As the Class of 2015 prepares to leave Harvard, the Harvard Crimson has published its annual “By the Numbers” survey on the graduating class.
Within the findings 13 percent of the Class of 2015 identified as gay, bisexual or something else and 47 percent of those respondents said they have felt marginalized because of their sexual orientation at some point since arriving on campus.
According to the Crimson report an especially diverse picture emerged in the 14 percent of surveyed seniors who said they were first-generation college students. A majority of these students were nonwhite, and more than 20 percent were Hispanic or Latino. Sixty-seven percent reported a combined family income of less than $80,000 per year, compared to 27 percent of all surveyed seniors.
College-wide diversity appeared to be reflected in personal friendships. When asked to think of their five closest friends at Harvard, 88 percent of respondents—and 84 percent of white respondents—said that at least one friend identified with a different racial or ethnic background.
There was one topic on which nearly all graduating seniors agreed: 95 percent said that, if given the chance, they would choose to attend Harvard again.
See the full survey results and report here.
