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Yale University

#5 in National Universities

4 year • New Haven, CT

4 year • New Haven, CT
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Overview

Yale University is a private institution that was founded in 1701. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,645 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 373 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Yale University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #5. Its tuition and fees are $64,700.


Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is known for its excellent drama and music programs, which reach outside the classroom with student organizations such as the Yale Whiffenpoofs, a famous a cappella group, and the Yale Dramatic Association. The Yale Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League and are well known for their rivalry with Harvard. Students are assigned to live in one of 14 residential colleges during their time at Yale. Each college has a head and dean who live in the college and eat with students in the dining halls. Cultural centers provide a space for students to build a sense of cultural identity on campus.


Yale is made up of the College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and 13 professional schools. Included in the professional schools are the top-ranked Law School and highly ranked School of Management, School of Medicine , School of Art and School of Nursing. The School of Drama, School of the Environment, and Divinity School also have well-regarded graduate programs. The Yale Record is the oldest college humor magazine in the nation. Dwight Hall is an independent umbrella organization that fosters student service and activism in the New Haven community and beyond. Yale is well known for its secret societies, the most famous of which are the Skull and Bones Society, which boasts members such as George W. Bush and John Kerry, and the Scroll and Key Society. Distinguished Yale alumni include award-winning actress Meryl Streep, Washington Post investigative journalist and editor Bob Woodward, and actor Edward Norton.

Yale University is a private institution that was founded in 1701. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,645 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 373 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Yale University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #5. Its tuition and fees are $64,700.


Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is known for its excellent drama and music programs, which reach outside the classroom with student organizations such as the Yale Whiffenpoofs, a famous a cappella group, and the Yale Dramatic Association. The Yale Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League and are well known for their rivalry with Harvard. Students are assigned to live in one of 14 residential colleges during their time at Yale. Each college has a head and dean who live in the college and eat with students in the dining halls. Cultural centers provide a space for students to build a sense of cultural identity on campus.


Yale is made up of the College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and 13 professional schools. Included in the professional schools are the top-ranked Law School and highly ranked School of Management, School of Medicine , School of Art and School of Nursing. The School of Drama, School of the Environment, and Divinity School also have well-regarded graduate programs. The Yale Record is the oldest college humor magazine in the nation. Dwight Hall is an independent umbrella organization that fosters student service and activism in the New Haven community and beyond. Yale is well known for its secret societies, the most famous of which are the Skull and Bones Society, which boasts members such as George W. Bush and John Kerry, and the Scroll and Key Society. Distinguished Yale alumni include award-winning actress Meryl Streep, Washington Post investigative journalist and editor Bob Woodward, and actor Edward Norton.

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At-a-Glance

Setting

City

Tuition & Fees

$64,700

Undergraduate Enrollment

6,645

Acceptance Rate

5%

2024 Rankings

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Admissions

Jan. 2

Application Deadline

5%

Acceptance Rate

SAT Range*

1500-1580

ACT Range*

33-35

High School GPA*

N/A

* These are the average scores of applications admitted to this school. Ranges represent admitted applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th percentile.

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Cost

Tuition & Fees

$64,700

Room & Board

$19,180(2023-24)

Average Need-Based Aid Package

$70,295

$16,341

Annual Cost*

$16,341

Annual Cost*

Tuition & Fees

$64,700

Room & Board

$19,180(2023-24)

Average Need-Based Aid Package

$70,295

*Average cost after aid

Academics

88%

4-Year Graduation Rate

6:1

Student/Faculty Ratio

73%

Classes With Fewer Than 20 Students

Popular Majors

MAJOR

% OF GRADUATES

ALUMNI STARTING SALARY

Social Sciences

26%

$79,534

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

11%

$35,988

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

8%

$146,081

Mathematics and Statistics

8%

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

7%

$45,338

Social Sciences
26% Percent of Graduates
$79,534 Alumni Starting Salary
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
11% Percent of Graduates
$35,988 Alumni Starting Salary
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
8% Percent of Graduates
$146,081 Alumni Starting Salary
Mathematics and Statistics
8% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
7% Percent of Graduates
$45,338 Alumni Starting Salary

* In cases where salary data at the specific major level is unavailable, a general salary for the major category is displayed.

Faculty Research Impact

Bibliometric Rank

12

Bibliometrics is the statistical analyses of publications and citations for the purpose of measuring faculty research impact.

Publications Cited in Top 25% of Journals

71%

Publications Cited in Top 5% of Journals

27%

Total Papers published between 2018-2022

50,901

Citations Per Publication

19:1

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Students

6,645

Undergraduate Enrollment

Graduate Enrollment

8,161

Total Enrollment

14,806

Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students

6,473

Student Diversity

Gender Distribution

Male49%
Female51%

Ethnic Diversity

52%

Minority Enrollment

52%

Minority Enrollment

35%

White

22%

Asian

15%

Hispanic

10%

International

8%

Black

7%

Two or more races

1%

Unknown

Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.

Campus Life

Housing and Dorms

Types of campus housing available:

  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • Student Activities

    119+

    Sports Teams

    N/A

    Fraternities

    N/A

    Sororities

    After College

    Graduation Rate

    88%

    Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)

    14%

    Average Debt at Graduation

    $17,910

    $60,511

    Median Starting Salary of Alumni

    $60,511

    Median Starting Salary of Alumni

    Graduation Rate

    88%

    Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)

    14%

    Average Debt at Graduation

    $17,910

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