Originally Posted by
Bostondevil
No, Harvard doesn't give out athletic scholarships, none of the Ivies do. That actually makes for more generous financial aid though for everybody. Tuition is on a sliding scale for the entire student body and although they don't give out athletic scholarships, they have plenty of financial aid to offer the admitted athletes who cannot afford to go without financial aid. That's a small minority of the admitted athletes though. Someday if you're bored, check out where the ~200 men on Harvard's crew teams went to high school. When I hear people advocating for the end of legacy admits at our more elite institutions, I argue back with the point that unless you end athletic admits as well, you won't really put a dent in the problem. 40 varsity sports teams. 40. Harvard admits less than 2000 students a year. I would say 5 freshman per team as an average is not an unreasonable estimate. That's 200 admits for athletics every year or slightly more than 10% of all admitted students. The overall acceptance rate at Harvard is about 4% now. Recruited athletes acceptance rate is not quite 100% but it's close.