Applying to Yale University

Yale's acceptance rate is 5% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 47,240 students applied and 2,362 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Yale. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 71% with 1,677 enrolled students out of 2,362 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,530 and the ACT score is 34 at Yale.

To apply to Yale, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Yale's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for applying undergraduate school and $105 for graduate school at Yale University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$105
Admission Information	https://admissions.yale.edu/
Online Application	https://admissions.yale.edu/first-year-application-process
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 5.00% and the yield is 71.00%. 20,441 men and 26,799 women applied to Yale and 1,226 men and 1,340 women students were accepted. Among them, 834 men and 992 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	47,240	20,441	26,799
Admitted	2,362	1,226	1,340
Enrolled	1,677	834	992
Acceptance Rate	5.00%	6.00%	5.00%
Yield	71.00%	68.03%	74.03%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 965 students (54% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 625 students (35%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 780 and the 25^th percentile is 730. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 750 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 33 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	730	780
SAT Math	750	800
ACT Composite	33	35
ACT Math	31	35
ACT English	35	36

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Yale University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Yale University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Yale Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended