871,59425,885
2019-2031,6554,1851,63025,840
2020-2130,39127,9331,648810
2021-2231,34510,4951,43419,416
2022-2330,6316,9231,96221,746
Average30,5627,0011,40522,156
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