In the Class of 2025, 5.1 percent of students had two parents who attended Harvard. Legacy students are students who have had a relative attend the same university, and are typically given preference during the admissions process.
Distribution of legacy students in the Harvard University Class of 2025, by relationship to student
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The Class of 2025 began at Harvard in the fall of 2021.
*Legacy students are those who have had another family member attend a university and are usually given preference during admissions.
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The Harvard Crimson. (September 9, 2021). Distribution of legacy students in the Harvard University Class of 2025, by relationship to student [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/938351/ivy-league-legacy-students-harvard-class/
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The Harvard Crimson. (2021). Distribution of legacy students in the Harvard University Class of 2025, by relationship to student. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/938351/ivy-league-legacy-students-harvard-class/
The Harvard Crimson. "Distribution of Legacy Students in The Harvard University Class of 2025, by Relationship to Student." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/938351/ivy-league-legacy-students-harvard-class/
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Distribution of legacy students in the Harvard University Class of 2025, by relationship to student [Graph], The Harvard Crimson, September 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/938351/ivy-league-legacy-students-harvard-class/
