Yale University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,941
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 6%
From Region 19%
Athletes 936 (13.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 31%
Asian 22%
Hispanic 16%
International 11%
Black 9%
Mixed 7%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Yale College 1,860 46% 37% 20% 8% 15% 11% $121,985 99 +2.46 97 95%
Applied Physics 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $149,462 100 +3.19 99 94% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 22 +1 32% 41% 18% 9% 14% 5% $101,917 66 +0.27 89 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 13 — 46% 23% 15% 0% 23% 31% $115,091 86 +0.98 95 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 5 — 60% 40% 20% 0% 20% 20% $164,929 98 +2.26 100 — — — — —
Engineering Science 26 +7 58% 35% 15% 12% 15% 15% $102,596 69 +0.31 89 94% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 7 — 43% 57% 14% 0% 14% 0% $94,895 92 +1.31 83 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 20 — 65% 50% 10% 0% 10% 20% $116,749 98 +2.21 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 145 +15 72% 17% 43% 4% 7% 21% $262,452 100 +4.02 100 100% — — — —
Computer Science & Economics 10 — 90% 30% 30% 0% 10% 10% $262,452 100 +3.50 100 100% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 20 +1 75% 30% 35% 0% 25% 0% $197,021 91 +1.87 100 — — — — —
Computing and the Arts 17 +1 29% 12% 47% 6% 18% 6% $119,609 96 +1.36 96 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 19 +5 68% 47% 32% 0% 11% 11% $173,775 92 +2.06 100 — — — — —
Astronomy 2 +1 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $101,914 89 +1.32 89 — — — — —
Astrophysics 8 +1 25% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $101,844 89 +1.32 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 +2 18% 18% 36% 9% 0% 9% $97,024 98 +2.46 85 — — — — —
Earth and Planetary Sciences 11 +1 55% 64% 9% 0% 18% 0% $69,614 75 +0.41 37 — — — — —
Mathematics 16 +2 69% 44% 6% 12% 6% 6% $165,087 98 +3.01 100 — — — — —
Mathematics 54 +12 76% 50% 17% 2% 15% 11% $163,605 97 +2.95 100 — — — — —
Physics 24 +1 92% 62% 8% 0% 12% 8% $104,140 92 +1.48 90 — — — — —
Statistics & Data Science 62 +15 60% 32% 34% 5% 13% 11% $179,981 96 +2.26 100 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 26 +2 35% 27% 19% 12% 19% 8% $85,290 100 +3.21 72 94% — — — —
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry 37 +3 24% 24% 35% 14% 16% 0% $79,568 80 +0.72 62 — — — — —
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 85 +8 36% 28% 31% 9% 15% 4% $85,785 96 +1.27 73 88% — — — —
Neuroscience 56 +1 29% 18% 38% 16% 18% 4% $64,273 30 -0.24 23 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 44 +6 32% 36% 7% 9% 27% 11% $46,151 4 -1.57 2 100% — — — —
Economics 199 +58 57% 39% 15% 6% 8% 25% $164,181 96 +2.49 100 97% — — — —
African American Studies 5 +3 20% 20% 0% 60% 0% 0% $53,608 38 -0.45 6 96% — — — —
African Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $75,880 95 +1.32 54 90% — — — —
American Studies 28 +2 18% 50% 14% 14% 18% 0% $75,880 95 +1.32 54 90% — — — —
Archaeological Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $103,786 99 +4.58 90 — — — — —
Area Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,880 95 +1.32 54 90% — — — —
Classics 10 +2 60% 60% 10% 0% 10% 10% $105,981 100 +4.79 91 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 14 +8 50% 36% 14% 0% 29% 21% $69,152 97 +2.04 36 — — — — —
East Asian Languages 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,851 94 +1.41 49 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 6 +6 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 17% $75,880 95 +1.32 54 90% — — — —
English 68 +12 26% 57% 13% 6% 10% 6% $90,816 100 +4.68 79 93% — — — —
Ethnicity, Race, and Migration 18 +8 44% 6% 22% 0% 61% 0% $53,608 38 -0.45 6 96% — — — —
Foreign Languages — — — — — — — — $73,657 94 +1.39 48 — — — — —
French 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,193 94 +1.44 49 — — — — —
History 121 +19 42% 52% 12% 8% 13% 5% $103,902 99 +4.59 90 87% — — — —
Jewish Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,399 98 +2.53 42 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $75,880 95 +1.32 54 90% — — — —
Liberal Arts — — — — — — — — $130,072 100 +6.97 98 90% — — — —
Linguistics 6 +1 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $72,305 93 +1.27 45 — — — — —
Middle Eastern Studies — +2 — — — — — — $75,880 95 +1.32 54 90% — — — —
Near Eastern Languages 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,203 93 +1.35 47 — — — — —
Philosophy 21 +7 48% 48% 5% 10% 19% 10% $97,226 99 +2.70 85 — — — — —
Religious Studies 5 +3 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $67,714 97 +2.08 32 — — — — —
Romance Languages — — — — — — — — $74,116 94 +1.43 49 — — — — —
Russian Studies 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,880 95 +1.32 54 90% — — — —
Spanish 2 +1 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $73,165 93 +1.35 47 — — — — —
Special Divisional Major 117 +3 32% 37% 20% 18% 8% 7% $120,173 100 +6.02 97 100% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 7 +6 57% 14% 14% 0% 29% 29% $53,608 42 -0.32 6 96% — — — —
