Financial Aid
Total Cost To Attend College Will Surpass $60,000
The total cost of attendance will increase by 3.5 percent to $60,659 next year, continuing to surpass the national inflation rate.
Harvard Accepts Record-Low 5.3 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2019
The University accepted a total 1,990 students out of 37,305 applicants, and 2.8 percent of regular applicants.
Undergrads Stress Public Service and Accessibility at Faust Forum
Students voice concerns about public service funding, accessibility, and inclusive social spaces on campus at an open forum with University President Drew G. Faust and Dean of the College Khurana.
Obama Unveils 'Student Aid Bill of Rights'
President Barack Obama announced several new initiatives to make higher education more affordable and to help students repay debts on Tuesday.
Boots on the Ground: ROTC at Harvard
Four years after the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps’ reinstatement on campus, the challenges of reuniting two long separated institutional and bureaucratic giants—Harvard University and the United States military—remain.
Parent Pleads Guilty of Defrauding College of Financial Aid
Joseph N. Fonge and his wife Barbara E. Fonge reported false income figures to the University to defraud the College of financial aid funding for their child, who graduated from the College in 2013.
College Admits 16.5 Percent of Early Applicants for Class of 2019
This year's acceptance rate marks the lowest in the past six early admissions cycles.
Riding Fundraising Wave, Harvard Posts Small Surplus
Harvard’s small surplus is a move into the black after recent years of deficits large and small. The progress was largely fueled by the first public year of fundraising for the Harvard Campaign.
Financial Aid Office Renamed for Griffin '89
Griffin, founder of Chicago-based investment firm Citadel, donated $150 million to the University in February. At least $125 million of the gift will go toward financial aid.
Chinese 'Power Couple' Defends Harvard Donation
Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who donated $15 million to the University last July, shared their views on education and philanthropy with hundreds of students on Wednesday.
Feds Allege Parents of 2013 Grad Defrauded College of Financial Aid Funding
According to the complaint, Joseph N. Fonge and Barbara E. Fonge reported false income figures to the University between 2010 and 2013 in an attempt to defraud the College of financial aid funding.
The Gates Within
As Harvard College tears down financial barriers to entry, its low-income students say they still wonder if they have a place inside the Ivory Tower.
Interactive Feature: The Class of 2014, By the Numbers
The Crimson’s annual survey of the graduating senior class, presented in words, graphs, and numbers.
Business School Aims To Raise $1 Billion in Campaign
The school has already raised $600 million in gifts and pledges, putting it well on its way to fulfilling its share of the University-wide goal.
Divinity School Launches Capital Campaign, Aims to Raise $50 Million
The Divinity School’s $50 million target, which is Harvard’s second smallest school, represents less than 1 percent of the University’s $6.5 billion fundraising goal.
With $1.3 Billion Pledged, FAS Campaign Over Halfway to Goal
The Harvard Campaign for Arts and Sciences raised a little more than half of its $2.5 billion fundraising goal as of the end of February, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith wrote in an email to the Faculty Monday morning.
Tuition Will Increase by 3.9 Percent, Largest Percentage Increase in Seven Years
The $2,200 hike, which represents a 3.9 percent increase, brings the total cost of tuition, room, board, and other fees to $58,607 for the 2014-2015 school year.
First-Class Mail and Mimosas Mark a Celebratory Day for Admissions Staff
Around noon, with photographers in place, the staff formed a human assembly line from within the office out to a waiting mail truck. Inside, a late breakfast of pancakes, coffee, and well-mixed mimosas awaited the celebratory staff.
Harvard Makes Admissions Offers to 5.9 Percent of Applicants to the Class of 2018
At 5 p.m., the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid will send emails to 1,031 regular applicants receiving offers.
After Accusations of Misleading Aid Applicants, Harvard Clarifies Online Instructions
The Office and Admissions and Financial Aid altered the instructions to financial aid applicants. The purpose for both the CSS and FAFSA forms is now clarified.
Griffin ’89 Gives $150 Million to Harvard, Largest Gift in College's History
Hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin ’89 has donated $150 million to Harvard and has directed at least $125 million of the gift to support financial aid at the College. The gift, announced by the University on Wednesday afternoon, is the largest in the history of Harvard College.
Harvard Among Schools Providing Unclear Financial Aid Instructions, Congressional Committee Alleges
Harvard, along with 110 other institutions of higher education, may be illegally misleading prospective students by providing unclear financial aid instructions, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigation.
34,295 Apply to Class of 2018, Marking Slight Decrease from Previous Year
Despite the 2 percent decrease in applications for early and regular admission, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 said that the number of applications has been largely constant in recent years.
Harvard Joins in White House Effort To Make College Education More Affordable and Accessible
Harvard was among dozens of institutions of higher learning to renew and share its efforts to reach out to potential students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds last week.
American College Tuition Fees Skyrocket
When Tony Soprano sent his daughter to Columbia University in the famous TV show "The Sopranos", he recoiled from an additional $50,000 "donation" that the dean requested. Even the great mob boss of New Jersey considered Ivy League costs a shakedown—and that episode aired in 2001.