BA Engineering Sciences at Harvard University

Programme overview

The Engineering Sciences A.B. is an integrative engineering concentration offered by Harvard SEAS within the liberal arts setting of Harvard College. It prepares students to develop and evaluate new engineering innovations, apply them to global and local problems, and make informed decisions about them in a societal context.

Faculty: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Intake: Restrictive Early Action (November 1) or Regular Decision (January 1) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

Students complete 14 to 16 courses (56 to 64 credits) and specialise in one of four tracks: Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics, or Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering.

Career pathways

Graduates of Engineering Sciences programmes at SEAS are prepared for engineering, law, medicine, public policy, education, design, entrepreneurship and business.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Harvard College first-year applicants (applies to all undergraduate programmes): SAT or ACT required (AP, IB, GCSE/A-Level or national leaving exam results may substitute only where those tests are not accessible); two teacher recommendations; school report with counsellor letter and transcript; midyear school report. Restrictive Early Action deadline November 1, Regular Decision deadline January 1. Application fee $95 (waiver available).

Requirements published at faculty level.

USD 62,226 a year (2026-27). Harvard College undergraduate tuition for 2026-27, one rate for all students; excludes fees ($6,216), housing, food and health insurance. Source

Entry term is fall. Applicants choose Restrictive Early Action or Regular Decision; admitted students reply by May 1.

First-year applications through the Common Application: Restrictive Early Action closes November 1 with notification by mid-December; Regular Decision closes January 1 with notification by the end of March. The application fee is $95 (fee waiver available) and can be paid online via the Common Application. Harvard requires the SAT or ACT, with exceptions only where the tests are not accessible.

Apply through the official page: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply

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