CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has received a record 39,044 applications for next fall’s freshman class, a nearly 5 percent increase over last year.
The university attributed the rise to efforts to reach out to lower income students.
This year, nearly a quarter of applicants had their application fees waived due to financial hardship.
Director of Financial Aid Sally Donahue said applications have soared in the past decade since the university launched a financial aid program that charges students based on family income.
A fifth of current undergraduates are from families earning less than $65,000 a year.
For these families, Harvard covers costs of attendance.
Applicants will find out if they have been admitted March 31. They have until May 1 to accept.
Last year, Harvard accepted about 5 percent of 37,307 applicants.
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