Harvard still received more early action applications than Yale — barely — but its nonbinding admissions program drew less interest than in the past. By Alan Blinder The number of students who applied ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comment by Harvard University. After threatening nearly $3 billion in federal funding cuts at Harvard University, the U.S. Department of Justice ...

BOSTON — The deliberations that take place inside 86 Brattle St., a red-brick building where Harvard University’s admissions committee convenes, have very much stayed inside 86 Brattle St. A federal ...

Harvard's applications dipped this past year following then-President Claudine Gay's House hearing about antisemitism on campus. Getty Images Harvard is learning an ancient lesson: You reap what you ...

Harvard reported a 17% decline in its early admissions applications compared to a year ago as the Ivy League college remains embroiled in controversy over its handling of antisemitism on campus.

Following the footsteps of its Ivy League peers, including Yale, Dartmouth and Brown, Harvard University announced that it is reinstating its standardized testing requirement in admissions beginning ...

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Harvard’s undergraduate application now includes a question probing students on how they approach ideological disagreements. The question is one of five short-answer prompts with a 150-word limit, ...

As long as Harvard practices affirmative action, applicants seriously seeking admission should submit DNA tests to move their applications down to the JV league. Admissions officers could distinguish ...

The number of Black students enrolled in Harvard’s Class of 2028 dropped by 4 percentage points compared with a year ago, offering the first indication of how the Supreme Court’s ruling against the ...

The Education Department is investigating Harvard University's use of legacy admissions following a complaint from advocacy groups alleging that the practice violates federal civil rights law. In a ...

*Harvard University’s newly released admissions data highlights major demographic changes for the Class of 2029. These students entered in fall 2025 and are expected to graduate in 2029. Black student ...