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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'sMen'sWomen'sWomen'sTotal
SportsTeam SizeSportsTeam SizeTeam Size
1Alpine Skiing7Alpine Skiing714
2Baseball33 - - 33
3Basketball17Basketball1633
4Cross Country23Cross Country1942
5Fencing13Fencing1326
6 - - Field Hockey2525
7Football119 - - 119
8Golf9Golf716
9Ice Hockey30Ice Hockey3262
10Lacrosse49Lacrosse3382
11Nordic Skiing12Nordic Skiing1224
12Rowing61Rowing54115
13 - - Rugby3636
14Sailing38Sailing3876
15Soccer38Soccer2967
16 - - Softball2525
17Squash11Squash1425
18Swimming and Diving39Swimming and Diving3877
19Tennis13Tennis1528
20Track and Field58Track and Field58116
21Volleyball19Volleyball1635
22Water Polo19Water Polo1837
23Wrestling3333
Total Sports Played202040
Total Athletes6415051146

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