Harvard University Sports

Harvard University is an Ivy League university with an undergraduate enrollment of 7,153 students, plays a total of 40 NCAA sports, 20 of them for men and 20 of them for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Harvard University had a total of 1,146 NCAA athletes comprising 16% of the total student body.

Harvard is likely to have recruited many of the athletes on its NCAA sports teams through the Division 1 athlete recruitment process, enabling these recruited athletes to leapfrog the normal admissions process. It is our best estimate based on team profiles that about 50% to 75% of their teams comprise of recruited athletes while the remaining athletes are “walk-on” athletes who were admitted to Harvard University on merits unrelated to sports.

How Top Colleges in Division 1 Select their Athlete Recruits

The table below lists the NCAA and varsity sports played at Harvard University and the number of athletes in each sports team.

All data compiled from Harvard University athletic website.

Harvard University
Division 1
	Men's	Men's	Women's	Women's	Total
	Sports	Team Size	Sports	Team Size	Team Size
1	Alpine Skiing	7	Alpine Skiing	7	14
2	Baseball	33	-	-	33
3	Basketball	17	Basketball	16	33
4	Cross Country	23	Cross Country	19	42
5	Fencing	13	Fencing	13	26
6	-	-	Field Hockey	25	25
7	Football	119	-	-	119
8	Golf	9	Golf	7	16
9	Ice Hockey	30	Ice Hockey	32	62
10	Lacrosse	49	Lacrosse	33	82
11	Nordic Skiing	12	Nordic Skiing	12	24
12	Rowing	61	Rowing	54	115
13	-	-	Rugby	36	36
14	Sailing	38	Sailing	38	76
15	Soccer	38	Soccer	29	67
16	-	-	Softball	25	25
17	Squash	11	Squash	14	25
18	Swimming and Diving	39	Swimming and Diving	38	77
19	Tennis	13	Tennis	15	28
20	Track and Field	58	Track and Field	58	116
21	Volleyball	19	Volleyball	16	35
22	Water Polo	19	Water Polo	18	37
23	Wrestling	33			33
Total Sports Played	20		20		40
Total Athletes		641		505	1146

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