Program Overview
The English concentration makes students expert makers and interpreters of stories: analysing and appreciating the language of the past, crafting new narratives and communicating meaningfully through language. How competitive: for the Class of 2029, which entered in fall 2025, Harvard admitted 4.2% of its 47,893 applicants; it publishes no separate figure for international applicants. It sets no IB minimum and no subject requirement, and it requires the SAT or ACT: IB results, final or predicted, count in their place only in exceptional cases. Students apply to Harvard College and choose a concentration, Harvard's name for a major, from 50 fields.
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Academic Requirements
Checked for 2026 entry — confirm on the university's site
Total IB Points
No IB minimum · holistic admission