Yale University Student Population

How many students at Yale?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Yale University has a total enrollment of 15,564 students, including 6,814 undergraduate and 8,750 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,275 male students (46.7%) and 8,289 female students (53.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,944 White students (31.8%) and 2,584 Asian students (16.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,814 undergraduate students (43.8%) and 8,750 graduate students (56.2%).
• Class Delivery: 38 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 387 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - Yale's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,275 male (46.74%) and 8,289 female (53.26%) students are attending Yale University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 87.77.

By class level, 6,814 (43.78%) are undergraduate students and 8,750 (56.22%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.56% are male and 51.44% are female, while among graduate students, 45.33% are male and 54.67% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,944 White, 1,147 Black, and 2,584 Asian students out of a total of 15,564 are attending at Yale University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Yale University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 84.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Yale has 154 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 9,284 students under 25 years old, and 6,279 students over 25 years old out of 15,564 total students.

Yale has 6,728 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 86 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,556 graduate students aged under 25 and 6,193 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Yale University, 38 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 387 students are enrolled in some online courses.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,814 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 23 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.34%.