Harvard University Graduate School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Maria Curcio
Application deadline December 14
Application fee $85

Harvard University Graduate School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 600 paper test
100 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Master’s programs

Applications 1,667
Acceptance rate 53.1%
Enrollment 601 full-time
77 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 485
Acceptance rate 8.7%
Enrollment 276 full-time
18 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered master’s, Ed.D.
(10)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students N/A
Any programs in education offered off campus No
Any programs in education offered through distance education No

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 25%
student counseling and personnel services 6%
curriculum and instruction 5%
educational evaluation, research, and statistics 2%
education policy 23%
educational technology 6%
higher education administration 8%
secondary teacher education 5%
other 38%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates N/A
Master’s program graduates 634
Education specialist program graduates N/A
Doctoral program graduates 54

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 52
Part-time faculty 43
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 98%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 48.1%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $23.0
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 73.1%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 91
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 4.4
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 4.7
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 643 – High
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 678 – High
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 8.7% – Low
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 1.0:1 – High
Student-faculty ratio 5.4:1 – High
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $442.4
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $23.0

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Patricia White
Financial aid phone (617) 495-3416

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $35,568 per year
Part-time: $17,784 per year
Required fees $2,954 per year
Room and board $14,184
Books and supplies $2,004
Miscellaneous expenses $4,970

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 368
Teaching assistants 340
Research assistants 141
Other appointments 24
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 646