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Yale University is a private national university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale University is extremely selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Yale University is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $88,655 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Connecticut, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Yale University bachelor students earn 43% more than the national average. Yale University is ranked 1st in Connecticut.
Yale University’s median net annual cost of $15,296 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Yale University sorted by number of graduates - Economics, History, Computer and Information Sciences, Poli Sci/Government, Cellular Biology & Anatomical Science, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$15,296
Average years to graduate
4.2
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #2
Economic score: 1.17
International Relations
Rank: #7
Economic score: 1.99
Area Studies
Rank: #4
Economic score: 2.35
English Language & Lit
Rank: #40
Economic score: 3.53
Ethnic/Gender studies
Rank: #27
Economic score: 6.13
Ecology & Evolution
Rank: #26
Economic score: 10.97
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Yale University - Business Administration, Theological Studies, Music, Natural Resource Conservation, Nursing, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Drama
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.2
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #57
Economic score: 0.46
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #5
Economic score: 0.54
Public Health
Rank: #74
Economic score: 0.75
Architecture
Rank: #20
Economic score: 0.77
Architectural Science&Tech
Rank: #5
Economic score: 0.83
Ecology & Evolution
Rank: #15
Economic score: 1.03
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #53
Economic score: 2.18
The average student at Yale University takes 4.2 years to graduate, with 97% graduating within 8 years. The graduation rate at Yale University is 29% more than the state average and 30% more than the average for all national universities in the country.
At Yale University, Pell Grant recipients represent 21% of the measured graduating class, 14% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Yale University graduates within 4.2 years.
Yale University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Yale University’s economic mobility score of 20.88 is calculated by adjusting the 0.05 economic score of lower-income students by the 21% pell grant recipients within the student body. Yale University’s EMS of 20.88 ranks in the top 50% nationally.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Yale University pays $15,296 a year, $64,074 less than the $79,370 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $15,296
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Yale University, 58% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $15,296 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 5% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,968. This is 49% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,879
Pell grants
$4,914
Institutional grants
$56,082
Yale University's extremely selective admissions are indicated by their 5% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 47,240 applicants, of which 2,509 were admitted and 1,786 enrolled. Yale University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
50%
59%
First time
98%
59%
In-state
7%
68%
1st generation
25%
35%
White
35%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
15%
15%
Asian
24%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
17%
12%