Anthropology 9 +2 22% 22% 33% 11% 11% 0% $102,257 99 +4.11 89 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 66 +4 26% 29% 23% 18% 12% 12% $85,126 75 +0.11 72 — — — — —
Global Affairs 76 +5 50% 28% 20% 4% 22% 20% $118,772 99 +2.40 96 — — — — —
Humanities 24 +14 38% 54% 12% 12% 8% 4% $130,072 100 +6.64 98 90% — — — —
Political Science 119 +16 55% 46% 11% 10% 13% 11% $126,727 100 +4.01 98 98% — — — —
Psychology 67 +16 25% 34% 12% 9% 19% 13% $62,069 52 +0.08 18 100% — — — —
Sociology 16 +4 12% 25% 38% 12% 25% 0% $99,852 99 +3.90 87 — — — — —
Architecture 19 +2 21% 37% 11% 11% 32% 0% $85,350 98 +1.98 72 94% — — — —
Art 18 +6 17% 44% 6% 6% 28% 17% $29,914 1 -1.81 1 94% — — — —
Film and Media Studies 18 +5 56% 39% 11% 11% 11% 0% $45,056 20 -0.58 2 — — — — —
History of Art 16 +14 25% 38% 12% 0% 38% 6% $29,914 1 -1.70 1 94% — — — —
Music 8 +5 62% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $39,191 13 -0.81 1 — — — — —
Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies 12 +4 25% 33% 0% 25% 17% 0% $42,859 49 -0.03 2 94% — — — —
Urban Studies 11 +4 27% 45% 18% 0% 27% 0% $84,303 97 +1.86 71 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $74,994
ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 99%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 96%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 23.7% 440 37% 45% 14% 10% 15% 6% $97,591 100 +4.06 85 93% —
Social Sciences 20.3% 377 40% 36% 17% 10% 16% 12% $104,838 100 +2.47 90 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 11.1% 207 65% 44% 22% 3% 13% 9% $151,148 97 +2.26 100 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.0% 204 32% 25% 32% 12% 17% 3% $78,689 92 +1.01 60 89% —
Business & Economics 10.7% 199 57% 39% 15% 6% 8% 25% $164,181 99 +2.49 100 97% —
Computer Science 10.3% 192 69% 19% 42% 4% 10% 17% $242,989 100 +3.54 100 100% —
Arts 5.5% 102 31% 42% 9% 9% 24% 4% $51,028 49 -0.19 4 94% —
Engineering 5.1% 95 51% 41% 15% 5% 15% 15% $110,828 82 +1.03 93 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 44 32% 36% 7% 9% 27% 11% $46,151 3 -1.57 2 100% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $1,036M #3 53% $82.5M 60 #33 118 558
Life & Natural Sciences $271M #16 71% $13.7M 97 #20 742 496
Physical Sciences & Math $82.6M #41 55% $2.7M 56 #59 511 98
Engineering $45.3M #107 57% $1.8M 41 #86 362 93
Humanities & Social Sciences $32.9M #67 31% $0.1M 141 #25 268 117
Business & Economics $14.5M #40 7% $0.7M 27 #39 131 17
Agriculture & Food Science $14.0M #65 38% $0.4M 10 #51 97 57
Computer Science $12.8M #72 56% $0.9M 6 #124 — 19
Education $6.4M #79 81% $0.1M — — — —
Total $1,516M #14 56% $102M 438 #44 2,229 1,455

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 139 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Football 121 $7.8M $7.8M $0
Rowing 61 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Lacrosse 51 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Other Sports 41 $944K $944K $0
Baseball 32 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Ice Hockey 29 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 29 $591K $591K $0
Swimming & Diving 28 $631K $631K $0
Fencing 18 $281K $281K $0
Basketball 16 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Squash 15 $346K $346K $0
Tennis 12 $507K $507K $0
Sailing 10 $146K $146K $0
Golf 9 $285K $285K $0
Total 518 $21.1M $21.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Rowing 45 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Sailing 42 $615K $615K $0
Lacrosse 39 $984K $984K $0
Ice Hockey 32 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 31 $592K $592K $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $654K $654K $0
Field Hockey 24 $835K $835K $0
Softball 22 $819K $819K $0
Volleyball 19 $822K $822K $0
Gymnastics 18 $382K $382K $0
Basketball 13 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Squash 13 $300K $300K $0
Fencing 12 $187K $187K $0
Tennis 10 $446K $446K $0
Golf 8 $333K $333K $0
Total 418 $11.8M $11.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 269 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Football 121 $7.8M $7.8M $0
Rowing 106 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Lacrosse 90 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Ice Hockey 61 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Soccer 60 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 57 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Sailing 52 $762K $762K $0
Other Sports 41 $944K $944K $0
Baseball 32 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Fencing 30 $469K $469K $0
Basketball 29 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Squash 28 $646K $646K $0
Field Hockey 24 $835K $835K $0
Softball 22 $819K $819K $0
Tennis 22 $953K $953K $0
Volleyball 19 $822K $822K $0
Gymnastics 18 $382K $382K $0
Golf 17 $618K $618K $0
Total 936 $79.5M $78.0M $1.6M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 4.2%
Yield (non-ED) 53%
Restrictive Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 2

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 2% 2% 2%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 92%
SAT Range 1480 – 1560
SAT Math Range 740 – 790
SAT RW Range 730 – 780