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This calculator provides a good estimate, but it is not a guarantee of financial aid.
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Primary residence
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Primary residence
We use this to determine your transportation allowance (done by state for US students, province for Canadian students and by world region for other international students).
The number of people in your family
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The number of people in your family
This includes your parent(s) and the number of dependent people in your household, including those in college.
The number of children in college
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The number of children in college
You should enter the number of children who will be in college during the academic year, including you. If there will be more than one child enrolled in college, the calculator assumes that the additional child’s cost to your family is comparable to, or higher than, what you would pay to attend Harvard. (For example, if you select “2 in college” and the calculator estimates a Net Price of $15,000 for you, it is assuming that the second child’s cost to the family is $15,000 or more.)
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Parent income/gross wages
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Parent income/gross wages
This includes your total annual pre-tax earnings (including any voluntary retirement contributions such as Tax Deferred Accounts) from your wage statements. Do not include self-employment income or business income; include those amounts under business/farm income.
This includes total annual pre-tax earnings.
Interest/dividend income
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Instructions:
Interest/dividend income
This includes your total taxed and untaxed interest and dividend income.
You should include both taxed and untaxed interest and dividend income.
Business/farm income
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Instructions:
Business/farm income
You should include total business or farm net income before adjusting for depreciation and/or losses. For US tax filers: business/farm income is normally found on Schedule(s) C and/or F. You should also examine each partnership or corporation (e.g. IRS forms 1120, 1120S or 1065) in which you have an interest. Harvard excludes depreciation expense and/or losses when calculating net business income.
Real estate income
(USD)
Instructions:
Real estate income
You should include net income from rental real estate activity before adjusting for depreciation and/or losses. For US tax filers, rental real estate activity is normally reported on Schedule E. Harvard excludes depreciation expense and/or losses when calculating net rental real estate income.
Other income
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Instructions:
Other income
You should include any other income not reported elsewhere. This often includes income from trusts, gifts, taxed and untaxed social security, child support received, alimony received, untaxed housing and food allowances, recurring (taxed and untaxed) pension withdrawals, disability payments, etc. (Note: We usually exclude capital losses from income, which is why a negative number may not be entered. Additionally, if your capital gain is not your regular source of income, but rather a one-time event, Harvard may elect to exclude it from income.)
Parent Assets
Cash and investments
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Instructions:
Cash and investments
Cash: You should include all cash amounts - typically in savings and checking accounts. Investments: You should include the present value of stocks and bonds (excluding those held in traditional retirement accounts) but may also need to include more complex investments.
Business/farm equity
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Instructions:
Business/farm equity
This should represent the fair market value of your ownership share of any business or farm, less your share of any debts.
Real estate equity (but not home equity)
(USD)
Instructions:
Real estate equity (but not home equity)
This should represent the fair market value of your ownership share of any real estate (excluding your primary residence) not already reflected in the Business/Farm section, less your share of any debts.
Other assets
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Instructions:
Other assets
Report the net value of any other asset not included elsewhere. This may include trusts, other non-rental real estate such as a vacation home, sibling assets, etc.
Student Assets
Student assets
(USD)
Instructions:
Student assets
You should include all assets held in your name - do not include these elsewhere. If you are the beneficiary of a trust, include your share of the fair market value of the trust here.
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Cost to Parents
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# Frequently Asked Questions
## Common questions about Harvard's financial aid program
- ### Does applying for financial aid affect my chances of admission?
No. Your financial circumstances are never an impediment to admission. International students have the same access to financial aid funding as do U.S. citizens.
- ### Are there any merit-based scholarships at Harvard?
No, we admit students based on their strengths and talents, but all Harvard-administered aid is based only on financial need, and we treat all admitted students equally in terms of their eligibility for that aid.
- ### What happens to my financial aid if I receive additional outside assistance or other scholarships?
A large percentage of each entering first-year class receives one or more outside awards from national or local organizations. When adjusting the Harvard financial aid package, 100% of the total outside award amount is first deducted from your work expectation. If the total of outside awards exceeds your work expectation, that excess amount is deducted from the Harvard Scholarship. Since outside awards are additional resources that help to meet need, they may not be used to replace your parents’ contribution or other expected family resource.
For example, if you were originally offered a financial aid package with a \$3,500 job, and a \$15,000 Harvard Scholarship and subsequently receive a \$2,000 National Merit award and \$1,000 from the Elks Club, then we will reduce your term-time job expectation to \$500. Only if outside awards exceeded \$3,500 would they have any impact upon the amount of Harvard Scholarship.
- ### Is there financial aid for international students?
Yes, financial aid is provided on exactly the same basis for international students as for American students. Although international students are not eligible for any federal funding, the College has its own job and scholarship money available to international students.
- ### How should I fill out the Net Price Calculator if my parents are divorced or separated?
If your parents are divorced or separated, each parent’s contribution is assessed separately. Each parent should use the calculator to obtain an estimated cost for their personal income and asset information. The total estimated net price to attend Harvard is the sum of the estimates for the two parents.
Remarried parents should separate their income and assets from the applicant’s step-parent’s income and assets. For assets where a clear separation isn’t obvious, please halve the value of these assets and include this value.
- ### How accurate is the Net Price Calculator?
The Net Price Calculator is meant to provide a quick and directionally accurate estimate. It is designed for use by a broad audience and doesn't take into account all of your unique circumstances - something that our Financial Aid Committee can do. The NPC assumes a typical United States cost of living and tax structure, so those living in an area with a lower cost of living, or those who pay lower than average income, state, or local taxes for their overall income will find that it is less accurate for them. Families with significant wealth will also find that the calculator is less accurate for them.
The NPC estimate is only as good as the information you input. The most common mistake in filling out the NPC is to forget to include untaxed income like income that you defer to tax-deferred retirement accounts. Another common mistake is to subtract taxes from the income that you input in the NPC. The NPC asks for pre-tax income - it assumes taxes as part of the calculation, and so subtracting your taxes from the NPC will give you a less accurate estimate.
If you have additional questions about applying for financial aid, please reference our full list of Frequently Asked Questions or contact us.
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# What You Need
You should use your family's most recent year’s income and asset information (converted to U.S. dollars if applicable). We will only request tax forms and other financial documents to verify this information when you complete a financial aid application. |
| Readable Markdown | To estimate how much you and your family will need to contribute for one year at Harvard, we're going to take you through the following steps:
- [1\. Family Information Edit](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator#family-information)
- [2\. Income Information Edit](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator#income-information)
- [3\. Asset Information Edit](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator#asset-information)
- [4\. Net Price Estimate](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator#net-price-estimate)
- Estimated Scholarship
- Your Cost
- Cost to Parents
- Student Asset Contribution
- Student Term-Time Work
- Total Billed & Unbilled Costs
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