About Harvard University. Harvard University in Cambridge, MA reports an overall acceptance rate of 3.6%, an early-round acceptance rate of 9.1%, an SAT middle 50% of 1480–1580, a class size of 1,650, and a yield of 84.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Most selective Ivy. Legacy and ALDC (athletes, legacies, dean's list, children of staff) comprise ~43% of white admits.