Harvard Early Admission Applications Drop Amid Controversy

Harvard University faces a 17% drop in early admission applications amidst antisemitism controversy and changes in admissions process following Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.

Harvard University's early admission applications have dropped by 17% compared to last year, with 7,921 students applying this year compared to 9,553 in the previous year.
The decline in applications comes amidst a national controversy over how US colleges are handling incidents of antisemitism, following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7.
Harvard's new president, Claudine Gay, has faced criticism and calls for resignation due to her response to the antisemitism controversy.
This year's application cycle is the first since the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action was unconstitutional, leading to changes in Harvard's admissions process.
Despite the drop in early applications, Harvard has accepted 692 students from the applicant pool, an acceptance rate of 8.7%, up from 7.6% last year.