Harvard College Early Applications Drop 17% From Last Year
- Decline follows incidents of campus antisemitism, harassment
- Rival Yale reports gain in early admissions versus last year
Harvard received 7,921 applications this year for non-binding early admissions, compared with 9,553 last year, according to the school’s website.
Photographer: Mel Musto/BloombergHarvard College received 17% fewer applications for early admission from high school seniors this year, the lowest total in four years, according to the school’s website.
The drop comes after incidents of antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. Applications were due Nov. 1, before university President Claudine Gay gave widely derided testimony on antisemitism and free speech at a congressional hearing Dec. 5.