Harvard Acceptance Rate 2024 Decreased. The newest applicant cohort was the second in a row to decline from the prior. Harvard admitted 740 or 7.87 percent of the 9,406 early.

Of the students who reported their race on their application, the number of students identifying as african american or black decreased 4 percentage points (from 18% to 14%) from last year’s class, and the number. The university accepted 692 students out of 7,921 early action applicants, resulting in an 8.7% acceptance rate.