哈佛大学申请人数激增后，录取率历史新低

Harvard University’s undergraduate school has admitted 1,968 students out of a record-breaking 57,435 applicants to the class of 2025, the university announced Tuesday.

哈佛大学本周二宣布，该校2025届本科毕业生申请人数达到创纪录的57435人，其中录取1968人。

That adds up to only a 3.43 percent acceptance rate to Harvard College, breaking the record-low rate of 4.5 percent in 2019. There were nearly 30 percent more applicants this year over 2020, and the school had to delay decisions by a week because of the surge.

这样一来哈佛大学的录取率只有3.43%，打破了2019年4.5%的历史最低录取率。今年的申请人数比2020年增加了近30%，由于人数激增，学校不得不推迟一周做出录取决定。

“These applicants have faced and overcome unprecedented challenges over the past year,” dean of admissions and financial aid William R. Fitzsimmons wrote in a statement. “Their applications and personal stories revealed a window into their resilience, their intellectual curiosity, and their many positive contributions to family, school, and community. They are truly inspiring.”

“这些申请者在过去的一年里面临并克服了前所未有的挑战，”招生和财政援助部主任威廉R.菲茨西蒙斯（William R.Fitzsimmons）在一份声明中写道。“他们的申请和个人经历展示了他们的适应力、求知欲以及对家庭、学校和社区的许多积极贡献。他们真的很振奋人心。”

The shift in higher education to make standardized testing optional during the coronavirus pandemic has seemingly helped break application records for large selective schools around the country, including several in the Boston area.

在新冠疫情期间，高等教育机构采取标化考试可选提交政策这一转变，似乎有助于打破全国各地顶尖院校的申请记录，包括波士顿地区的一些学校。

MIT reported 33,240 applications (up 66 percent over the previous year), Tufts had 31,190 applicants (a 35 percent increase), Boston University had 75,559 applicants (up 24 percent), and Northeastern reported 75,233 applications (up 17 percent). Each of the schools, including Harvard, made standardized tests optional for the year.

麻省理工学院的申请人数为33240人（比去年增长66%），塔夫茨大学的申请人数为31190人（增长35%），波士顿大学的申请人数为75559人（增长24%），东北大学的申请人数为75233人（增长17%）。包括哈佛在内的以上每一所学校都采取标化考试可选提交政策。

The class of 2025 at Harvard is slightly more diverse than previous years, with several more Black and Asian American students and slight increases in Latino, first-generation, and lower-income students.

哈佛2025届学生比往年稍有不同，黑人和亚裔学生多了一些，拉丁美洲、第一代大学生和低收入家庭大学生略有增加。

Over 60 percent of offers went to students of color, up from 54.4 percent last year. Fitzsimmons described the class as “the most diverse class in the history of Harvard… economically and ethnically” to The Harvard Crimson.

超过60%的录取对象是有色人种学生，高于去年的54.4%。菲茨西蒙斯把这届学生描述为“哈佛历史上最多元化的班级……经济上和种族上”。

Among admitted students, 18 percent are Black (up from 14.8 percent last year), 27.2 percent are Asian American (up from 24.5 percent), and 13.3 percent are Latino (up from 12. 7 percent).

在被录取的学生中，18%是黑人（去年为14.8%），27.2%是亚裔美国人（去年为24.5%），13.3%是拉丁裔（去年为12%）。

First-generation students make up 20.7 percent of the admitted class (up from 19.4 percent), and 20.4 percent qualify for federal Pell grants (up from 19 percent). Fitzsimmons told the Crimson that this year is the first time that Harvard broke 20 percent for both first-generation students and Pell Grant recipients.

第一代大学生占被录取学生的20.7%（高于去年19.4%），20.4%符合联邦佩尔助学金的资格（高于去年19%）。菲茨西蒙斯对Crimson说，今年是哈佛第一代大学生和佩尔奖学金获得者首次突破20%。