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Yale University

Yale University is a private campus in New Haven proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Yale University — 11.2% of its 6,758 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$28,132

family income
under $30k

$19,744

$30–48k

$20,900

$48–75k

$17,004

$75–110k

$49,347

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$23,7772023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Yale University rose from $12,642 (2008) to $23,777 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,642
2009	$14,379
2010	$15,962
2011	$18,587
2012	$16,743
2013	$20,168
2014	$20,910
2015	$19,507
2016	$18,627
2017	$18,770
2018	$17,549
2019	$15,296
2020	$16,341
2021	$18,535
2022	$27,818
2023	$23,777

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$88,3002024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Yale University rose from $51,400 (2009) to $88,300 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,400
2010	$52,950
2011	$55,300
2012	$58,250
2013	$59,320
2014	$61,620
2015	$63,970
2016	$66,445
2017	$68,950
2018	$71,290
2019	$73,900
2020	$76,645
2021	$79,320
2022	$82,170
2023	$85,120
2024	$88,300

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$26,100
2002	$27,130
2003	$28,400
2004	$29,820
2005	$31,460
2006	$33,030
2007	$34,530
2008	$35,300
2013	$44,000
2014	$45,800
2015	$47,600
2016	$49,480
2017	$51,400
2018	$53,430
2019	$55,500
2020	$57,700
2021	$59,950
2022	$62,250
2023	$64,700

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Yale University reports published tuition of $67,250 in this record. Yale University's $67,250 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Yale University reports 6,758 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

95.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Yale University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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95.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Yale University has held near 95.7% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	95.7%
1992 cohort	94.3%
1993 cohort	94.5%
1994 cohort	94.6%
1995 cohort	94%
1996 cohort	94.9%
1997 cohort	96%
1998 cohort	96.5%
1999 cohort	96.5%
2000 cohort	96.2%
2001 cohort	96%
2002 cohort	97.4%
2003 cohort	97.9%
2004 cohort	96.3%
2005 cohort	96.6%
2006 cohort	96.2%
2007 cohort	97.8%
2008 cohort	96.2%
2009 cohort	96.8%
2010 cohort	97.8%
2011 cohort	97.4%
2012 cohort	96.6%
2013 cohort	97.2%
2014 cohort	96.4%
2015 cohort	96.9%
2016 cohort	97.8%
2017 cohort	96.3%
2018 cohort	95.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,213	$16,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,859	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,325	$6,969
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,304	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,325	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,645	$8,938
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$10,900	$8,150
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$8,663	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$7,125	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$8,000	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$10,600	$6,345
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$11,472	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$13,632	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$13,500	$9,266
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$12,000	$8,883
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$13,000	$8,859
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$13,060	$10,915
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$13,142	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$12,975	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$81,765

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$94,821

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$100,533

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Yale University admitted 2,227 of 57,517 applicants in Fall 2024. The 3.9% rate describes that application pool.

3.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $64,700 tuition · 2023–24 6,758 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1470–15701600

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Admissions

Yale University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Yale University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 730–780 and Math was 740–790 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1470–1570 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	730	760	780
SAT Math	740	780	790
ACT Composite	33	34	35

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Yale University received 57,517 applications and admitted 2,227 (3.9%), with 1,554 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

3.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Yale University's admission rate fell from 16.2% to 3.9%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	16.2%
Fall 2002	13.8%
Fall 2003	13%
Fall 2004	11.4%
Fall 2005	10%
Fall 2006	9.7%
Fall 2007	8.9%
Fall 2008	9.9%
Fall 2009	8.6%
Fall 2010	7.5%
Fall 2011	7.9%
Fall 2012	7.7%
Fall 2013	7%
Fall 2014	6.3%
Fall 2015	6.7%
Fall 2016	6.3%
Fall 2017	6.9%
Fall 2018	6.3%
Fall 2019	6.1%
Fall 2020	6.5%
Fall 2021	5.3%
Fall 2022	4.6%
Fall 2023	4.5%
Fall 2024	3.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1470–1570Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1300	1510
Fall 2002	1360	1540
Fall 2003	1370	1560
Fall 2004	1380	1580
Fall 2005	1400	1560
Fall 2006	1400	1580
Fall 2007	1390	1580
Fall 2008	1400	1590
Fall 2009	1400	1580
Fall 2010	1400	1580
Fall 2011	1410	1590
Fall 2012	1400	1590
Fall 2013	1410	1590
Fall 2014	1410	1600
Fall 2015	1430	1600
Fall 2016	1420	1600
Fall 2017	1460	1580
Fall 2018	1460	1570
Fall 2019	1460	1570
Fall 2020	1460	1580
Fall 2021	1480	1580
Fall 2022	1500	1580
Fall 2023	1500	1580
Fall 2024	1470	1570

