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Yale University

New Haven, CT · IPEDS 130794 · CDS 20222023 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
4.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
67.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
Total cost — out-of-state
$83,880
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
6:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$13,317

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates6,645
Total all graduate8,161
Grand total all students14,806

Admissions

Total applicants50,060
Total admitted2,289
Total enrolled1,554
Overall admit rate4.6%
Admit rate — women4.0%
Admit rate — men5.3%
Yield rate67.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?Yes

Test Scores

% submitting SAT59.0%
% submitting ACT29.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile740
SAT EBRW 75th %ile780
SAT Math 25th %ile760
SAT Math 75th %ile800
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class97.0%
% in top 25% of HS class99.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$64,700
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board$19,180
Total cost — in-state$83,880
Total cost — out-of-state$83,880

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$67,747
Avg % of need met
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$0
Avg loan debt at graduation$13,317

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,000
# admitted from waitlist9
Waitlist admit rate1.1%
Transfer applicants (total)1,973
Transfer admit rate1.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio6:1
% faculty full-time67.1%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$23,777Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)98.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)94.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate98.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$112,971Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan5.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full23.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress14.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white31.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino16.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian21.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international11.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white43.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international28.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences22.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.0%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies10.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services9.3%
Mathematics And Statistics8.1%
History6.5%
Engineering5.1%
Visual And Performing Arts3.9%