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- World ranking
- =16QS 2027Source
- Tuition · international
- $64,700per year · 2023
- Acceptance rate
- 3.9%2024
About Yale University
Yale was chartered by the Connecticut colony in 1701 as the Collegiate School, moved to New Haven in 1716, and was renamed in 1718 after the merchant Elihu Yale gave it goods and books. In 1861 it awarded the first PhD degrees in the United States, and in the 1930s it set up its residential college system for undergraduates. Today it combines Yale College with graduate and professional schools, including law, medicine, drama and art.
At a glance
- International
- 24%
- Founded
- 1701
- Type
- Private
- Campus
- Urban
New Haven, United States41.308, -72.928
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS=16World · 2027Source
- THETHE#10World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#14World · 2026United States #11Source
- CWURCWUR#9World · 2026United States #7Source
- ARWUARWU#11World · 2026Source
- NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#16United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
- URAPURAP#38World · 2025United States #11Source
Admissions & how to apply
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply on the university’s own application page.
- Pay the application fee ($80).
Application fee
- Per application$80Source
Costs & aid
International tuition$64,700per year · 2023
- Room & board2023$19,180
US net price$11,340
What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.
SourceScholarships you can use here
- Yale Need-Based Financial Aid (Yale Scholarship)Full funding · Meets 100% of demonstrated need; zero parent share under USD 100,000 income · Deadline Jan 2, 2027
- Yale College Need-Based Financial Aid for International StudentsPartial funding · Tuition, living costs
Programmes
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Outcomes
- Admit rate
- 3.9%
- SAT average
- 1534
- ACT middle
- 34
- Graduate in 4 years
- 52.8%
- Graduate in 6 years
- 96.3%
- Return after year one
- 98.8%
- Pell grant students
- 23.8%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.6%
- Median debt
- $11,982
Median earnings after starting
Student body
US government and university data. Figures describe past students, not your own chances. Source
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