Harvard University

The application fee that students of Harvard University are required to pay is $75, equivalent to INR 5,775. But what the university provides a fee waiver for some category of students which include low income families, military families, and those who have taken part in special programs like the QuestBridge. The university also allows fee waivers from the College Board, National Association for College Admission Counseling and other organizations. Importantly, Harvard has an annual tuition fee close to INR 53.5 lakhs, which are the educational expenses given by students.

Harvard is a university. Harvard College is the undergraduate college within Harvard University.   

So, Harvard University is the larger institution that encompasses multiple schools and colleges, including Harvard College.

Going up the selectivity chain, the average at Harvard University is eight Andhra Pradesh classes. To be competitive at some of the most highly selective colleges in the country, 8-12 Andhra Pradesh courses may be the sweet spot amount, assuming the student can handle that level of rigor.

Yes, Harvard B-school's MBA tuition fee is lesser than Yale School of Management.

The MBA tuition fee for Harvard is around USD 76,410 (INR 65 L), while the tuition fee of an MBA from Yale School of Management is around USD 80,260 (INR 69.46 L).

Harvard B-school acceptance rate (9%) is much higher than Yale SOM (3.9%), suggesting its also relatively easier to secure admission to Harvard. 

Both Yale and Harvard are considered part of best B schools worldwide offering their students world class infrastructure highly qualified faculty enriching culture that encourages student development and greater chances of employability post study.

While both B schools are great and offer similar facilities and environment there does exist some differences that students must be aware of before choosing between two.

Listed below is a detailed comparison between the two B schools:

Harvard University has an acceptance rate of around 3.5% and Howard has an acceptance rate of 35%. This shows that Harvard is much more selective with admissions than Howard. Both universities are known to have a different environment for students. Harvard Uni offers a range of extracurricular activities such as drama clubs and intramural sports. Howard University offers courses in areas such as Social Sciences, Health Sciences, and Communications and Harvard is known for its courses in Law, Business, and the Humanities.  

Columbia law School gave 523 graduates in 2024, out of which 515 students were able to secure placements which gives us Columbia Law School placement rate of 98.5%. 

According to American Bar Association, the median salary for an CLS graduate in the class 2024 was USD 225,000 (INR 2.02 Cr) which is higher than any other Law School in the United States.

With an extreme focus of high employability skills, Harvard Law School placement rate stands at 97.6% for the HLS class of 2024 with an average package of USD 215,000 (INR 1.93 Cr). 

According to the rankings released by the US World and News 2024, the Law studies offered by Harvard University under HLS are ranked #4 among the top 196 Law schools in the world, for Columbia University Law courses, this ranking is #8.

The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:

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MIT, Stanford, and Harvard University offers quality MS in Computer Science course to international students. The table below includes the fees for an MS in Aerospace Engineering at MIT, Stanford, and Harvard University: