Highlights

Years shown are Fiscal years

Five-Year Financial Overview ($ in millions)

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

Operating Results:

         

Operating deficit

(3.8)

(7.5)

(11.1)

(17.0)

(14.8)

           

Endowment:

         

Total investments

5,759.1

4,860.6

3,981.8

3,549.3

3,243.7

Total return on investments

21.8%

25.7%

15.7%

12.0%

17.3%

Spending from endowment

4.0%

4.3%

4.2%

4.1%

4.2%

           

Facilities:

         

Land, buildings and equioment, net of accumulated depreciation

923.5

819.6

734.6

671.7

634.8

Disbursements for building projects

130.6

118.1

87.8

62.1

67.9

           

Debt:

         

For facilities improvements

529.3

453.9

392.7

324.3

333.9

For student loans

45.1

45.2

35.2

28.1

26.0

           
           
           

Five-Year Enrollment Statistics

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

Student Fees:

         

Yale College term bill

$28,880

$27,630

$26,350

$25,110

$23,700

           

Freshmen Enrollment:

         

Freshmen applications

12,952

12,620

12,991

10,705

11,054

Freshmen admitted

2,371

2,522

2,451

2,453

2,455

Admissions rate

18.3%

20.0%

18.9%

22.9%

22.2%

Freshmen enrollment

1,409

1,364

1,308

1,317

1,326

Yield

59.4%

54.1%

53.4%

53.7%

54.0%

           

Total Enrollment:

         

Yale College

5,312

5,236

5,166

5,217

5,194

Graduate and professional schools

5,646

5,660

5,703

5,675

5,662

 

 

Three-Year Financial Overview ($ in millions)

1997

1996

1995

   

Financial Position Highlights:

         

Total assets

7,362.9

6,327.9

5,311.3

   

Total liabilities

857.3

759.6

663.0

   

Total net assets

6,506.6

5,568.3

4,648.3

   


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