• General Information
• Schools of Yale University
• Fall 1996 Enrollment
• University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Yale College Student Body Characteristics
• Statistics on Current 1996 Freshmen Class
• Degrees Conferred
• Activities of Yale College Graduates
• Tuition & Fees
• 1995-96 Undergraduate Financial Aid
• Institutional Finances (Fiscal Year 1996)
• 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 C. 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 1996 Enrollment
 
 

Division	Male	Female	Total
Yale College	2,730	2,582	5,312
Special (Degree & Non-Degree)	52	75	127
Graduate Sch. of Arts & Sci.	1,356	1,004	2,360
Professional Schools
Architecture	95	63	158
Art	47	71	118
Divinity	153	120	273
Drama	107	95	202
Forestry & Environmental Studies	111	112	223
Institute of Sacred Music	10	11	21
Law	362	279	641
Management	312	125	437
Medicine -- M.D.	241	240	481
E.P.H.	84	131	215
P.A.	20	44	64
Music	91	101	192
Nursing	21	240	261
Professional Schools Total	1,654	1,632	3,286
Total University	5,792	5,293	11,085

3.1% of the total University enrollment is part-time.

University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	%		Ethnicity	%
Asian	14.3%		Hispanic/Latino	5.2%
Black	7.2%		Native American	0.4%
White & Other	72.9%

Yale College Student Body Characteristics

98% of Freshmen return for their sophomore year.
92% graduate within five years; 93% graduate within six years.
76% are from out-of-state; 6% are from foreign countries.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.

Statistics on Current 1996 Freshmen Class

• Acceptance Statistics:
• # of Applicants: 12,952
• % Accepted: 18%
• # of Matriculants: 1,415
• Yield: 61%
• 57% came from public high schools.
• 44% came from private schools, parochial schools, and other.
• 13% were Yale College and Graduate/Professional School legacies.
• Test score ranges of the middle 50% of all enrolled 1996 freshmen:
• SAT-Verbal: 680-770
• SAT-Math: 680-780

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 1995-June 30, 1996)

Degree	Male	Female	Total
Bachelors	639	652	1,291
Masters & Intermediate	782	676	1,458
Doctorates	224	143	367
First Professional (J.D., M.Div., & M.D.)	213	147	360
Total	1,858	1,618	3,476

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%)
 
 

University Alumni Donors

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
1997-98	$23,100	$6,850

1995-96 Undergraduate Financial Aid

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

Number of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	2,150
Percentage of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	41%
Average need-based scholarships/grants from all sources:	$15,490
Average need-based scholarships/grants from Yale funds:	$13,061
Range of individual scholarships/grants:	$100-$25,370

Institutional Finances (Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996)

	FY 1995	FY 1996
Market value of endowment assets at the end of the fiscal year	$3.9 billion	$4.9 billion
Total research expenditures including all restricted and unrestricted funds from all sources	$161.6 million	$175.6 million
Total library acquisitions expenditures for the 1995 fiscal year	$39.6 million	$41.7 million
Operating Expenses*	$958.9 million	$927.7 million

* Financial reporting standards redefined operating expenses after FY 1995.

Faculty

Yale Schools	Tenured	Term	Non- Ladder	Research	Post- Doctoral	Total
Arts & Sciences	333	230	242	74	81	960
Architecture*	6	2	30	0	0	38
Art*	5	4	17	0	0	26
Divinity	14	10	14	0	0	38
Drama*	0	7	25	0	0	32
Forestry & Env. Studies	8	9	12	1	2	32
Law	44	0	28	6	0	78
Management	18	17	9	0	1	45
Medicine	342	489	187	301	293	1,612
Music*	2	0	49	0	0	51
Nursing	8	24	40	2	0	74
Total	780	792	653	384	377	2,986

*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.

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	2,700
Clerical & Technical	2,598
Service & Maintenance	980
Total	6,278

*Full-time equivalent (F.T.E) count for Fall, 1996.

Library Holdings (1996-97)

Type	Number
Bound volumes	10.8 million
Periodical subscriptions	57,377
Units on microform	5.2 million
Records/tapes/CDs	182,263

Yale Property in New Haven (1996-97)

Property	Acres
Campus	200
Off-campus residential	25
Athletic fields	110
Golf Course and nature preserves	500
Total	835

The work of Yale University is carried on in the following schools:

• 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.)
• Certificate in Drama
• 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 and Environmental Studies (D.F.E.S.)
• Law School

Courses for college graduates.
• Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.)
• Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Graduate work
• Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Doctor of the Science of 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.) - professional degree
• Courses leading to the Ph.D. 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 (from the Physician Associate Program)
• School of Music

Courses for college graduates and certificate students.
• Certificate in Performance
• Master of Music (M.M.)
• Master of Musical Arts (M.M.A.)Go to Index

  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.
   
   
  
  

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  Undergraduate Majors (1997-98)

  	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	Ethnicity/Race/Migration	Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
  Architecture	Film Studies	Organismal Biology
  Art	French	Philosophy
  Astronomy	Geology/Geophysics	Physics
  Astronomy/Physics	German	Physics/Philosophy
  Biology	German Studies	Political Science
  Biomedical Engineering	History	Portuguese
  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 in 1996-97:

  • History
  • Biology
  • Economics
  • Political Science
  Percentage of Junior and Senior majors in general categories:
  • 43% Arts & Humanities
  • 32% Social Sciences
  • 25% Biology & Physical Sciences
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  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.

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

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