How Many Latino Alums Are There?
Quantifying, identifying, and finding our fellow Latino alums is HLAA’s most significant challenge. When HLAA was launched in late 2014 we had hoped the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) would be able to provide a list of Latino alums. Unfortunately, HAA is still working on compiling such a list and when available HAA will help spread the word, but cannot release this information to us
How many Harvard Latino Alumni are there? There is no accurate count, but we guesstimate that there may be as many as 16,000, representing about 5% of the approximately 300,000 Harvard alumni worldwide. Founding HLAA Board Member, Cristiana Herndon, offers these rough estimates, which we consider plausible:
Est. Number of Latino Alumni by Decade
Graduating Years Est. # Latino Alumni Graduates Per Year
2010-2016 3,782 540
2000-2009 4,500 450
1990-1999 3,500 350
1980-1989 2,500 250
1970-1979 1,500 150
1960-1969 500 50
TOTAL 16,282
Based on the estimated percentage of Latinos admitted to Harvard College and the various graduate schools in 2016, we estimate that about 550 Latinos become Harvard alumni each year. HLAA welcomes your thoughts on ways to reach out to graduating Latinos in each of the schools.
Harvard School Est. Latino % Total Est. # Latino Graduates
Enrollment 2016
Harvard College 10.5% 174
Schools of Arts & Science/Engineering 5% 49
Business School 5% 47
Law School 6% 33
Kennedy School Public Policy 10% 58
School of Education 10% 75
Divinity School 8% 10
School of Design 4% 12
Medical School (MD) 6% 10
Medical School (other) 2% 1
School of Dental Medicine 2% 1
School of Public Health 5% 25
Extension School 6% 47
Total 7% 542
Harvard College 32%
All Other Schools* 68%
*Schools with Latino Alumni Organization(s)
HLAA cannot grow until we build our base. Please also help us identify fellow Latino alums by 1) sending us the names of Harvard Latino alums you went to school with or know in another capacity here; 2) sharing this newsletter; and 3) letting your friends and colleagues know about HLAA though social media.