Harvard University Fees for Indian Students (2026)

The table below gives a detailed breakdown of Harvard University fees in Indian rupees and USD for some of the most popular programmes among international students.

Source: Harvard University Tuition and Fees, Harvard Grffin GSAS Cost of Attendance 2026–2027, Harvard Business School (HBS) Cost of Attendance, Harvard MD Program Cost of Attendance.

Currency conversion used: 1 USD = ₹96.

The Harvard University cost for Indian students ranges from $95,134 to $130,318 per year (₹91.3 lakh to ₹1.2 crore) after adding tuition, housing, food, health insurance, books, and personal expenses.

The table below shows the estimated annual cost of attendance for some of Harvard's most popular programmes.

While tuition forms the largest part of the bill, living costs in Cambridge and Boston can add another ₹25 lakh to ₹45 lakh annually, depending on your programme and lifestyle.

Source: Harvard University Tuition and Fees

The Harvard University fees vary across undergraduate, graduate, business, law, and medical schools, with annual tuition ranging from ₹56.7 lakh to ₹81.4 lakh depending on the programme.

Harvard Undergraduate Fees

Harvard undergraduate fees total $95,134 per year (₹91.3 lakh) before financial aid. This amount includes tuition, housing, food, health services, insurance, and other mandatory university charges.

Harvard Griffin GSAS Fees

Harvard Griffin GSAS fees range from $3,906 to $59,048 per year (₹3.8 lakh to ₹56.7 lakh). Master's students pay full tuition, while PhD tuition is reduced as you progress through the programme and is often covered through university funding packages.

Harvard SEAS Master's Fees

Harvard SEAS master's programmes in Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) and Data Science carry a total annual cost of $96,602–$101,042 (₹92.7L–97L), covering tuition, health fees, and living expenses.

Unlike many Harvard PhD programmes, SEAS master's students are self-funded and do not receive institutional financial aid from Harvard.

Harvard Business School Fees

Harvard Business School's total annual cost of attendance for the 2026–27 MBA programme is $130,318 (₹1.25 crore) for a single student, covering tuition, housing, health insurance, course materials, and personal expenses.

Harvard Law School Fees

Harvard Law School fees range from $80,760 (₹77.5 lakh) in tuition for both JD and LL.M. students. Once housing, food, health insurance, books, and personal expenses are added, the total annual cost exceeds ₹1.1 crore.

For LL.M. students, Harvard estimates a similar total annual budget of $121,800 (₹1.1 crore).

Harvard Medical School Fees

Harvard Medical School fees are $76,828 per year (₹73.8 lakh) for MD students. This figure remains fixed across all four years of the programme. After housing, health insurance, books, and living expenses are included, the annual cost of attendance reaches $121,950 (₹1.1 crore).

Financial aid policies differ across Harvard's schools, but most programmes combine university grants, fellowships, scholarships, teaching opportunities, and research funding to help reduce the overall cost of attendance.

Note for SEAS applicants: Harvard does not offer institutional financial aid to SEAS master's students. They should rather apply to external scholarships, including Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, DAAD, and Fulbright-Nehru.

Harvard allows F-1 students to work up to 20 hours per week on campus during the term and full-time during academic breaks by offering summer internships and teaching fellowships.

Here are the following details on the various opportunities through which students working at Harvard can fund their studies:

• On-Campus Work: Research assistants, section leaders, library staff, and dining hall workers earn $18-$28/hour (₹1,728-₹2,688/hour). At 20 hours per week across 36 weeks of term and break time, this makes it to roughly $12,960-$20,160 per year (₹12.4L-₹19.4L).
• Harvard Teaching Fellowships (TF): Graduate students who teach undergraduate sections receive stipends of $10,000 per semester (₹9.4L per semester) in addition to tuition coverage in many GSAS departments.
• HBS Summer Internship (CPT): MBA students completing summer internships at consulting firms and finance houses receive $15,000-$25,000 for the summer (₹14.4L-₹24L).
• OPT (Post-Graduation): STEM OPT allows 3 years of work authorisation after graduation. Entry-level salaries for Harvard-educated professionals start at $1,00,000-$1,60,000 (₹96L-₹1.54Cr).

Many students rule out Harvard after seeing annual costs that can exceed ₹1 crore. The published cost of attendance is not what every student actually pays. Harvard College and most graduate schools operate strong need-based financial aid programmes that can reduce costs. That said, SEAS master's students are an important exception: these programmes carry no institutional Harvard aid, so your financial planning for CSE or Data Science must rely on external scholarships/personal funding.

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