Harvard Applications Drop 5% After Tumultuous Year on Campus

Applications to Harvard College fell 5% from a year ago after a tumultuous period that included the resignation of its president and a defeat at the Supreme Court.

The school said 54,008 students sought admission for next fall’s freshman class. That marked the second consecutive year that Harvard’s undergraduate applications declined. They’re down from 61,220 two years ago, when numbers soared after colleges scrapped requirements for standardized testing to adjust to the pandemic.