Factsheet -- Statistical Summary of

Yale University

• General Information
• Schools of Yale University
• Fall 1999 Enrollment
• University-wide Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Yale College Student Body Characteristics
• Statistics on Current 1999 Freshmen Class
• Degrees Conferred
• Activities of Yale College Graduates
• Tuition & Fees
• 1998-99 Undergraduate Financial Aid
• Institutional Finances (Fiscal Year 1999)
• 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; 260-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 1999 Enrollment
 
 

Division	Male	Female	Total
Yale College	2,667	2,599	5,266
Special (Degree & Non-Degree)	72	75	147
Graduate Sch. of Arts & Sci.	1,288	976	2,264
Professional Schools
Architecture	99	51	150
Art	54	65	119
Divinity	189	153	342
Drama	91	99	190
Forestry & Environmental Studies	120	128	248
Institute of Sacred Music	23	15	38
Law	345	288	633
Management	289	135	424
Medicine -- M.D.	252	229	481
E.P.H.	81	145	226
P.A.	19	52	71
Music	92	85	177
Nursing	24	217	241
Professional Schools Total	1,678	1,662	3,340
Total University	5,705	5,312	11,017

3% of the total University enrollment is part-time.
14% are international students.

University-wide Enrollments by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	%		Ethnicity	%
Asian	14%		Hispanic/Latino	6%
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.
92% graduate within five years; 94% graduate within six years.
81% are from out-of-state; 9% are from foreign countries.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.

Statistics on Current 1999 Freshmen Class

• Acceptance Statistics:
  • # of Applicants: 13,270
  • % Accepted: 16%
  • # of Matriculants: 1,371
  • Yield: 65%
• 53% came from public high schools.
• 47% came from independent, parochial, and other schools.
• 15% were Yale College and Graduate/Professional School legacies.
• Test score ranges of the middle 50% of all enrolled 1999 freshmen:
  • SAT-Verbal: 690-780
  • SAT-Math: 690-770

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 1998-June 30, 1999)

Degree	Male	Female	Total
Bachelors	681	691	1,372
Masters & Intermediate	736	708	1,444
Doctorates	185	137	322
First Professional (J.D., M.Div., & M.D.)	173	157	330
Total	1,775	1,693	3,468

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%

^*Statistics are for the Yale College Class of 1998 with an 79% response rate.

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
2000-2001	$25,220	$7,660

1998-99 Undergraduate Financial Aid

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

Number of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	2,077
Percentage of undergraduates who received scholarships/grants:	39%
Average need-based scholarships/grants from all sources:	$16,751
Average need-based scholarships/grants from Yale funds:	$13,912
Range of individual scholarships/grants:	$100-$28,450

Institutional Finances (Fiscal Years 1999 and 1999)

	FY 1998	FY 1999
Market value of endowment assets at the end of the fiscal year	$6.6 billion	$7.2 billion
Total research expenditures including all restricted and unrestricted funds from all sources	$197.4 million	$205.5 million
Total library acquisitions expenditures	$16.4 million	$17.7 million
Operating Expenses	$1.1 billion	$1.1 billion

Faculty

Yale Schools	Tenured	Term	Non- Ladder	Research	Post- Doctoral	Total
Arts & Sciences	347	221	274	99	179	1,120
Architecture	3	3	37	0	0	43
Art	7	4	28	0	0	39
Divinity	17	10	13	4	0	44
Drama*	0	8	38	0	0	46
Forestry & Env. Studies	11	8	11	2	0	32
Law	44	1	42	14	0	101
Management	22	16	19	0	1	58
Medicine*	339	493	199	303	368	1,702
Music*	2	0	55	1	0	58
Nursing	11	25	46	4	1	87
Total	803	789	762	427	549	3,330

*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	3,177
Clerical & Technical	2,848
Service & Maintenance	1,013
Total	7,038

*Headcounts for Fall, 1999.

Library Holdings (1998-99)

Type	Number
Bound volumes	10.3 million
Periodical subscriptions	63,655
Units on microform	5.8 million
Units of audiovisual materials:	2.9 million

Yale Property in New Haven (1999-00)

Property	Acres
Campus	260
Off-campus residential	30 Athletic fields	100
Golf Course and nature preserves	515
Total	905

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

• Yale College

  
  Courses in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematical and computer science, 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 Engineering (M.ENG.)
  • 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.)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.)
• School of Management

  
  Courses for college graduates.

  • Master of Business Administration (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.)
  • Master of Medical Science (M.M.SC.) - 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.

  • Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
  • Post-master's certificate programs
  • 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 (1999-00)

	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
Cognitive Science	International Studies*	Russian/East European Studies
Comparative Literature	Italian	Sociology
Computer Science	Japanese	Spanish
Computer Science/Mathematics	Judaic Studies	Special Divisional Major
Computer Science/Psychology	Latin American Studies	Studies in the Environment*
East Asian Studies	Linguistics	Theater Studies
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology	Literature	Women's and Gender Studies
Economics

*May be taken as a second major only.

Most popular undergraduate majors in 1998-99:

• History
• Economics
• Political Science

Percentage of Junior and Senior majors in general categories:

• 42% Arts & Humanities
• 33% Social Sciences
• 24% 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	ice 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. 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

• 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 Medical 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
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission
• 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

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
Joseph Philip Mullinix Vice President for Finance and Administration
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.

Last updated:2/24/2000, revised 3/9/2000.
(C)Copyright Yale University, 2000.