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?
- 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?
Contact details for Yale are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | Woodbridge Hall, New Haven, CT 06520 |
Phone: | 203-432-4771 |
Website: | www.yale.edu |
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? |
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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?
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.
Can I Afford Yale University?
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
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.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Yale University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
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