By the Numbers

Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research

6,749

undergraduate students

5,344

graduate & professional students

30%

% of international students

3,395

international scholars (trainees, faculty, and staff)

124

countries represented by international students

5,499

faculty members

11,590

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 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

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