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Yale University

New Haven, CT. 340 fields, verified each cycle. from the Department of Education, the Common Data Set and the school's own bulletin, not scraped once and forgotten.

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“Boston is the campus, for better and worse. No quad to sit on, no bubble to stay in. I loved it.”

Alum, 2024, College of Communication

“I was in a lab the second semester of sophomore year. Professors answer email here.”

Junior, Engineering

“The education is worth it. The cost is not the number on the website.”

Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences

“Consulting and finance firms recruit through Questrom. Three internships before senior year.”

Senior, Questrom

“Four years of guaranteed housing in a city this expensive is the underrated benefit.”

Senior, College of Arts and Sciences

“Sixty of my sixty four credits transferred. Get the agreement in writing first.”

Transfer, 2025, Engineering
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“My funding package covered five years. That decision was made for me before I arrived, and it changed everything.”

Doctoral candidate, Biology

“The clinical placements are in Boston hospitals. You are working with patients in your first year.”

Second year, Medicine

“My advisor has eleven students. Ask how many before you accept an offer anywhere.”

Doctoral candidate, Economics

“The part time law option let me keep working. Four years instead of three, no debt.”

Third year, Law

“Teaching load is two sections a term. Budget for that when you plan your dissertation timeline.”

Doctoral candidate, English

“Master of Public Health placement was strong. Career services is thinner than the undergraduate side.”

Alum, 2025, Public Health

Acceptance rate

3.9%

2025-2026

SAT middle 50%

1470-1570

Test-flexible

ACT middle 50%

33-35

Composite

Average net price

$23,777

After grants

Graduation rate

96%

Within six years

Acceptance rate

28%

34,100 applied, 9,500 admitted

Median undergraduate GPA

3.5

Across all master's programs

Funded doctoral offers

94%

Five year package, tuition and stipend

Average net cost

$41,800

Master's, after aid and assistantships

Completion rate

82%

Doctoral, within eight years

Deadlines

Regular Decision (RD) January 2, 2026
Restrictive Early Action (REA) November 1, 2025

Requirements

Application platform Common App
Application fee $80
Test scores Test-flexible
Writing supplement Not required
Counselor recommendation Required
Teacher evaluations 2
Supplemental prompt 200 words Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it?
Supplemental prompt 100 words If you experienced a significant challenge associated with preparing for or completing the standardized test(s) you selected, you may provide details here.
Supplemental prompt 125 words Why Yale? Reflect on how your interests, values, and/or experiences have drawn you to Yale.
Supplemental prompt 400 words Yale Essays: Please respond to one of the following prompts in 400 words or fewer. Please indicate the number of the prompt you choose. 1) Reflect on a time you discussed an issue important to you with someone holding an opposing view. Why did you find the experience meaningful? 2) Reflect on your membership in a community to which you feel connected. Why is this community meaningful to you? You may define community however you like. 3) Reflect on an element of your personal experience that you feel will enrich your college. How has it shaped you?
Supplemental prompt 50 words Who will you ask for recommendation letters? Teachers: 2 required. List only.

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