• General Information
• Schools of Yale University
• Fall 1998 Enrollment
• University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Yale College Student Body Characteristics
• Statistics on Current 1998 Freshmen Class
• Degrees Conferred
• Activities of Yale College Graduates
• Tuition & Fees
• 1997-98 Undergraduate Financial Aid
• Institutional Finances (Fiscal Year 1998)
• 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 1998 Enrollment
 
 

Division	Male	Female	Total
Yale College	2,656	2,601	5,257
Special (Degree & Non-Degree)	77	106	183
Graduate Sch. of Arts & Sci.	1,277	969	2,246
Professional Schools
Architecture	100	51	151
Art	52	68	120
Divinity	162	126	288
Drama	102	89	191
Forestry & Environmental Studies	126	126	252
Institute of Sacred Music	19	15	34
Law	366	276	642
Management	280	136	416
Medicine -- M.D.	244	234	478
E.P.H.	83	151	234
P.A.	23	45	68
Music	95	82	177
Nursing	23	230	253
Professional Schools Total	1,675	1,629	3,304
Total University	5,685	5,305	10,990

2% of the total University enrollment is part-time.

University-wide Enrollments by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	%		Ethnicity	%
Asian	15%		Hispanic/Latino	6%
Black	7%		Native American	1%
White & Other	72%

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; 7% are from foreign countries.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.

Statistics on Current 1998 Freshmen Class

• Acceptance Statistics:
• # of Applicants: 11,947
• % Accepted: 18%
• # of Matriculants: 1,299
• Yield: 63%
• 53% came from public high schools.
• 47% came from independent, parochial, and other schools.
• 13% were Yale College and Graduate/Professional School legacies.
• Test score ranges of the middle 50% of all enrolled 1998 freshmen:
• SAT-Verbal: 680-780
• SAT-Math: 680-760

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 1997-June 30, 1998)

Degree	Male	Female	Total
Bachelors	681	623	1,304
Masters & Intermediate	760	701	1,461
Doctorates	217	151	368
First Professional (J.D., M.Div., & M.D.)	182	158	340
Total	1,840	1,633	3,473

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 with an 81% response rate. (Survey results for the Class of 1998 will be available in the summer of 1999.)

University Alumni Donors
 

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

Year	Tuition	Room & Board
1993-1994	$18,630	$6,480
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

1997-98 Undergraduate Financial Aid

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

Number of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	2,042
Percentage of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	38%
Average need-based scholarships/grants from all sources:	$16,383
Average need-based scholarships/grants from Yale funds:	$13,734
Range of individual scholarships/grants:	$100-$27,600

Institutional Finances (Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998)

	FY 1997	FY 1998
Market value of endowment assets at the end of the fiscal year	$5.8 billion	$6.6 billion
Total research expenditures including all restricted and unrestricted funds from all sources	$185.7 million	$197.4 million
Total library acquisitions expenditures	$14.7 million	$16.4 million
Operating Expenses	$995.2 million	$1.1 billion

Faculty

Yale Schools	Tenured	Term	Non- Ladder	Research	Post- Doctoral	Total
Arts & Sciences	324	227	258	71	104	984
Architecture*	5	3	34	0	0	42
Art*	6	4	30	0	0	40
Divinity	17	8	10	2	0	37
Drama*	0	8	25	0	0	33
Forestry & Env. Studies	11	7	15	3	3	39
Law	43	1	42	10	1	97
Management	18	16	17	0	3	54
Medicine	354	502	218	312	348	1,734
Music*	2	0	56	1	0	59
Nursing	10	28	37	2	0	77
Total	790	804	742	401	459	3,196

*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	3,095
Clerical & Technical	2,883
Service & Maintenance	1,144
Total	7,122

*Full-time equivalent (F.T.E.) count for Fall, 1998.

Library Holdings (1997-98)

Type	Number
Bound volumes	10.1 million
Periodical subscriptions	54,933
Units on microform	6.7 million
Units of audiovisual materials:	2.9 million

Yale Property in New Haven (1998-99)

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
• One-Year Technical Internship (Certificate)
• 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.)
• Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.)
• School of Management

Courses for college graduates.
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - professional degrees.

(In 1998, the faculty of the Yale School of Management voted to change the name of the degree from M.P.P.M. to M.B.A. Current students have the option of receiving either degree and all alumni have the choice of exchanging their M.P.P.M. for an M.B.A. However, students entering in 1999 and afterward will be awarded the M.B.A.).
• 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. Courses 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

Professional performance programs 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 (1998-99)

	Yale College Majors
African American Studies	Economics/Mathematics	Mathematics
African Studies	Electrical Engineering	Mathematics/Philosophy
American Studies	Electrical Engineering/ Computer Science	Mathematics/Physics
Anthropology	Engineering Sciences (Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical)	Mechanical Engineering
Applied Mathematics	English	Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry
Applied Physics	Environmental Engineering	Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Archeological Studies	Ethics/Politics/Economics	Music
Architecture	Ethnicity/Race/Migration*	Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
Art	Film Studies	Philosophy
Astronomy	French	Physics
Astronomy/Physics	Geology/Geophysics	Physics/Philosophy
Biomedical Engineering	German	Political Science
Chemical Engineering	German Studies	Portuguese
Chemistry	History	Psychology
Chinese	History of Art	Religious Studies
Classical Civilization	History of Science/History of Medicine	Renaissance Studies
Classics	Humanities	Russian
Comparative Literature	International Studies*	Russian/East European Studies
Computer Science	Italian	Sociology
Computer Science/Mathematics	Japanese	Spanish
Computer Science/Psychology	Judaic Studies	Special Divisional Major
East Asian Studies	Latin American Studies	Studies in the Environment*
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology	Linguistics	Theater Studies
Economics	Literature	Women's and Gender Studies

*May be taken as a second major only.

Most popular undergraduate majors in 1997-98:

• History
• Economics
• Political Science
• Biology

• 41% Arts & Humanities
• 33% Social Sciences
• 25% Biological & Physical Sciences
• 1% Other Arts & 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
• Committee on the Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs
• 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.