Colleges Featured at JCAS: Yale University

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Institution Name: Yale University
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Institution Type: Private research university
Undergraduate Student Body Population: 5,453 students
Student to Faculty Ratio: 6:1
Average Class Size: 75% of classes have fewer than 20 students, almost 30% have fewer than 10
Academic Calendar: Semester
Most Popular Majors:
  • Economics
  • Political Science and Government
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • History
  • Psychology
Study Abroad: Yale provides four types of study abroad programs:
  • Designated Programs: Year or Term Abroad & Summer Abroad
  • Global Summer Program (GSP)
  • Yale in London
  • Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad
See http://studyabroad.yale.edu/ for more information
Sports: The “Yale Bulldogs” have NCAA Division 1 status and sponsors 35 varsity sports.   
Campus Housing/Greek Life: Freshman are required to live on campus. and 88% of all undergraduate students do so as well. After freshman year, undergraduates can move into one of the “residential colleges,” a closer community that provides not only housing, but dining, intramural sports, and social events. About 13% of students join one of the 9 fraternities and 7 sororities.
Popular Clubs & Activities: Yale has four cultural houses: the Afro-American Cultural Center, the Asian American Cultural Center, the Latino Cultural Center, the Native American Cultural Center. The Yale Political Union, the Yale Daily News, and the Yale International Relations Association are the most popular groups, but there are around 500 other extracurricular activities to choose from.
Acceptance Rate: 6.3%
Admissions Requirements:
  • Common Application and Yale-Specific Questions
  • $80 Application Fee or Fee Waiver
  • Two Teacher Recommendations
  • One Counselor Recommendation
  • School Report (including Transcript)
  • SAT or ACT with Writing
  • Mid-Year Report
Early Decision: November 1st (single-choice)
Tuition:
  • Tuition $46,500
  • Room & Board $14,044
  • Books/Personal Expenses $4,785
  • Fees $1,100
  • Yale Health Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage $2,176
  • Total $ $68,605
Financial Aid: Yale offers need-based financial aid, with a $119 million financial aid budget. In the 2014-2015 school year, there was an average scholarship of $43,230. Students from families earning less than $65,000 a year can attend Yale at no cost, and those from families earning between $65,000 and $200,000 a year contribute up to 20% of their family income towards tuition. 84% of Yale students graduate without debt.
Graduation Rate: 87% (4-year graduation rate)

Website: www.yale.edu

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