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Fall 2023 Enrollment

Division Male Female N/Unk Total % International*
Yale College 3,194 3,440 115 6,749 11%
Special (Degree & Non-Degree) 42 27 0 69  1%
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences 1,299 1,569 61 2,929 42%

Professional School Programs

         
Architecture 102 128 5 235 55%
Art 44 62 18 124 37%
Divinity 88 132 9 229 13%
David Geffen School of Drama 90 127 13 230 24%
School of the Environment 101 176 7 284 36%
Jackson Global Affairs 42 33 0 75 55%
Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) 31 30 0 61 8%
Law 312 329 13 654 10%
Management 583 468 1 1,052 42%
Medicine 232 225 3 460 8%
Physician Associate Program 38 74 0 112 3%
Physician Assistant Online Program 27 106 0 133 0%
Public Health 146 380 4 530 41%
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences 377 168 1 546 64%
Music 111 82 2 195 33%
Nursing 76 336 2 414 3%
Professional School Programs Total 2,400 2,856 78 5,334 30%
Total University 6,935 7,892 254 15,081 24%

* Students pursuing degrees in the fields of engineering and applied science are enrolled in either Yale College or in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Institute of Sacred Music students are also enrolled in either the Divinity School or the School of Music, and counted only once in this table, 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 7.2% 1,081
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3% 48
Asian 16.7% 2,524
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1% 18
International 23.6% 3,564
Hispanic of any race 12.0% 1,814
White 33% 4,974
Two or more 5.5% 827
Race/ethnicity unknown 1.5% 231

 

International Students

124 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, 2023)
80% of undergraduates live in university housing. (Fall, 2023)
100% of first-years live in university housing (Fall, 2023)
98% of undergraduates graduate within six years.
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 966 study abroad experiences in AY 2022-2023.

First-year Class Statistics - Fall 2023

  • Acceptance Statistics:
    • # of Applicants: 51,803
    • % Admitted: 4.5%
    • # of Matriculants: 1,641
    • Yield: 70%
  • 60% of matriculants came from public high schools.
  • 40% of matriculants came from independent day, boarding, and religious schools.
  • 12% of matriculants were children of Yale alumni.
  • 12% of matriculants were international students.
  • Test score ranges (25th to 75th percentiles) for enrolled first-years*:
    • SAT-Verbal: 740-780
    • SAT-Math: 760-800
    • 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, 2022 - June 30, 2023)

Degree Men Women Total N % Who are International
Bachelors 725 724 1,449 149 10%
Masters & Post-Masters Certificates 1,300 1,643 2,943 1,055 36%
           
Doctorates          
Research & Scholarship 246 217 463 169 37%
Professional Practice 174 157 331 11 3%
Doctorate Other 3 3 6 2 33%
Total Doctorates 423 377 800 182 23%
Total Number Degrees 2,448 2,744 5,192 1,384 27%

 

Yale College Post-Graduate Plans - Class of 2023

The Yale Office of Career Strategy was able to obtain information on the post-graduate outcomes for 90.3% of the total Yale College Class of 2023, with approximately six percent of the Class still seeking opportunities six months after graduation. When asked about post-graduate plans, almost three-quarters (73.6%) are employed, with the next largest group (19%) attending graduate school. Among those employed, 69.2% indicated they intend to pursue graduate school within the next five years. Almost two percent of respondents are pursuing their own entrepreneurial ventures.

Confirmed Plans for Fall 2023 Class of 2023
Employed: full-time/part-time/short-term position 73.6%
Attending graduate or professional school 19.0%
Employed: Independent research 1.7%
Employed: Military service 1.2%
Not seeking employment or continuing education 0.7%

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 2023

Yale Schools Tenured Term Continuing Instructional Research Total
Arts & Sciences 444 160 0 366 118 1,088
Engineering & Applied Science 64 37 0 20 31 152
Architecture 8 5 0 80 0 93
Art 7 3 0 62 1 73
Divinity 23 10 0 29 7 69
David Geffen School of Drama 1 0 0 109 0 110
Environment 27 6 0 23 19 75
Jackson School of Global Affairs 0 0 0 43 1 44
Law 54 2 8 53 77 194
Management 46 41 0 36 1 124
Medicine 220 112 1,840 257 687 3,116
Music 3 0 0 67 2 72
Nursing 10 6 12 93 1 122
Public Health 41 34 26 9 57 167
Total 948 416 1,886 1,247 1,002 5,499

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 2023

Staff Classification Headcount
Managerial & Professional 5,932
Clerical & Technical 4,335
Service & Maintenance 1,314
Other Academic 9
Total 11,590