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

33–35Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	30	34
Fall 2005	30	34
Fall 2006	29	34
Fall 2007	29	34
Fall 2008	30	34
Fall 2009	30	34
Fall 2010	30	34
Fall 2011	32	35
Fall 2012	31	35
Fall 2013	32	35
Fall 2014	31	35
Fall 2015	31	35
Fall 2016	32	35
Fall 2017	32	35
Fall 2018	33	35
Fall 2019	33	35
Fall 2020	33	35
Fall 2021	33	35
Fall 2022	33	35
Fall 2023	33	35
Fall 2024	33	35

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,758Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Yale University rose from 5,302 (Fall 2002) to 6,758 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,302
Fall 2003	5,287
Fall 2004	5,268
Fall 2005	5,349
Fall 2006	5,302
Fall 2007	5,291
Fall 2008	5,256
Fall 2009	5,258
Fall 2010	5,296
Fall 2011	5,333
Fall 2012	5,397
Fall 2013	5,422
Fall 2014	5,473
Fall 2015	5,528
Fall 2016	5,471
Fall 2017	5,742
Fall 2018	5,963
Fall 2019	6,089
Fall 2020	4,701
Fall 2021	6,535
Fall 2022	6,639
Fall 2023	6,811
Fall 2024	6,758

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

99%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Yale University has held near 99% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2018.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	99%
Fall 2004 cohort	99%
Fall 2005 cohort	99%
Fall 2006 cohort	100%
Fall 2007 cohort	99%
Fall 2008 cohort	99%
Fall 2009 cohort	99%
Fall 2010 cohort	99%
Fall 2011 cohort	99%
Fall 2012 cohort	99%
Fall 2013 cohort	98%
Fall 2014 cohort	99%
Fall 2015 cohort	99%
Fall 2016 cohort	99%
Fall 2017 cohort	99%
Fall 2018 cohort	99%
Fall 2019 cohort	—
Fall 2020 cohort	98%
Fall 2021 cohort	98%
Fall 2022 cohort	99%
Fall 2023 cohort	99%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Yale University

Faculty pay at Yale University averages $271,080 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Yale University as a primarily residential campus of 6,758 undergraduates — and 98.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Yale University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1470–1570 — their midpoint is above the CT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Yale University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Yale University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Yale University3.9%

Connecticut median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Yale University$67,250

Connecticut median$30,207

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Yale University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Yale University$100,533

Connecticut median$64,209

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Yale University, Connecticut and national reference values
Metric & basis	Yale University	Connecticut median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	3.9%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$67,250	$30,207	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$100,533	$64,209	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Yale University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Yale University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$188,157
Economics	$142,936
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$113,788
History	$109,947
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$92,646
Political Science and Government	$90,764
Area Studies	$67,230
Research and Experimental Psychology	$65,752
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$65,213
Psychology, General	$63,396
English Language and Literature, General	$62,440

These 11 fields listed for Yale University measure earnings after completion. The $100,533 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 42 additional Yale University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Yale University report?

Yale University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1470–1570 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Yale University's acceptance rate?

3.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,227 admitted from 57,517 applicants.

How much does Yale University cost?

At Yale University, tuition is $67,250. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Yale University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $100,533. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Connecticut

Western Connecticut State University — 87% admitted
Wesleyan University — 16.5% admitted
United States Coast Guard Academy — 22.4% admitted
Trinity College — 29.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.