Harvard received 29,112 applications this year, compared to 27,462 applications last year.  2,046 students, or 7 percent, of the applicants were admitted, compared to 7.9 percent last year.

Of the admitted students, 10.9 percent are Latino, 10.8 percent are African American, 17.6 percent are Asian American, and 1.3 percent are Native American.