Harvard Yield Stands at 76%

Tyler09
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:48:56 +0000

Harvard’s Class of 2013 to Be the Most Diverse in the School’s History: Recession Has No Impact on Yield

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Harvard University reports that 76 percent of the students who were offered admission have accepted the invitation to enroll at the university. Harvard’s yield is almost identical to its performance a year ago. One reason for the high yield is the university’s generous financial aid program where students from families that earn up to $180,000 a year pay no more than 10 percent of their incomes to meet Harvard’s $50,000 annual fee. Harvard reports that 65 percent of incoming students will receive some financial aid, up from 60 percent a year ago.



Looks like Harvard’s unmatched financial aid allowed to maintain the highest yield among elite universities. Though, I think it would be interesting to see how the income distribution of the class was affected. I suspect that lower income students make up a much larger proportion of the class while the middle to upper middle class sharply decreased.