Harvard University

At present, 24,519 students are there at Harvard University. More than 6,700 students are international at Harvard. Many international students were enrolled Harvard College and GSAS almost 1,000+. Over the last 5 years, the total student enrollment at Harvard has remained over 20,000+. Being one of the selective universities in the world, the acceptance rate of Harvard is around 3.6%. 

You would need to do well in your academics to get into either. At Columbia however, you have better chances of admission. Columbia accepts applications at a rate of 4.3%. Harvard, on the other hand, does so at a rate of 3.6%.

Yes, current F1 students can work part-time on campus for up to 20 hours per week at the time of classes. They can work full-time at the time of vacations. Some of the popular part-time jobs in the US are: 

• Tour Guide
• Campus Tech Support
• Teaching Assistant
• Barista
• Campus Tech Support 

The median base salary of Harvard MBA graduate is around USD 184,500 (Around INR 1.65 Cr). and the median signing bonus is USD 30,000. For the Class of 2025, the placement rate is 84% (received an offer). Some of the job functions on which the graduates of this university have been employed are Consulting, Business Development, Marketing, General Management, etc. 

Harvard MBA is a 2-year long course. Also, the university offers need-based scholarships to international students, with an average award of USD 47,000 per year. More than 50% of the university's MBA graduates go for entrepreneurship. Harvard's MBA tuition fee is USD 78,700 for 9 months. The placement rate for the Class of 2024 is 84%. 

Harvard Uni ranks at #1 in the Global Universities category in 2025 ranking by U.S. News ranking. In the other rankings, this university ranked among the Top 10 Universities in the world. In the QS rankings for 2026, Harvard Uni rank at #5 and in Times Higher Education ranks at #5 in 2026. 

In the world rankings, Harvard University's QS ranking is #5 in 2026. Even in Times Higher Education rankings, this university ranks at #5 in 2026. Also, in Shanghai rankings, this university ranks at #1 in 2025. In the US News Global rankings, Harvard Uni rank at #1 in 2025. 

Harvard University is one of the top ranked universities by some of the different ranking bodies. The university has a ranking of #2 in the world and USA by the Shiksha Popularity Rankings. It can bem considered the best in the world too. 

The rankings of the university by different ranking bodies are mentioned below -