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Yale University Common Data Set 2025-26
CTTest policy: Test-flexible per C8F: all applicants must submit scores (ACT, AP, IB, or SAT); C8 checkbox marks scores not required but consideredCompare with other schoolsAP credit
Acceptance rate
4.7%
2,387 of 50,264
Early decision rate
No ED
SAT middle 50%
1480–1560
ACT middle 50%
33–35
Who got into Yale University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 289Waitlisted 92Rejected 908Preview
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GPA and SAT of 1289 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 50,264 |
| AdmittedC1 | 2,387 |
| EnrolledC1 | 1,633 |
| YieldC1 | 68.4% |
| Early decisionC21 | Not offered |
| Early actionC22 | Offered, counts not reported |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 944 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 738 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 32 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 4.3% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 67% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 25% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 730–780 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 740–790 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $72,500 |
| Required feesG1 | — |
| Food and housingG1 | $21,600 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 100% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $74,353 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $73,273 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankVery important
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresConsidered
- Application essayVery important
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewConsidered
- Extracurricular activitiesVery important
- Talent/abilityVery important
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workConsidered
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestNot considered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 6,667 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 99.4% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 96.3% |
Notes on this filing
- C8 checkbox marks SAT/ACT as 'not required for admission, but considered if submitted', but C8F says all first-year applicants must submit test scores. Trusted C8F; the conflict is noted here.
- C8F lists 'ACT' twice in the list of options; the second is likely SAT, which was not verified.
- C1: applied and enrolled totals are sums of the men and women rows (22819+27445; 799+834). Admitted total is 1189+1198. Enrolled count for C1 is 1633, which matches the B2 first-time column total.
- C1 residency breakdown table was left blank.
- C9 test submission percentages given as 67% SAT and 25% ACT.
- C10: class rank reported for 31% of first-time students.
- C11 and C12: GPA distribution, average GPA and percent submitting GPA are blank, so gpa fields are null.
- C21: no early decision plan offered; ED counts left null.
- C22: early action offered with closing 11/1 and notification 12/15, but applied and admitted counts are not reported.
- B4-B11 (Fall 2019 cohort): 6-year graduation rate of 0.963 is printed and used. The 4-year rate is not printed; it would be 818/1550 (about 52.8%) but was not computed, so it is null.
- H2 (first-time, first-year column): the filing does not print a count or percent of students who received need-based aid, so pct_with_need_awarded_aid is null. pct_need_fully_met = 885/885 = 100.0%.
- G1: required fees are not listed, so required_fees is null. Tuition is a single private rate, so in-state and out-of-state are null.
Source: Yale University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.