Financial Aid





A full tuition award will be made to all students who are admitted to the Yale School of Music, with the exception of those receiving awards from other agencies.

The following steps serve as a guide to obtaining loan funds should they be needed for living expenses and fees.  Please do not hesitate to contact the financial aid office with any questions.

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

To apply for a federal student loan, students must complete a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Students may complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov using Yale's school code 001426 to send the results electronically.  Please do not forward paper copies of FAFSA results (SAR) to the Financial Aid office; the Department of Education forwards all information from the report.

After receiving the information requested above, the Financial Aid office is able to determine how much a student is eligible to borrow and how to proceed.

Yale provides a list of lenders that may be of assistance to you when choosing a lender to help cover the cost of education. To create the list, Yale requested a brief proposal from lenders describing their fees, borrower benefits, ease of processing and customer service. The proposals were reviewed and a final selection was made. The resulting list of lenders provided here have a range of benefits including other products and services. You have the right to select a lender of your choice and are not obligated to choose one from the list. We ask that you notify us of your choice to ensure timely processing.
Yale does not receive any form of payment or remuneration from the lenders in exchange for inclusion on our Lender List.

Yale will continue to review our lenders yearly to ensure that our students and their families receive excellent rates and the best customer service available.

Student Loan Information

Other useful resources are available online at:

International students

Once you have been admitted, you may apply for a student loan. Click below for selecting a lender.

Selecting a Lender and Student Loan Lists

Further inquiries should be addressed to:

Financial Aid Administrator
Yale School of Music
PO Box 208246
New Haven, CT 06520-8246
Telephone: (203) 432-4151
Fax: (203) 432-7448

E-mail: suzanne.stringer@yale.edu