Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
4.8%
2,387 admitted
SAT · 50th
1530
Range 1470–1560
6-yr grad
96.3%
Retention 99.4%
Undergrads
6,667
8.8:1 S-F
Admissions
4.8%
2,387 admitted
from 50,264 apps
Applications50,264
Overall admit rate4.8%
Enrolled1,633 · 68.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist32 of 944
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsTalent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1530
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1470–1560 · 71.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W730760780
Math740780790
Comp147015301560
ACT
255075
Comp333435
Cost & aid
$72,500
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$72,500
Room & board$21,600
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$75,220
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$22,185
Academics
8.8 : 1
student-faculty ratio
99.4% retention
Student-faculty8.8 : 1
Retention99.4%
4-year graduation52.8%
6-year graduation96.3%
Enrollment
6,667
undergraduates
92.0% out-of-state · 155 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates6,667
First-year1,633
Transfer35
Full-time99%
Female51%
Out-of-state92.0%
International (freshmen)155
Rankings
#2
Niche
Best Colleges in America
SourceListRankYr
NicheBest Colleges in America#226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#926
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#926
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Private)#926
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#1126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceThe Ivy League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingConnecticut colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$80
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/2 → Apr 1 → May 1
Early action11/1 → 12/15 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Flexible
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.yale.edu
Admissions emailstudent.questions@yale.edu
Admissions phone(203) 432-9316
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Harvard University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%
Princeton University NJ · Private (nonprofit)4.4%15305K
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
Stanford University CA · Private (nonprofit)3.8%15507K
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%10K
Dartmouth College NH · Private (nonprofit)6.0%1520
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Yale University

17 years of Yale University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.