Independent, Coed
Setting
Urban 200-acre campus with easy access to New York City
Degrees Offered
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, First Professional, and Post-Master's Certificates
Comprehensive Costs
$47,500 includes full-time tuition ($36,500) and room and board ($11,000)
(Cost includes full-time tuition plus additional fees such as room and board and mandatory fees)
Entrance Difficulty
Most difficult , 9% of applicants were admitted
Application Deadlines
3/1 (transfers)
Admissions
Freshman
Admission: 22,817 applied; 1,952 admitted; 1,318 enrolled
Test Scores
SAT critical reading scores over 500 100%
SAT math scores over 500 100%
SAT writing scores over 500 100%
SAT critical reading scores over 600 98%
SAT math scores over 600 98%
SAT writing scores over 600 98%
SAT critical reading scores over 700 77%
SAT math scores over 700 77%
SAT writing scores over 700 76%
Applying
Options: electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred entrance
Application fee: $75
Required: essay or personal statement, high school transcript, 3 letters of recommendation
Recommended: interview
Application deadlines: 12/31 (freshmen), 3/1 (transfers)
Notification: 4/1 (freshmen), 12/15 (early action), 5/15 (transfers)
Cost and Financial Aid
Costs (2009-10)
Comprehensive Costs: $47,500 includes full-time tuition ($36,500) and room and board ($11,000)
Room and board: College room only: $6000. Room and board charges vary according to board plan
Payment plan: Installment
Financial Aid
Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2008, 3,013 applied for aid, 2,715 were judged to have need, 2,715 had their need fully met. 481 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1957). 1,414 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $2059)
Average percent of need met: 100%
Average financial aid package: $37,223
Average need-based loan: $2486
Average need-based gift aid: $35,703
Average indebtedness upon graduation: $12,297
Financial aid deadline: 3/1
Student Body
Undergraduate Student Population
5,277 undergraduate students, 50% women, 50% men, 0.5% transferred in, 9% African American, 14% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 9% Hispanic American, 0.9% Native American
International Population
9% representing 74 other countries
Housing Info
88% live on campus
Campus Life
Housing: On-campus residence required through sophomore year
Options: Coed, disabled students, Campus housing is university owned. Freshman campus housing is guaranteed
Activities: Drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, radio and television station, choral group, marching band, community service, Athletics, Various Perfomance Groups, Political and Social Activism, campus publications, national fraternities, national sororities
Most popular organizations: Community service, Athletics, Various Perfomance Groups, Political and Social Activism, campus publications
Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late-night transport/escort service, controlled dormitory access
Student services: Health clinic, personal/psychological counseling, women's center
Academic Programs
Special study options: Accelerated degree program, advanced placement credit, double majors, English as a second language, honors programs, independent study, internships, part-time degree program, services for LD students, student-designed majors, study abroad, summer session for credit
ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c)
School Calendar: Semesters
Faculty
Total: 1,577
Full-time: 70% full-time
Student/faculty ratio: 6:1
Athletics
Member: NCAA, Division: All Division I, except: Football (Division I-AA)
Intramural sports
Badminton M(c)/W(c), baseball M, basketball M/W, bowling M/W, cheerleading M(c)/W(c), cross-country running M/W, field hockey W, football M/W, golf M/W, ice hockey M/W, soccer M/W, softball M/W, squash M/W, swimming and diving M/W, table tennis M/W, tennis M/W, ultimate Frisbee M/W, volleyball M/W, water polo M/W
Intercollegiate sports
Archery M(c)/W(c), baseball M, basketball M/W, crew M/W, cross-country running M/W, equestrian sports M(c)/W(c), fencing M/W, field hockey W, golf M/W, gymnastics W, ice hockey M/W, lacrosse M/W, riflery M(c)/W(c), rugby M(c)/W(c), sailing M/W, skiing (cross-country) M(c)/W(c), skiing (downhill) M(c)/W(c), soccer M/W, softball W, squash M/W, swimming and diving M/W, table tennis M(c), tennis M/W, track and field M/W, ultimate Frisbee M(c)/W(c), volleyball M(c)/W, water polo M(c)/W(c), wrestling M(c)
School Facilities
Facilities/Endowment
Main Library Name: Sterling Memorial Library
Other Library: 22
Collection: 12.0 million titles; 85,000 serial subscriptions; 263,738 audiovisual materials
Endowment: $22.5 billion
Contact Info
Admissions Director
Yale University
PO Box 208234
New Haven, CT 06520
United States
Phone: 203-432-9300
Non US Students
Financial Aid
Need-based financial aid available. For fall 2008 (estimated), 296 international students on campus received college administered financial aid ($48,238 average)