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Harvard applications drop 5% after year of turmoil on the Ivy League campus

Other Ivy League universities reported an increase in applications this year, including Yale and Columbia.

Four New England universities top $90,000 per year starting this fall01:14 The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based school received 54,008 applications for the class of 2028, according to the Harvard Crimson, the campus newspaper. The decline at Harvard stands in contrast to rising student applications at other Ivy League establishments, with Yale's admission pool jumping 10% and Columbia University reporting an increase of 5.4%. Harvard has drawn ferocious public criticism over the past year, including from some alumni and major donors, over its handling of antisemitic incidents tied to the Israel-Hamas war.

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