Factsheet -- Statistical Summary of Yale University (1995-96 Version)

This is a copy of the Yale University Factsheet for a previous year. For current data, go to Current Yale Factsheet

Factsheet Index

• General Information
• Schools of Yale University
• Fall 1995 Enrollment
• University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Yale College Student Body Characteristics
• Statistics on Current 1995 Freshmen Class
• Degrees Conferred
• Activities of Yale College Graduates
• Tuition & Fees
• 1994-95 Undergraduate Financial Aid
• Institutional Finances (Fiscal Year 1995)
• Faculty
• University Staff Counts
• Library Holdings
• Yale Property in New Haven
• University Degrees Offered
• Summer and Special Programs
• Undergraduate Majors
• Athletics
• University Accreditation

General Information

• Private, independent institution founded in 1701.
• Semester system; 200-acre campus in New Haven, Connecticut
• Chief Executive Officer: Richard Levin, President
• Chief Academic Officer: Alison F. Richard, Provost

Schools of Yale University

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

Fall 1995 Enrollment

Division	Male	Female	Total
Yale College	2,683	2,553	5,236
Special (Degree & Non-Degree)	41	49	90
Graduate Sch. of Arts & Sci.	1,367	1,004	2,371
Professional Schools
Architecture	107	54	161
Art	53	66	119
Divinity	198	130	328
Drama	102	97	199
Forestry & Environmental Studies	125	102	227
Institute of Sacred Music	9	13	22
Law	336	280	616
Management	297	134	431
Medicine -- M.D.	269	221	490
E.P.H.	60	128	188
P.A.	22	42	64
Music	93	88	181
Nursing	23	240	263
Professional Schools Total	1,694	1,595	3,289
Total University	5,785	5,201	10,986

University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	%		Ethnicity	%
Asian	13.4%		Hispanic/Latino	5.2%
Black	7.3%		Native American	0.5%
White & Other	73.5%		Part-time	2.8%

Yale College Student Body Characteristics

98% of Freshmen return for their sophomore year.
95% graduate within five years; 96% graduate within six years.
86% are from out-of-state; 5% are from foreign countries.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.

Statistics on Current 1995 Freshmen Class

 
• Acceptance Statistics:
  • # of Applicants: 12,620
  • % Accepted: 20%
  • # of Matriculants: 1,364
  • Yield: 55%
• 57% came from public high schools.
• 30% came from private schools (boarding and day).
• 13% were Yale College and Graduate/Professional School legacies.
• Test score ranges of the middle 50% of all enrolled 1995 freshmen:
  • SAT-Verbal: 620-710
  • SAT-Math: 680-760

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995)

Degree	Male	Female	Total
Bachelors	701	583	1284
Masters & Intermediate	776	711	1,487
Doctorates	213	153	366
First Professional (J.D., M.Div., & M.D.)	208	176	384
Total	1,898	1,623	3,521

Activities of Yale College Graduates*

Activity	%		Activity	%
Jobs	60%		Business School	<1%
Law School	8%		Other Professional School	5%
Medical School	11%		Arts & Sci. Graduate School	11%
			Other Post-College Activities	5%

*Statistics are from the Yale College Class of 1994 (Survey response rate: 84%)

Tuition & Fees

Year	Tuition	Room & Board
1993-94	$18,630	$6,480
1994-95	$19,840	$6,510
1995-96	$21,000	$6,630
1996-97	$22,200	$6,680

1994-95 Undergraduate Financial Aid

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

Number of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:		2,155
Percentage of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:		42%
Average need-based scholarships/grants from all sources:		$14,850
Average need-based scholarships/grants from Yale funds:		$12,510
Range of individual scholarships/grants:		$100-$24,600

Institutional Finances (Fiscal Year 1995)

Market value of endowment assets at the end of the fiscal year		$3.9 billion
Total research expenditures including all restricted and unrestricted funds from all sources		$161.6 million
Total library acquisitions expenditures for the 1995 fiscal year		$39.6 million
Total Current Fund Expenditures		$958.9 million

Faculty

Yale Schools	Tenured	Term	Non- Ladder	Research	Post- Doctoral	Total
Arts & Sciences	329	219	219	76	74	917
Architecture*	6	2	32	0	0	40
Art*	5	4	22	0	0	31
Divinity	14	11	5	0	0	30
Drama*	0	0	24	0	0	29
Forestry & Env. Studies	7	10	10	1	3	31
Law	41	0	39	9	0	89
Management	17	19	8	0	1	45
Medicine	319	498	175	325	278	1,595
Music*	0	0	46	0	0	47
Nursing	6	30	27	3	0	66
Total	745	798	607	414	356	2,920

*In the four arts schools, adjunct professors provide the core of the schools' regular faculty. As a result, the distinction among the categories of tenured/term/non-ladder is not relevant in those schools. Totals in the Tenured and Term categories account for additional faculty not listed in the breakdowns.

