by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Yale University was awarded 81 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is anthropology.
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Yale landed the #20 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation!
Yale is also ranked #1 out of 18 schools in Connecticut.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Yale since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 5%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 59% of students accepted to Yale submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 740 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 800.
At Yale, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 6 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Yale University is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 98% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Yale University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Yale the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 84%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Yale University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,703 undergraduates at Yale with 4,696 being full-time and 7 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $341 | $1,751 | $5,283 | $14,152 | $45,628 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Yale, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Yale, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $4,926 a year. That adds up to $19,704 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Yale are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Woodbridge Hall, New Haven, CT 06520 |
| Phone: | 203-432-4771 |
| Website: | https://www.yale.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 611 | NA |
| Economics | 284 | $82,617 |
| Nursing | 245 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 230 | $32,909 |
| Law | 213 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 204 | $133,293 |
| History | 170 | $54,700 |
| Political Science & Government | 165 | $57,466 |
| Music | 132 | NA |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 131 | $40,299 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 160 students took at least one online class at Yale University. This is an increase from the 81 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 160 | 74 |
| 2021-2022 | 81 | 81 |
| 2020-2021 | 11,923 | 7,766 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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