Freshman Enrollment
+ Number of applicants: 19323
+ Applicants offered admission: 1911
+ Number who enrolled: 1320
+ Number put on waiting list: 859
+ Waiting list that enrolled: 50
+ Frosh from out-of-state: 94%
+ Frosh from public schools: 56%
+ Secondary schools represented: 0
+ Return for sophomore year: 99%
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Admission Policies & Factors
Admission requirements:
As it selects a freshman class of 1,300 from over 20,000 applicants each year, the Yale Admissions Committee is mindful of two questions: "Who is likely to make the most of Yale's resources?" and "Who will contribute most significantly to the Yale community?" These considerations require an evaluation of applicants that is more complex than simply looking for students with the highest GPAs or who are well-rounded or who possess a specialized talents. Given the large number of extremely able candidates who apply to Yale and the limited number of spaces in the freshman class, no simple profile of grades, scores, interests, and activities can assure a student admission to Yale. The admissions staff considers each application individually and tries to get as full a sense of the applicant as possible.
As Yale is above all an academic institution, academic strength is our first consideration in evaluating any candidate. The single most important document in the application is the high school transcript. We look for students who have consistently taken a broad range of challenging courses throughout their high school careers. There are no score cut-offs for standardized tests: the median scores of admitted students on the verbal and mathematical portions of the SAT generally fall in the mid 700s, and ACT composites in the low 30s, but successful applicants present a wide range of test results. While there is no hard and fast rule, it is safe to say that performance is relatively more important than testing. A very strong performance in a demanding college preparatory program may compensate for modest standardized test scores, but it is unlikely that high standardized test scores will persuade the Admissions Committee to disregard an undistinguished secondary school record.
The Committee also gives serious consideration to such qualities as motivation, curiosity, energy, leadership ability, and distinctive talents. The personal essay, as well as evaluations by a counselor and two teachers, provide a great deal of insight into these qualities. We hope to find students who have made significant contributions to their school or community. We do not value one kind of extracurricular activity over another; in the long run, a student's depth of commitment to whatever he or she has chosen to pursue is more important to us than the length of an activity list.
Diversity within the student body is important, as well, and the Committee works very hard to select a class of able and contributing individuals from as broad a range of backgrounds as possible. The ultimate goal is the creation of a well-rounded freshman class, one that includes not only generally accomplished students but also those of narrower focus whose achievements are judged exceptional.
Standardized Tests:
+ SAT I only: Considered if Submitted
+ ACT only: Required
+ SAT or ACT: Considered if Submitted
+ SAT II: Required of Some
Very important admission factors:
+ Secondary school record
+ Class rank
+ Recommendations
+ Standardized test scores
+ Essays
+ Extracurricular activities
+ Particular talent/ability
+ Character/personal qualities
Considered:
+ Interview
+ Alumni/ae relationship
+ Geographical residence
+ State residency
+ Minority affiliation
+ Volunteer work
+ Work experience
Not Considered:
+ Religious affiliation/commitment
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Preparing in high school
English Units
+ 0 required
+ 0 recommended
Foreign Language Units
+ 0 required
+ 0 recommended
History Units
+ 0 required
+ 0 recommended
Math Units
+ 0 required
+ 0 recommended
Science Units
+ 0 required
+ 0 recommended
Social Study Units
+ 0 required
+ 0 recommended
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Deadlines
+ SAT / ACT score due by: December 1 for EA; February 1 for RD
+ SAT II score report due by: December 1 for EA; February 1 for RD
+ Regular application deadline: December 31
+ College will notify student by: April 1
+ Student must reply to acceptance by: May 1
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Tuition & Financial Aid
+ Room and board: $11000
+ In-state tuition: $36000
+ Out-of-state tuition: $36000
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Application Fee
+ Regular application fee: $75
+ Paper and online application fees may be waived for applicants with financial need. yes
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Early Decision & Early Action
Early decision and early action plans let you apply early to colleges, but there are different rules for each plan. See Help for more information.
+ School has early action program: yes
+ School has a formalized early decision program: not offered
+ Number of early decision applications received: 0
+ Number admitted under early decision plan: 0
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Transfer students
Number of transfer applicants: 751
Transfer applicants offered admission: 24
Transfer applicants who enrolled: 24
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