Yale academics
New Haven, Connecticut · Private · 6,758 undergrads
Yale has 6,758 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 51 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.
The short answers
6,758
undergraduates.
8,263
graduate students.
51
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,449
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
25%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
6,758
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
8,263
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
15,081
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
19.5 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$80,258
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
32%
AsianCollege Scorecard
23%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
16%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
11%
BlackCollege Scorecard
8.8%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
7.2%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.8%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,449
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,846
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
800
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business Administration and Management, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
213
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Medical schoolIPEDS, 2024
Yes
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: admissions.yale.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: admissions.yale.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers