Factsheet -- Statistical Summary of

Yale University

• General Information
• Schools of Yale University
• Fall 1997 Enrollment
• University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Yale College Student Body Characteristics
• Statistics on Current 1997 Freshmen Class
• Degrees Conferred
• Activities of Yale College Graduates
• Tuition & Fees
• 1996-97 Undergraduate Financial Aid
• Institutional Finances (Fiscal Year 1997)
• 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 1997 Enrollment

Division	Male	Female	Total
Yale College	2,692	2,623	5,315
Special (Degree & Non-Degree)	54	66	120
Graduate Sch. of Arts & Sci.	1,291	976	2,267
Professional Schools
Architecture	89	66	155
Art	55	64	119
Divinity	159	107	266
Drama	99	86	185
Forestry & Environmental Studies	121	125	246
Institute of Sacred Music	15	16	31
Law	361	271	632
Management	308	124	432
Medicine -- M.D.	247	240	487
E.P.H.	79	139	218
P.A.	22	43	65
Music	93	95	188
Nursing	23	233	256
Professional Schools Total	1,671	1,609	3,280
Total University	5,708	5,274	10,982

3% of the total University enrollment is part-time.

University-wide Enrollments by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	%		Ethnicity	%
Asian	15%		Hispanic/Latino	5%
Black	7%		Native American	<1%
White & Other	73%

Yale College Student Body Characteristics

98% of Freshmen return for their sophomore year.
94% graduate within five years; 96% graduate within six years.
84% are from out-of-state; 6% are from foreign countries.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.

Statistics on Current 1997 Freshmen Class

• Acceptance Statistics:
  • # of Applicants: 12,046
  • % Accepted: 18%
  • # of Matriculants: 1,307
  • Yield: 62%
• 54% came from public high schools.
• 46% came from private schools, parochial schools, and other.
• 14% were Yale College and Graduate/Professional School legacies.
• Test score ranges of the middle 50% of all enrolled 1997 freshmen:
  • SAT-Verbal: 670-770
  • SAT-Math: 670-760

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997)

Degree	Male	Female	Total
Bachelors	692	606	1,298
Masters & Intermediate	759	686	1,445
Doctorates	204	125	329
First Professional (J.D., M.Div., & M.D.)	201	168	369
Total	1,856	1,585	3,441

Activities of Yale College Graduates^*

Activity	%		Activity	%
Jobs	65%		Business School	<1%
Law School	8%		Other Professional School	5%
Medical School	10%		Arts & Sci. Graduate School	6%
			Other Post-College Activities	6%

^*Statistics are from the Yale College Class of 1996 (Survey response rate: 81%)

University Alumni Donors

Undergraduate 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
1998-99	$23,780	$7,050

1996-97 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:	$15,590
Average need-based scholarships/grants from Yale funds:	$13,475
Range of individual scholarships/grants:	$100-$26,436

Institutional Finances (Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997)

	FY 1996	FY 1997
Market value of endowment assets at the end of the fiscal year	$4.9 billion	$5.8 billion
Total research expenditures including all restricted and unrestricted funds from all sources	$175.6 million	$185.7 million
Total library expenditures for the 1996 fiscal year	$41.7 million	$37.2 million
Operating Expenses	$927.7 million	$995.2 million

Faculty

Yale Schools	Tenured	Term	Non- Ladder	Research	Post- Doctoral	Total
Arts & Sciences	324	223	257	71	108	983
Architecture*	6	2	30	0	0	38
Art*	6	2	20	0	0	28
Divinity	17	8	9	0	0	34
Drama*	0	8	22	0	0	30
Forestry & Env. Studies	9	7	11	2	2	31
Law	41	1	37	7	0	86
Management	19	18	18	0	2	57
Medicine	349	469	235	310	346	1,709
Music*	2	0	52	0	0	54
Nursing	9	26	38	2	0	75
Total	782	764	729	392	458	3,125

*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	2,878
Clerical & Technical	2,692
Service & Maintenance	990
Total	6,560

*Full-time equivalent (F.T.E) count for Fall, 1997.

Library Holdings (1996-97)

Type	Number
Bound volumes	10.1 million
Periodical subscriptions	53,345
Units on microform	5.2 million
Records/tapes/CDs	182,263

Yale Property in New Haven (1997-98)

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.)
• 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.)
  • Artist Diploma
  • Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)
• School of Nursing
  Courses for college graduates.
  • Post master's certificate programs
  • Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.Sc.)

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 (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	Electrical Engineering/ Computer Science	Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry
	English
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 undergraduate 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

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.

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 the Office of Institutional Research.