96%
Graduation Rate
99%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Yale University, the graduation rate is 96 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 99 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 91.10% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with very high research activity).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,505 students out of 1,572 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Yale University.
By gender, 740 male and 765 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 1,572 | 1,505 | 95.74% |
|---|
| Men | 780 | 740 | 94.87% |
|---|
| Women | 792 | 765 | 96.59% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Yale University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 83.33%
- Asian: 96.76%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 92.97%
- Hispanic: 92.83%
- White: 97.26%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 92.93%
- Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 83.33%(5/6) |
100.00%(4/4) |
50.00%(1/2) |
|---|
| Asian | 96.76%(299/309) |
94.48%(137/145) |
98.78%(162/164) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 92.97%(119/128) |
89.66%(52/58) |
95.71%(67/70) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 92.83%(220/237) |
91.30%(105/115) |
94.26%(115/122) |
|---|
| White | 97.26%(603/620) |
96.49%(302/313) |
98.05%(301/307) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(2/2) |
- |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 92.93%(92/99) |
100.00%(52/52) |
85.11%(40/47) |
|---|
| Unknown | 100.00%(5/5) |
100.00%(3/3) |
100.00%(2/2) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Yale University, 160 of 166 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 96.39%.