International Enrollment by School

The University is an increasingly international community. For the 2002-2003 academic year, according to the Harvard University Fact Book...

The University is an increasingly international community. For the 2002-2003 academic year, according to the Harvard University Fact Book, 19,600 students were enrolled in degree programs; international students numbered 3,459—17.6 percent of the total—with particular concentrations in some of the professional schools. Asia and Europe send the largest number of international students to Harvard.


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