For the third-year in a row, Black first-year student enrollment at Harvard University has declined, according to a report from the university’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson.
Some 9.3 percent of students in the Ivy League institution’s Class of 2030 are Black. This is a decline of 2.2 percentage points from 11.5 percent in the Class of 2029. Black students made up 14 percent of Harvard’s Class of 2028 and 18 percent of Harvard’s Class of 2027. Thus, Black student representation in the Harvard Class of 2030 is roughly half that of the Class of 2027.
In contrast, Asian student enrollment at Harvard has increased over the same time period. For the Class of 2030, 43.2 percent of students are Asian American. This is an increase from 41 percent in the Class of 2029 and 37 percent in the Class of 2028.
Among other racial groups, Hispanic or Latino enrollment in the Harvard Class of 2030 remained virtually unchanged from the prior year at 11.4 percent. About 2 percent of first-year students at Harvard this fall identified as Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander, and nine percent did not disclose their race or ethnicity. International students represent 15.4 percent of the Harvard Class of 2030.
