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Acceptance Rate

3.9%

Total Profiles

31

SAT Range

1470–1570

User Accept Rate

38.7%

Tuition

$64,700

Undergrad Enrollment

6,811

Applicants

51,803

Yield Rate

70.4%

Student:Faculty

6:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2026
GPA
4.00
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.58
SAT
1360
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.04
SAT
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.78
SAT
1360
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
2.98
SAT
ACT
34
Round: RD
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.68
SAT
1540
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.80
SAT
1520
ACT
34
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.03
SAT
ACT
32
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.95
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.75
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.95
SAT
1560
ACT
34
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.61
SAT
1580
ACT
35
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.86
SAT
1550
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.00
SAT
ACT
33
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1590
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.80
SAT
1550
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
3.73
SAT
1490
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.91
SAT
1480
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.15
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
2.80
SAT
ACT
34
Round: ED
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.91
SAT
1410
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.15
SAT
ACT
34
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1490
ACT
Round: EA

What you pay

$23,777/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $95,108 over four years.

What grads earn

$90,764/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$87,602 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

88% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

57%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Yale University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$17,633
$30–48k$15,626
$48–75k$17,943
$75–110k$12,558
Over $110k$45,951

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

97%

Completion · all

97%

Completion · Pell

94%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

86%

Median debt

$12,975

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
51,803
Admitted
2,3324.5%
Enrolled
1,64170% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson213
Fondling1153
Motor Vehicle Theft354866
Rape1351
Robbery1416

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation55% / 45%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball32Basketball16Fencing18Football121Golf9Ice Hockey29Lacrosse51Rowing61Soccer29Squash15Swimming28Tennis12Track & Field139

Women's

Basketball13Fencing12Field Hockey24Golf8Gymnastics18Ice Hockey32Lacrosse39Rowing45Sailing21Soccer31Softball22Squash13Swimming29Tennis10Track & Field130Volleyball19

Coed

Sailing31
Research Activity
FY 2024
$1.5Btotal R&D expenditure#16 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics165 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General139 grads
Political Science and Government, General114 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other111 grads
History, General111 grads
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology83 grads
International Relations and Affairs72 grads
Experimental Psychology62 grads
Mathematics, General56 grads
English Language and Literature, General56 grads

4yr Grad Rate

88%

6yr Grad Rate

97%

Retention Rate

99%

Median Earnings

$100,533