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Psychology at Harvard

Harvard graduates about 101 psychology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#17 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year1016% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.26× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Harvard

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Electric scooter rack outside Cabot Science Library Harvard Feb 2025Photo: 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Happened to catch the glow of the evening sun reflecting on Memorial Hall today.
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Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Sciences Lab, Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 130 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 22 · Arts 6 · Library 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. Tufts University 90
  2. University of Chicago 89
  3. Barnard College 89
  4. University of Pittsburgh 88
  5. Johns Hopkins University 88
  6. Mount Holyoke College 88
  7. Williams College 88
  8. William & Mary 87

Other strong majors at Harvard

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Harvard with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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