Harvard transfer admission: the published cohort
Harvard reports 2,042 transfer applicants, 13 admitted students and 12 enrolled students for fall 2025. Its first-year average GPA does not describe this separate transfer group.
Transfer students admitted
13Fall 2025
- Student group
- Admitted transfer students · Harvard College
- Scale / measure
- Student count, not a GPA
D2 reports transfer applicant, admit and enrollment counts, not an average transfer GPA. Harvard’s transfer FAQ does not set a minimum GPA to apply.
Harvard Common Data Set 2025–26 ↗D2, page 13 · Checked 2026-08-31
- Transfer applicants
- 2,042
- Transfer students enrolled
- 12
Same source, student group and reporting period as the profile above.
The small transfer cohort makes the reason for transferring and the college academic record particularly important context. Do not use Harvard’s first-year 4.22 reported average as a transfer requirement or a predicted chance.
The requirement, not a prediction
No single numeric cutoff is recorded in this snapshot. That does not imply that all grades are competitive or that there are no academic requirements.
How to use this information
- A clear academic reason to transfer, achievement and faculty recommendations are part of the review.
- No numeric threshold is used by this explorer to label this option a match.
First-year, transfer and enrolled GPA are different
This page covers transfer admission. A university course calculator measures entered coursework after enrollment and must not be treated as a high-school admission recalculation. Keep the source’s scale and course set attached to any number you compare.
Check the current cycle before applying
Program, residency, course and document requirements can change. This is a dated source summary, not an admissions decision or institutional endorsement. Consult the official office for unusual records or exceptions.