By the Numbers

Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research

6,740

undergraduate students

8,750

graduate & professional students

28%

% of international students

3,639

international scholars (trainees, faculty, and staff)

129

countries represented by international students

5,744

faculty members

12,058

staff members

54%

% of undergraduates receiving Yale financial aid

Yale Facts

Yale University is a large research university with a wide array of programs, departments, schools, centers, museums, and many affiliated organizations.

The facts below address some frequently asked statistical questions about Yale. More detailed statistics are available from the Office of Institutional Research.

Documents & Guides

University Factsheets Funding Yale: A Guide to the University’s Finances Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression (Woodward Report)

Fall 2024 Enrollment

Division	Male	Female	N/Unk	Total	% International*
Yale College	3,220	3,423	97	6,740	11%
Special (Degree & Non-Degree)	47	27	0	74	0%
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences	1,341	1,654	73	3,068	42%
Professional School Programs
Architecture	110	119	6	235	52%
Art	36	65	18	119	42%
Divinity	107	143	9	259	15%
David Geffen School of Drama	93	140	11	244	23%
School of the Environment	94	183	16	293	36%
Jackson Global Affairs	45	27	0	72	46%
Institute of Sacred Music (ISM)	29	31	2	62	6%
Law	323	357	7	687	15%
Management	614	478	39	1,131	39%
Medicine	232	236	17	485	8%
Physician Associate Program	35	80	0	115	2%
Physician Assistant Online Program	14	82	0	96	0%
Public Health	155	387	9	551	43%
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences	429	183	2	614	65%
Music	110	91	3	204	35%
Nursing	91	419	5	515	4%
Professional School Programs Total	2,517	3,021	144	5,682	30%
Total University	7,125	8,125	314	15,564	24%

* Students pursuing degrees in engineering and applied science are enrolled the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. All undergraduates are enrolled in Yale College regardless of field of study. Institute of Sacred Music students are also engolled in either the Divinity School or the School of Music, and counted only once in the ISM row. Enrollment figures for each school include only those students paying tuition to that school in the fall term. Columns above give student gender: M (men), W (women), N (as offered to students; includes gender nonbinary and cases with no self-reported data).

University-wide Enrollments by Ethnicity (% of non-international enrollment)*

Ethnicity	%	N
Black or African-American	7.4%	1,147
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3%	49
Asian	16.6%	2,584
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	0.1%	16
International	24.3%	3,776
Hispanic of any race	11.9%	1,848
White	31.8%	4,944
Two or more	5.3%	819
Race/ethnicity unknown	2.4%	381

International Students

129 countries are represented
Countries most represented: China, India, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea, Brazil and Germany.

Yale College Student Body Characteristics

99% of first-years return for their sophomore year. (Fall, 2024)
75% of undergraduates live in university housing. (Fall, 2024)
100% of first-years live in university housing (Fall, 2024)
96% of undergraduates graduate within six years. (Fall 2018 cohort)
94% of undergraduates are from out-of-state (including international students).
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.
Regular and summer term students had 948 study abroad experiences in AY 2023-2024.

First-year Class Statistics - Fall 2024

Acceptance Statistics:
- # of Applicants: 57,517
- % Admitted: 3.9%
- # of Matriculants: 1,554
- Yield: 70%
64% of matriculants came from public high schools.
36% of matriculants came from independent day, boarding, and religious schools.
11% of matriculants were children of Yale alumni.
11% of matriculants were international students.

Test score ranges (25th to 75th percentiles) for enrolled first-years*:
- SAT-Verbal: 730-780
- SAT-Math: 740-790
- ACT: 33-35

*Beginning in Fall 2024, Yale has adopted a test-flexible policy. More information on the policy can be found here.

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024)

Degree	Men	Women	Total	N	% Who are International
Bachelors	822	843	1,665	139	8%
Masters & Post-Masters Certificates	1,240	1,599	2,839	1,095	39%

Doctorates
Research & Scholarship	223	215	438	161	37%
Professional Practice	159	159	318	19	6%
Doctorate Other	1	0	1	0	0%
Total Doctorates	383	374	757	180	24%
Total Number Degrees	2,445	2,816	5,261	1,414	27%

Yale College Post-Graduate Plans - Class of 2024

The Yale Office of Career Strategy was able to obtain information on the post-graduate outcomes for 91.4% of the total Yale College Class of 2024, with approximately six percent of the Class still seeking opportunities six months after graduation. When asked about post-graduate plans, almost three-quarters (77.2%) are employed, with the next largest group (19.2%) attending graduate school. Among those employed, 66.8% indicated they intend to pursue graduate school within the next five years. More than two percent of respondents are pursuing their own entrepreneurail ventures.

Confirmed Plans for Fall 2024	Class of 2024
Employed: full-time/part-time/short-term position	77.2%
Attending graduate or professional school	19.2%
Employed: Independent research	2.0%
Employed: Military service	0.7%
Not seeking employment or continuing education	0.8%

To view the full report, please visit the Yale Office of Career Strategy.

Undergraduate Financial Aid 2022-23

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

# of students who received scholarships/grants (from Yale sources): 3,576 (54%)
Average need-based scholarships/grants (from all sources): $64,924
Average need-based scholarships/grants (from Yale sources): $62,536
Range of individual scholarships/grants (from Yale sources): $330-$95,167

Faculty Headcounts - Fall 2024

Yale Schools	Tenured	Term	Continuing	Instructional	Research	Total
Arts & Sciences	464	169	0	393	122	1,148
Engineering & Applied Science	70	37	0	26	28	161
Architecture	8	5	0	74	0	87
Art	6	3	0	59	0	68
Divinity	25	12	0	27	5	69
David Geffen School of Drama	1	0	0	112	0	113
Environment	28	7	0	22	19	76
Jackson School of Global Affairs	0	0	0	39	5	44
Law	55	3	8	54	87	207
Management	47	39	0	39	2	127
Medicine	220	137	1,925	253	736	3,271
Music	3	0	0	69	1	73
Nursing	10	7	12	107	2	138
Public Health	46	32	12	17	55	162
Total	983	451	1,957	1,291	1,062	5,744

Faculty with appointments in multiple Yale schools are counted only once in this table and are included in the school where they hold their primary appointment. As a result, the numbers listed for any one school may not fully represent the entire body of faculty who teach and work with students in that school.

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 2018 the additional category of Ladder/Continuing was added to the table. This category counts Law, Medicine, and Nursing ladder faculty who are not on the tenure track.

Faculty appointed to Yale College are counted within the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Ladder faculty in the Jackson School of Global Affairs are counted in the schools in which they are jointly appointed. Faculty in the Institute of Sacred Music are counted in either the School of Music or the Divinity School. Prior to 2022, faculty in the School of Engineering and Applied Science were counted within the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.

Faculty who are paid by Yale (including visiting faculty) or are Howard Hughes Medical Investigators are included. Faculty who are on leave without salary are excluded.

University Staff Headcounts - Fall 2024

Staff Classification	Headcount
Managerial & Professional	6,274
Clerical & Technical	4,447
Service & Maintenance	1,329
Other Academic	8
Total	12,058

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