FACTSHEET --

Some Facts & Statistics About Yale University

Factsheet Index

• General Information
• Schools of Yale University
• Fall 2000 Enrollment
• University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Yale College Student Body Characteristics
• Statistics on Current 2000 Freshmen Class
• Degrees Conferred
• Activities of Yale College Graduates
• Tuition & Fees
• 1999-00 Undergraduate Financial Aid
• Institutional Finances (Fiscal Year 2000)
• Faculty
• University Staff Counts
• Library Holdings
• Yale Property in New Haven
• University Degrees Offered
• Summer and Special Programs
• Undergraduate Majors
• Athletics
• University Accreditation
• The Officers of the University

General Information

• Private, independent institution founded in 1701.
• Semester system; 290-acre campus in New Haven, Connecticut

Schools of Yale University

• Yale College (undergraduate programs)
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• 10 Professional schools
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Divinity
  • Drama
  • Forestry and Environmental Studies
  • Law
  • Management
  • Medicine (M.D., Epidemiology & Public Health, and Physician Associate programs)
  • Music
  • Nursing

Fall 2000 Enrollment
 
 

Division	Male	Female	Total
Yale College	2,646	2,599	5,278
Special (Degree & Non-Degree)	35	75	73
Graduate Sch. of Arts & Sci.	1,248	976	2,242
Professional Schools
Architecture	104	55	159
Art	55	62	117
Divinity	184	168	352
Drama	87	106	193
Forestry & Environmental Studies	136	152	288
Institute of Sacred Music	36	21	57
Law	328	312	640
Management	299	121	420
Medicine -- M.D.	256	210	466
E.P.H.	69	148	217
P.A.	20	52	72
Music	86	96	182
Nursing	22	261	283
Professional Schools Total	1,682	1,764	3,446
Total University	5,611	5,428	11,039

2% of the total University enrollment is part-time.
14% are international students.

University-wide Enrollments by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	%		Ethnicity	%
Asian	14%		Hispanic/Latino	6%
African-American/Black	7%		Native American	<1%
White & Other	73%

Yale College Student Body Characteristics

83% of undergraduates live in University housing.
98% of Freshmen return for their sophomore year.
93% graduate within five years; 95% graduate within six years.
84% are from out-of-state; 7% are from foreign countries.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.

Statistics on Current 2000 Freshmen Class

• Acceptance Statistics:
  • # of Applicants: 12,887
  • % Accepted: 16%
  • # of Matriculants: 1,352
  • Yield: 66%
• 53% came from public high schools.
• 47% came from independent, parochial, and other schools.
• 14% were Yale College and Graduate/Professional School legacies.
• Test score ranges of the middle 50% of all enrolled 2000 freshmen:
  • SAT-Verbal: 690-780
  • SAT-Math: 690-770

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000)

Degree	Male	Female	Total
Bachelors	685	671	1,356
Masters & Intermediate	712	651	1,363
Doctorates	180	154	334
First Professional (J.D., M.Div., & M.D.)	181	177	358
Total	1,758	1,653	3,411

Activities of Yale College Graduates^*

Activity	%		Activity	%
Jobs	65%		Business School	<1%
Law School	7%		Other Professional School	4%
Medical School	11%		Arts & Sci. Graduate School	7%
			Other Post-College Activities	7%

^* These statistics are for the Yale College Class of 1998 with an 79% response rate.
The Class of 2000 is in the process of being surveyed.  Survey results will be
available in the summer of 2001.
 
 

University Alumni Donors
 

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

Year	Tuition	Room & Board
1994-1995	$19,840	$6,510
1995-1996	$21,000	$6,630
1996-1997	$22,200	$6,680
1997-1998	$23,100	$6,850
1998-1999	$23,780	$7,050
1999-2000	$24,500	$7,440
2000-2001	$25,220	$7,660
2001-2002	$26,100	$7,930

1999-00 Undergraduate Financial Aid

All scholarships and grants are awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need.

Number of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	2,082
Percentage of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	38%
Average need-based scholarships/grants from all sources:	$17,296
Average need-based scholarships/grants from Yale funds:	$14,379
Range of individual scholarships/grants:	$31-$35,060

Institutional Finances (Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000)

	FY 1999	FY 2000
Market value of endowment assets at the end of the fiscal year	$7.2 billion	$10.1 billion
Total research expenditures including all restricted and unrestricted funds from all sources	$255.8 million	$276.7 million
Total library acquisitions expenditures	$19.8 million	$22.3 million
Operating Expenses	$1.1 billion	$1.3 billion

Faculty

Yale Schools	Tenured	Term	Non-Ladder	Research	Total
Arts & Sciences	341	226	267	113	947
Architecture	4	1	43	0	48
Art	6	4	26	0	36
Divinity	16	9	14	2	41
Drama*	0	0	50	0	50
Forestry & Env. Studies	13	4	13	4	34
Law	44	1	33	13	91
Management	24	18	12	0	54
Medicine*	350	516	207	326	1,399
Music*	2	0	55	1	58
Nursing	12	24	47	4	87
Total	812	803	767	463	2,845

*In the Schools of Music and Drama, adjunct professors provide the core of the schools' regular faculty. As a result, the distinction among the categories of tenured/term/non-ladder is less relevant in those schools. In the School of Medicine, the tenured category also includes appointments made on a continuing basis without term.

96% of all full-time teaching faculty have doctoral degrees, first professional degrees, and/or appropriate degrees in their fields.

University Staff Counts*

Managerial & Professional	3,308
Clerical & Technical	2,959
Service & Maintenance	1,131
Total	7,398

*Headcounts for Fall, 2000.

Library Holdings (1999-00)

Type	Number
Bound volumes	10.5 million
Periodical subscriptions	63,656
Units on microform	6.0 million
Units of audiovisual materials:	2.9 million

Yale Property in New Haven (2000-01)

Property	Acres
Campus	290

Degrees Offered

Summer and Special Programs

Every summer approximately 1,500 Yale and non-Yale students enroll for various summer programs. Courses in Yale Summer Programs are in most cases identical in content and method to courses offered in Yale College during the regular academic year.
 
 

Undergraduate Majors (2000-01)

Most popular undergraduate majors in 1999-00:

Percentage of Junior and Senior majors in general categories:

Athletics

Of the 33 intercollegiate sports offered at Yale, 16 are for men and 17 are for women. Yale is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I, IAA Football), the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), and the Ivy League.

Yale's intramural sports program revolves around the 12 residential colleges, with over 1,600 contests scheduled in over 33 sports. Competition is designed for coed, men's, and women's leagues. Yale sponsors thirty-five club sport teams in addition to its varsity and intramural programs. Some of Yale's more active club sports are sailing, rugby, Tae Kwon Do, polo, equestrian, ballroom dance, and cycling.

20% of students participate in intercollegiate sports.
50% of students participate in intramural sports.

University Accreditation

The Officers of the University

Richard Charles Levin President
Alison Fettes Richard Provost
Linda Koch Lorimer Vice President and Secretary
Dorothy Kathryn Robinson Vice President and General Counsel
Kemel W. Dawkins, Acting Vice President for Finance and Administration and
     Associate Vice President for Facilities
Charles James Pagnam Vice President for Development
Bruce Donald Alexander Vice President and Director of New Haven and State Affairs

This factsheet is produced by the Office of Institutional Research (OIR).