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Isn't that for undergraduate admissions?

Correct me if I am wrong.

30% of those admitted to Harvard each year are recruited athletes, legacies, relatives of donors and children of faculty and staff.

Legacies are a subset of that 30%.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/us/politics/harvard-admis...

Wealthy legacy families don't allow their kids to be grad students. They set them up with jobs and internships. Rich people generally do not teach. I'd bet that the percentage of legacy grad students is far lower than of legacy undergrads.

Legacy is closer to 15% of the class. You might be confusing the number with Legacy+Athlete+Faculty+Donor?

50% of the Harvard class are not legacy. It's nowhere close to that number.

Of course Harvard (one of the best universities in the world) deserves USG grants.