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Ivy League Profile: Harvard University

Posted on: March 13, 2023 by: dee

Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and founded in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States – and one of the most prestigious. Harvard College, the undergraduate community within Harvard University, boasts a 7:1 student to faculty ration and a 98% graduation rate. The school is known for being exceptionally competitive; for the Class of 2026, Harvard College received over 60,000 applications and admitted only 1,984 of them, for an acceptance rate of just 3.24% (compared to over 5% in 2017). Of these admitted students, 16% applied from outside of the United States. Reflecting a growing trend among selective colleges, Harvard announced that students applying for the College Classes of 2027-2030 are not required to submit standardized test scores.

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