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	2,589
Clerical & Technical	2,573
Service & Maintenance	1,054
Total	6,216

*Full-time equivalent

Library Holdings

Type	Number
bound volumes	10.6 million
periodical subscriptions	55,000
units on microform	5.0 million
records/tapes/CDs	176,130

Yale Property in New Haven

Property	Acres
Campus	200
Nearby areas, mostly residential	20
Athletic fields	100
Golf Course and preserves	500
Total	820

University Degrees Offered

 
• Yale College
  Courses in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
  • Bachelor of Liberal Studies (B.L.S.)
• Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Arts (M.A.)
  • Master of Science (M.S.)
  • Master of Philosophy (M.PHIL.)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• School of Architecture
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Architecture (M. Arch) - professional degree
  • Master of Environmental Design (M.E.D.) - non-professional degree
• School of Art
  Professional courses for college and art school graduates.
  • Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
• Divinity School
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
  • Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.)
  • Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) - for qualified students
• School of Drama
  Courses for college graduates and certificate students.
  • Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
  • Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.)
• School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Forestry (M.F.)
  • Master of Forestry Science (M.F.S.)
  • Master of Environmental Studies (M.E.S.)
  • Doctor of Forestry (D.F.)
• Law School
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.)
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • Graduate work
    • Master of Laws (L.L.M.)
    • Doctor of the Science of the Law (J.S.D.)
    • Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)
• School of Management
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Public and Private Management (M.P.P.M.)
  • doctoral courses in management
• School of Medicine
  Courses for college graduates and students who have completed requisite training in approved institutions. Postgraduate study in the basic sciences and clinical subjects. Course in public health for qualified students.
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
  • Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
  • Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)
  • Physician Associate (P.A.)
  • certificate in primary care
• School of Music
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Music (M.M.)
  • Master of Musical Arts (M.M.A.)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)
• School of Nursing
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)

Summer and Special Programs

Every summer approximately 1,500 Yale and non-Yale students enroll for various summer programs.

Science and Mathematics

Humanities and Social Sciences

Summer Language Institute

Drama Program

Art

Undergraduate Majors

	Yale College Majors
African/Afro-American Studies	Economics/Mathematics	Mathematics/Philosophy
American Studies	Engineering Sciences	Mathematics/Physics
Anthropology	Electrical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Applied Mathematics	English	Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry
Applied Physics	Ethics/Politics/Economics	Music
Archeological Studies	Film Studies	Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
Architecture	French	Organismal Biology*
Art	Geology/Geophysics	Philosophy
Astronomy	German	Physics
Astronomy/Physics	German Studies	Physics/Philosophy
Biology	History	Political Science
Chemical Engineering	History of Art	Psychology
Chemistry	History of Science/History of Medicine	Religious Studies
Chinese	Humanities	Renaissance Studies
Classical Civilization	International Studies*	Russian
Classics	Italian	Russian/East European Studies
Comparative Literature	Japanese	Sociology
Computer Science	Judaic Studies	Spanish
Computer Science/Mathematics	Latin American Studies	Special Divisional Major
Computer Science/Psychology	Linguistics	Studies in the Environment*
East Asian Studies	Literature	Theater Studies
Economics	Mathematics	Women's Studies

*May be taken as a second major only.

Most popular majors 1994-95:

• History
• Economics
• Political Science
• English

Percentage of Junior and Senior majors in general categories:

• 44% Arts & Humanities
• 30% Social Sciences
• 26% Biology & Physical Sciences

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 East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC), and the Ivy League Conference.

Men/Women			Men		Women
crew	hockey		lightweight crew		field hockey
cross country	squash		football		volleyball
golf	swimming		baseball		gymnastics
soccer	track/indoor				softball
tennis	track/outdoor
basketball	lacrosse
fencing

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.

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

University Accreditation

 
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
• National Architectural Accrediting Board
• Association of Theological Schools
• Society of American Foresters
• American Bar Association
• American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
• Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration
• American Medical Association and Association of American Medical Colleges
• Liaison Committee on Medical Education
• Accrediting Council for Graduate Education
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• Council on Allied Health Education and Accreditation
• Council on Education for Public Health
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National League for Nursing
• American College of Nurse Midwives
• Connecticut State Board of Nurse Examiners
• American Psychological Association
• Committee on the Accreditation of the American Psychological Association
• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

This factsheet is produced by Beverly Waters in the Office of Institutional Research.