Yale University
#5 in National Universities
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
Cost
Tuition & Fees
$64,700
Room & Board
$19,180(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$70,295
$16,341
$16,341
Tuition & Fees
$64,700
Room & Board
$19,180(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$70,295
*Average cost after aid
Academics
88%
6:1
73%
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
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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
Graduate Enrollment
8,161
Total Enrollment
14,806
Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students
6,473
Student Diversity
Gender Distribution
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:
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
$60,511
Graduation Rate
88%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
14%
Average Debt at Graduation
$17,910
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