Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit3.9%
Acceptance rate
1,534
SAT Average
$27,818
Avg net price
6,811
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,860Master’s 2,867Doctoral 799 |
| Bachelor’s 421Master’s 149Doctoral 47 |
| Bachelor’s 204Master’s 226Doctoral 133 |
| Bachelor’s 203Master’s 70Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 172Master’s 96Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 151Master’s 133Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 121Master’s 53Doctoral 18 |
| Bachelor’s 95Master’s 171Doctoral 48 |
| Bachelor’s 72Master’s 261Doctoral 18 |
| Bachelor’s 70Master’s 32Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 68Master’s 17Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 67Master’s 21Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 56Master’s 122Doctoral 59 |
| Bachelor’s 44Master’s 163Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 35Master’s 65Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s 92Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s 36Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 419Doctoral 150 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 544Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 29Doctoral 217 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 89Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 45Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 31Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 3Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- The Ivy League
Projected sponsored sports29
Athletic participation
936 unique student-athletes · 31 varsity teams
QuestBridge National College Match
Applicants who choose this option are considered for a match with Yale, which includes an offer of admission and a financial aid award with a $0 parent share.
Binding · QuestBridge due Nov 1
Single-Choice Early Action
Early Action (US Citizens and Permanent Residents) due Nov 1 · Early Action (International Citizens) due Dec 1
Regular Decision
Regular Decision due Feb 15
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or The QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $67,250
- Required fees
- $0
- Food and housing
- $19,900
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $3,800
- Total
- $91,950
- $76,6452019–2019–20
- $79,3702020–2120–21
- $82,1702021–2221–22
- $85,1202022–2322–23
- $88,3002023–2423–24
- $91,9502024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $27,818 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 54%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $73,273
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Yale University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Yale University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Yale University runs a restrictive (single-choice) Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Yale University withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,633 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Mar 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 54% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 35%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
67% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
25% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 31% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 31% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Yale University rates 8 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Yale University leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Yale University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $27,818 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 885 of 1,633 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Yale University offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Avg merit award
Not disclosedYale University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
99% of Yale University’s first-years return for a second year and 96.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03