- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- Yale University
New Haven, CTCity: midsizeZIP 06520Founded 1701
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1701
- Motto
- Lux et Veritas
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1980
- Website
- www.yale.edu
ConnecticutPrivate nonprofit
Yale University
Yale University is a private nonprofit university in New Haven, Connecticut, with 6,758 undergraduates. It admits 3.9% of applicants, graduates 96% within six years and costs $11,340 a year after aid.
96%graduate
Admission rate3.9%
Retention99%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans6.6%
$11,340net price / year
3.9%admission rate
1534average SAT
96%graduate in 6 years
$118,356median earnings, 10 yrs
$11,982median debt
#17 of 1,704 for earnings#256 of 1,739 for lowest net price#17 of 1,738 for graduation rate#5 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $91,950tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $69,900
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $69,900
- Average net price
- $11,340national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,256
$30,001–48,000$867
$48,001–75,000$854
$75,001–110,000$7,828
$110,001+$47,749
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 3.9%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1534
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 730–780
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 740–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college3.9%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college99%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college96%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 96%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 99%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 97%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $83,715
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $118,356middle 50%: $74,157–$205,916
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,982
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$205,916
Median, Yale University$118,356
Lower quarter$74,157
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,758
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $22,590 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $80,541
- Endowment, end of year
- $41,441,645,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White31%
Hispanic17%
Black9.3%
Asian22%
Two or more races7.1%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences23%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies11%
Computer & information sciences9.2%
Mathematics & statistics8.1%
History6.5%
Engineering5.1%
Visual & performing arts3.9%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Private nonprofit colleges in Connecticut
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | $41,729 | 79% | $87,596 |
| Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | $45,827 | 77% | $80,896 |
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | $49,906 | 85% | $101,587 |
| University of New Haven West Haven, CT | $32,994 | 64% | $69,320 |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | $28,928 | 57% | $66,020 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | $23,014 | 90% | $86,811 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University Houston, TX | $11,164 | 95% | $90,773 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $12,028 | 94% | $114,210 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | $12,307 | 92% | $125,340 |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | $13,360 | 93% | $91,497 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $14,815 | 96% | $152,553 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 130794. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49112.