What was Harvard's the highest acceptance rate ever?

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Anushree Sinha | Contributor-Level 10

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Harvard Univ is extremely competitive to get into and its acceptance rate is usually recorded below 5%. Every year, Harvard receives more than 50,000 applications. In 1940, Harvard University acceptance rate was recorded to be around 85%. However in recent times, highest acceptance rate was recorded during class of 2024 admissions and it stood at 4.9%.

Given below is the trend of Harvard University acceptance rate for international students:

Class of	Number of Applications Received	Number of Students Accepted	Harvard University Acceptance Rate
2027	56,937	1,966	3.4%
2026	61,220	1,954	3.2%
2025	57,435	1,968	3.4%
2024	40,248	1,980	4.9%

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