("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 your income for tuition after aid, subsidies and scholarships. (“Cost of Attendance” n.d.) Approximately thirty-seven thousand students apply, two thousand are accepted, and fifteen hundred enroll. (“Admissions Statistics” n.d.) Harvard charges a $75 application fee that is non-refundable. (“Application Requirements” n.d.) The average student is responsible for $12,000.00 of the $64,000.00 – $69,000.00 tuition bill. Students may take out loans or have private scholarships that pay this portion of the bill; loans come in the form of federal loans, Harvard loans, or personal loans. A Harvard graduate will earn $50,000 to $160,000 per year, the chart provided on the PayScale website breaks this down into occupations. (“Average Salary of Harvard University Alumni” n.d.) Harvard boasts an 86% graduation rate. (“Harvard University Graduation & Retention.” n.d.) If a person is an acceptable candidate, he or she should take advantage of the opportunity to attend a prestigious top-tier institution