Graduate Student Data

As we grow our faculty and expand our offerings in applied sciences and engineering, recruiting the best and brightest students is even more critical for our continued success.

Graduate Enrollment (2008-2009)

• Total graduate engineering enrollment: 383
• Master's degree full-time: 30
• Master's degree part-time: 10
• Ph.D. full-time: 343
• Ph.D. part-time: 0

Student Demographics (2008-2009)

• Percent of men enrolled full-time: 74.0%
• Percent of women enrolled full-time: 26.0%
• Percent of minorities enrolled full-time: 13.9%
• Percent of international students enrolled full-time: 46.1%
• Percent of men enrolled part-time: 90.0%
• Percent of women enrolled part-time: 10.0%
• Percent of minorities enrolled part-time: 10.0%
• Percent of international students enrolled part-time: 10.0%

Students by Degree & Degree Area (2009)

Note: Numbers are approximate (depending on time of declaration of field).

• Applied Mathematics: 21
• Applied Physics: 119
• Computer Science: 76
• Engineering Sciences: 160

1. Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics: 49
2. Electrical Engineering: 57
3. Environmental Sciences and Engineering: 16
4. Mechanical Engineering and Solid and Fluid Mechanics: 27
5. Engineering and Physical Biology: 1
6. Collaborative Applied Science Programs: 3

2008 Graduating Class Statistics

• Total graduates: 97
• Total number of master's graduates: 69
• Percent international master's graduates: 40.6%
• Percent minority master's graduates: 14.5%
• Percent female master's graduates: 20.3%
• Total number of Ph.D. graduates: 28
• Percent international Ph.D. graduates: 39.3%
• Percent minority Ph.D. graduates: 21.4%
• Percent female Ph.D. gradautes: 21.4%

Number of Applicants/Selectivity (all programs, 2008)

• Total applicants (master's and Ph.D.): 1,331
• Total acceptances: 199
• Overall acceptance rate: 15%

Admitted Ph.D Students

• Average GPA: 3.80
• Average GRE Verbal Score: 566
• Average GRE Quantitative Score: 782
• Average GRE Analytical Score: 4.3
• TOEFL required for international students: Yes
• Minimum TOEFL score required for computer test: 213
• Minimum TOEFL score required for paper test: 550

Top Cross Over Programs

Accepted students in engineering and applied sciences who chose not to attend Harvard, most commonly went to: Stanford University, MIT, UC-Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cambridge University (UK), Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania.

After Harvard

Our graduates have gone on to take positions at some of the finest research institutions in the world, including: Ben Gurion University (Israel), Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, MIT, National University of Singapore, Princeton University, University of California–Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Sydney (Australia), University of Virginia, and right here at Harvard.

Those pursuing careers in industry and government have worked for technology companies such as Pixar, Google, and IBM; defense contractors such as Northrop Grumman; policy and research organizations such as the National Institutes of Health; banking and investment firms like Citigroup; and environmental consulting groups like Boston-based CDM.

Others have become entrepreneurs. Our graduates started Tacit Knowledge Systems and SupplyWorks. In fact, some of the most well-known companies in the world were started by Harvard graduates—for example, Electronic Arts, 3Com, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft.

* includes students who have earned A.B, S.B., S.M. and Ph.D. degrees.