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Harvard
Admits 9 Percent Overall
Harvard received a
total of 22,955 applications for admission to the Class of
2011, compared to 22,754 applications received last
year. This number represents an increase of 0.9 percent
from last year when Harvard received 22,754
applications.
2,058
applicants, or 9 percent, were accepted.
20 percent of the
admits were Asian, 10.7 percent are black, and 10.1 percent
are Latino.
Early Action
Admit Rate Increases 7.6 Percent to 22 Percent
Harvard received 4,008
early applications, compared to 3,869 last year. 875 students,
or 22 percent, were admitted compared to 813, or 21 percent
last year. The 875 students who were accepted represent 47
percent of an estimated class of 1,675 students.
7 percent of accepted
students are African American, 23 percent are Asian, 7.8
percent are Latino, and 1 percent are American Indian,
compared to 9 percent, 20 percent, 6.6 percent, and less than
1 percent, respectively, last year.
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