Harvard Yield Stands at 76%

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

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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.

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<p>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.</p>

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<p>Though Harvard was always my first choice, financial aid was a serious factor in my decision. Harvard expected my parents to pay ~$10k while for Duke, Penn, Gtown, etc. it was close to ~$30k. They really are the best.</p>

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<p>Harvard’s financial aid policy is indeed amazing. I am paying $1200 to attend one of the best colleges in the world.</p>

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<p>my situation is just like Ace’s. Brown n jhu wnated me to pay almost 36k, the rest were like 30k, and harvard 10K! That sold me!</p>

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<p>why does only 76% accepted Harvard I wonder why</p>

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<p>there are many HYPS cross admits.</p>

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<p>D turned down the opportunity for some merit money at other schools in order to pay full boat at Harvard. Ironically, paying full at Harvard is still less than many private schools.</p>

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<p>Some turn down full boat at Harvard (in excess of 50k, SOMEBODY has to pay for all those generous financial aid offers lol!), for big merit scholarships at other schools. Others may visit and not like the vibe. I know cases of both.</p>

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<p>belly – Take a look at this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/705589-harvard-princeton-yale-stanford-mit-2013-cross-admits.html?highlight=harvard+yale+cross+admit[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/705589-harvard-princeton-yale-stanford-mit-2013-cross-admits.html?highlight=harvard+yale+cross+admit&lt;/a&gt;. </p>

<p>Students admitted to H are often admitted to one or more of YPSM as well, and many of these students do not choose H. Also, as Tyler points out, a smaller number of students admitted to H (or YPSM) turn those schools down for big scholarships at excellent non-Ivy schools like Duke or UNC or Michigan.</p>