Yale University Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Yale University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Yale University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Yale University was awarded 115 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Overall Quality

Yale landed the #10 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation!

Yale also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Connecticut ranking.

See all of the rankings for Yale University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Yale?

Acceptance Rate

Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Yale since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 7%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to Yale submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 780. Math scores were between 730 and 800.

Yale received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 32 and 35.

Learn more about Yale University admissions.

Yale University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Yale, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 6 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Yale University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Yale University

Freshmen Retention Rate

Yale University has a freshmen retention rate of 99%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Yale the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 88%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Yale University.

Excellent Overall Diversity at Yale

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,964 undergraduates at Yale with 5,939 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

Yale Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

With an overall score of 100.00 out of 100, Yale is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Yale University.

How Much Does Yale University Cost?

The overall average net price of Yale is $18,770. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Yale

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$2,315	$3,522	$4,132	$11,041	$39,076

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Yale, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Yale, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,025 a year. That adds up to $20,100 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Yale is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Yale Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Yale make about $83,200 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Yale students since it is 109% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Yale University make the most money.

Location of Yale University

Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Yale are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Woodbridge Hall, New Haven, CT 06520
Phone:	203-432-4771
Website:	https://www.yale.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/YaleUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/yale

Yale University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 74 majors graduated from Yale University. Of these students, 1,664 received undergraduate degrees and 3,303 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Economics	179	$81,400
Political Science & Government	141	$49,100
History	131	$44,600
Computer Information Systems	101	$120,300
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	97	NA
Child Development & Psychology	71	NA
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	70	NA
Area Studies	54	$39,200
General English Literature	50	NA
International Relations & National Security	47	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Yale University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Learn more about online learning at Yale University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Yale University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Cornell University
• Harvard University
• Princeton University
• Rice University
• University of Chicago

Curious on how these schools stack up against Yale? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.