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The most popular Harvard University undergraduate major is Social Sciences, General. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics and Computer Science are other popular majors.
| Social Sciences, General | 195 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 186 |
| Computer Science | 162 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 112 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 80 |
| Neuroscience | 77 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 71 |
| Experimental Psychology | 66 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 50 |
| Statistics, General | 50 |
| History, Other | 47 |
| History, General | 44 |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 43 |
| Engineering Science | 42 |
| Mathematics, General | 42 |
| Sociology | 42 |
| Mathematics, General | 35 |
| Natural Sciences | 35 |
| Physics, General | 32 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 31 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 28 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 27 |
| Philosophy | 23 |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | 22 |
| Chemistry, General | 21 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 18 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 18 |
| Environmental Studies | 15 |
| Anthropology | 11 |
| Chemical Physics | 11 |
| Computer Science | 11 |
| Music, General | 11 |
| Philosophy | 11 |
| Statistics, General | 11 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 10 |
| Comparative Literature | 10 |
| Chemistry, Other | 9 |
| Physics, General | 9 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 9 |
| Women’s Studies | 9 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 8 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 8 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 7 |
| Linguistics | 7 |
| Music, General | 7 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other | 4 |
| East Asian Studies | 4 |
| East Asian Studies | 4 |
| Folklore Studies | 4 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 4 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 4 |
| Women’s Studies | 4 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 3 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| Engineering Science | 3 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 3 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 3 |
| Anthropology | 2 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 2 |
| History, General | 2 |
| History, Other | 2 |
| Linguistics | 2 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 |
| Chemical Physics | 1 |
| Comparative Literature | 1 |
| Folklore Studies | 1 |
| German Language and Literature | 1 |
| German Language and Literature | 1 |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 |
| South Asian Studies | 1 |
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