HARVARD to increase class size from 1,640 to 1,684 this year

[Byerly]

<p>Class of '10 Set To Break Records for Numbers of Latinos, Women
Admissions dean attributes increasing diversity to success of financial aid initiative
Published On 3/31/2006 1:36:20 AM
By DANIEL J. T. SCHUKER
Crimson Staff Writer</p>

<p>“Harvard has admitted more Latino students to next year’s freshman class than ever before in school history. Of the current high school seniors who received thick envelopes from Harvard, a record 9.8 percent are Latino, up from 8.2 percent last year.”</p>

[Roger_Dooley]

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[Roger_Dooley]

<p>Interesting that the article emphasizes diversity recruitment. The overall admissions stats are farther down:

Harvard’s acceptance rate will also rise this spring from the record low of 9.2 percent set last year. This year, 22,753 students applied to the College, and 2,109—or 9.3 percent—have been admitted. That percentage is likely to increase slightly after the College takes in more applicants off the waiting list. </p>

<p>And the number of applicants admitted to the Class of 2010 is greater than the 2,074 applicants who were accepted at this stage in the process last year. </p>

<p>In other words, while slightly fewer students applied for admission to the Class of 2010 than to the Class of 2009, more applicants will open thick envelopes this year than last.

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[HC240]

<p>interesting</p>

<p>will the increase in class size continue?</p>

[coureur]

<p>^^not by much. Not unless they build new freshman dorms.</p>

[Byerly]

<p>The increase in class size depends on the availabilty of beds. The explosion of interest in the semester abroad program, which the administration has been pushing, has freed up some beds. </p>

<p>I think the plan is to settle in at around 1,675 until the contemplated construction of 3 or 4 new houses along the banks of the Charles permits a possible 10% increase in class size. Some - but not all - of the increase will be allocated to an increase in international enrollment.</p>

[For_Shaganov]

<p>why can’t they give those new spots to transfers?! ugh, that would have made me so happy if they did, and i actually thought there was going to be more room for me because of study abroad, but no… more freshman got in instead. i’m happy for them but sad for me.</p>

[Byerly]

<p>There is no reason to believe that the number of transfers will be reduced. </p>

<p>It is my impression that space for transfers is provided for because Harvard finds the program to be valuable.</p>