("Cost of Attendance" nd) On the sidelines of this website we read that 90% of students receive financial aid, dedicated to affordability, most parents pay 0 10% of their income for tuition fees after aid, grants and scholarships. ("Cost of Attendance" n.d.) Approximately thirty-seven thousand students apply, two thousand are accepted, and fifteen hundred enroll. (“Admission Statistics” nd) Harvard charges a $75 application fee that is non-refundable. ("Application Requirements" nd) The average student is responsible for $12,000.00 of the $64,000.00 to $69,000.00 tuition bill. Students can take out loans or benefit from private scholarships to pay this part of the bill; loans take the form of federal loans, Harvard loans or personal loans. A Harvard graduate will earn between $50,000 and $160,000 per year, according to the table provided on the PayScale website. ("Harvard University Alumni Average Salary" nd) Harvard has a graduation rate of eighty-six percent. ("Harvard University Graduation & Retention." nd) If an individual is an acceptable candidate, he or she should take advantage of the opportunity to attend a prestigious institution of higher education.