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Yale University Overview

Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in New Haven, Connecticut. The city atmosphere of New Haven makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Yale University Known For?

1,740 Undergraduate Awards
$49,573 Avg Cost After Aid
5% Acceptance Rate
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Yale since the student to facuty ratio is 6 to 1.
  • The highest award offered at Yale is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period73% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Yale with a bachelor's degree make about $100,533 a year. That's 146% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average Yale student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Yale University?

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Contact details for Yale are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Woodbridge Hall, New Haven, CT 06520
Phone: 203-432-4771
Website: www.yale.edu

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How Do I Get Into Yale?

You can apply to Yale online at: https://admissions.yale.edu/first-year-application-process

Admission Requirements for Yale

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Yale?

5% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
59% Submit SAT Scores
If you plan to apply to Yale, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 5%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 5%, and the acceptance rate for women is 4%.

Average Test Scores

About 59% of students accepted to Yale submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 740 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Yale University  ( 740 to 780 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Yale University  ( 760 to 800 )
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800
Yale received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Yale University  ( 35 to 36 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Yale University  ( 33 to 35 )
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36

Can I Afford Yale University?

$49,573 Net Price
6% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Yale is $49,573. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Yale, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $4,926 a year. That adds up to $19,704 over four years for those students.

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Yale University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,696 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,703 undergraduate students at Yale, with 4,696 being full-time and 7 being part-time.

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There are also 7,357 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,696 full-time undergraduates at Yale, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Yale University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,123
Black or African American 427
Hispanic or Latino 707
White 1,639
International Students 472
Other Races/Ethnicities 328

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Yale University. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 127 countries are represented at Yale. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Yale University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 0 555 13 568
Economics 182 0 72 21 275
Computer Information Systems 164 0 68 9 241
Law 0 0 0 224 224
Nursing 0 90 101 26 217
Natural Resources Conservation 27 0 157 8 192
History 96 0 60 20 176
Public Health 0 0 151 13 164
Political Science & Government 107 0 22 21 150
Music 9 1 125 9 144
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 29 0 97 3 129
Child Development & Psychology 72 0 40 14 126
Allied Health Professions 0 0 113 0 113
International Relations & National Security 66 0 43 0 109
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 86 0 7 14 107
Medicine 0 0 0 107 107
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 0 102 0 102
Fine & Studio Arts 35 0 58 8 101
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 96 0 96
Statistics 58 0 34 3 95
Chemistry 19 0 36 39 94
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 48 0 28 17 93
Behavioral Science 0 0 91 0 91
Physics 26 0 43 16 85
Biomedical Engineering 29 0 41 12 82
General English Literature 61 0 7 10 78
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 78 0 0 0 78
Area Studies 39 0 36 2 77
Drama & Theater Arts 22 5 45 2 74
Mathematics 53 0 16 4 73
Applied Mathematics 18 0 52 0 70
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 27 0 23 16 66
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 32 0 26 8 66
Public Policy 0 0 63 0 63
Ethnic Studies 49 0 13 0 62
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 32 20 52
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 52 0 52
Mechanical Engineering 18 0 20 8 46
Cognitive Science 44 0 0 0 44
Environmental Engineering 11 0 19 12 42
Philosophy 25 0 12 3 40
Electrical Engineering 4 0 21 14 39
Astronomy & Astrophysics 12 0 20 4 36
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 31 4 35
Other Health Professions 0 0 35 0 35
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16 0 15 3 34
Engineering Science 31 0 0 0 31
Romance Languages 8 0 18 5 31
Legal Research 0 0 23 8 31
Religious Studies 7 0 17 7 31
Anthropology 17 0 7 7 31
Sociology 16 0 9 6 31
Liberal Arts General Studies 27 0 3 0 30
Engineering Physics 4 0 18 3 25
Classical Languages & Literature 8 0 12 2 22
Geological & Earth Sciences 8 0 5 8 21
General Architecture 13 0 4 0 17
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 17 0 17
Genetics 0 0 1 15 16
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 6 10 16
East Asian Languages 2 0 7 7 16
Computer Programming 15 0 0 0 15
General Engineering 0 0 8 3 11
Mathematics & Computer Science 11 0 0 0 11
Germanic Languages 0 0 9 1 10
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 5 3 8
Medieval Studies 0 0 3 4 7
Biblical Studies 0 0 7 0 7
Chemical Engineering 6 0 0 0 6
Archeology 0 0 6 0 6
Urban & Regional Planning 5 0 0 0 5
Medical Science 0 0 0 4 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 1 3 0 4
Arts & Media Management 0 0 3 0 3
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,740 97 2,869 800 5,506

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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