Yale University
New Haven, CT
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,535
Graduate Enrollment: 8,031
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 5.31%
Male/Female: 50% / 50% (2017)
First generation college students: 25.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.8% (2009)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.8% (2008)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 72.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 67.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 63.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 59.2% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 37.2%
Black: 8.0%
Hispanic: 14.9%
Asian: 21.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 6.7%
Non-resident alien: 10.3%
Unknown race: 1.0%
Black: 8.0%
Hispanic: 14.9%
Asian: 21.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 6.7%
Non-resident alien: 10.3%
Unknown race: 1.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $79,320
In-State tuition: $59,950Out-of-State tuition: $59,950
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $17,800 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,420 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,030 (2005)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,270 (2005)
Average Family Income: $81,885 (2017)
Median Family Income: $44,004 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.4%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 5.4%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $12,975 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $138 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $1,717 |
| $30k-48k | $5,177 |
| $48k-75k | $3,957 |
| $75k-110k | $15,224 |
| $110k+ | $42,964 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 88%6-year graduation rate: 97%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 90.9% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $12,975 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $9,790 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,053 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 90.1% (2015) |
| @3 year | 91.1% (2017) |
| @5 year | 90.6% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 81.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 72.5% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $60,511 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $85,476 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 75 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 26 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 30 | $466 | $63,329 ($5,277) | $76,986 ($6,416) | |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 125 | $76,818 ($6,402) | |||
| Master's Degree | Forestry. | 30 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Forestry. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 77 | $77,719 ($6,477) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Architecture. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 43 | $13,107 | $139 | $43,923 ($3,660) | |
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 101 | $12,750 | $159 | $146,081 ($12,173) | $203,685 ($16,974) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 61 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Programming. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 42 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Computer Science. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 50 | $50,316 ($4,193) | $60,462 ($5,039) | ||
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 21 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 18 | $15,750 | $167 | $51,912 ($4,326) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 32 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 97 | $19,500 | $207 | $35,988 ($2,999) | |
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Genetics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Genetics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 30 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 3 | $751 | $62,153 ($5,179) | $75,943 ($6,329) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 44 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 23 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 45 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cognitive Science. | 26 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 70 | $13,500 | $159 | $45,338 ($3,778) | $104,899 ($8,742) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 26 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 28 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 70 | $453 | $42,895 ($3,575) | $60,076 ($5,006) | |
| Master's Degree | Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 57 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 27 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 35 | $55,631 ($4,636) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 37 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 31 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 71 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 48 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 8 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 90 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 287 | $711 | $67,019 ($5,585) | $89,809 ($7,484) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 118 | $1,352 | $104,343 ($8,695) | $123,998 ($10,333) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 18 | $761 | $142,139 ($11,845) | $156,418 ($13,035) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 105 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 532 | $674 | $173,860 ($14,488) | $187,097 ($15,591) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 131 | $12,000 | $87 | $53,028 ($4,419) | $77,988 ($6,499) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 47 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 18 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 23 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 54 | $48,474 ($4,040) | $62,139 ($5,178) | ||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 47 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Area Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 35 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 37 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 25 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering Physics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Science. | 39 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 59 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 30 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 18 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 215 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Archeology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Archeology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 179 | $13,250 | $133 | $79,534 ($6,628) | $125,006 ($10,417) |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 47 | $76,509 ($6,376) | |||
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 27 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 141 | $15,000 | $156 | $49,489 ($4,124) | $98,467 ($8,206) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 42 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 50 | $26,721 ($2,227) | $42,027 ($3,502) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 46 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 74 | $417 | $37,810 ($3,151) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Music. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 117 | $16,421 ($1,368) | $38,234 ($3,186) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 14 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 36 | $1,570 | $124,346 ($10,362) | $118,137 ($9,845) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 13 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $180,252Full time faculty: 74%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 6.0
School's endowment start of year: $31,201,686,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $42,282,852,000 (2022)