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.