Applying to Yale University

The acceptance rate at Yale University was 6.08% - 36,844 students were applied and 2,241 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is extremely hard to get into the school. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 69% where 1,550 out of 2,241 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,515 and the ACT score is 34 at the school.

Below tables and charts analyze the admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

Admission Trends Save School

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 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 6.08% and the yield is 69.17%. 17,076 men and 19,768 women applied to Yale University and 1,128 men and 1,113 women students were accepted. Among them, 771 men and 779 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). 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	36,844	17,076	19,768
Admitted	2,241	1,128	1,113
Enrolled	1,550	771	779
Acceptance Rate	6.08%	6.61%	5.63%
Yield	69.17%	68.35%	69.99%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 1,061 students (68% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 773 students (50%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 770 and the 25^th percentile is 720. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 740 (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	720	770
SAT Math	740	800
ACT Composite	33	35
ACT Math	31	35
ACT English	35	36

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Yale University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,462, ACT: 97 - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program 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 .

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	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended