Harvard applicants submitted their applications in October and were notified of the national decisions on April 1.
The scholarship has historically been extremely competitive and one of the premier undergraduate awards.
Six of this year’s 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholars and six of the 40 U.S. Marshall Scholars also are Goldwater recipients.
Gerald J. Smith, the president of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, said the success of the Goldwater Scholars in other fellowship competitions attests to the impressive achievement of the scholars.
“It’s just a snapshot of the caliber of the youngsters that we have in this program,” Smith said.
“The average GPA of the students selected was 3.95, which is not bad.”
According to a press release, virtually all of the scholars plan to pursue a Ph.D.
“These youngsters are just extraordinary. It’s based on academic achievement and it’s a head to head competition,” Smith said.