4.8%
2,387 admitted
from 50,264 apps
Applications50,264
Overall admit rate4.8%
Enrolled1,633 · 68.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist32 of 944
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsTalent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#2
Niche
Best Colleges in America
SourceListRankYr
NicheBest Colleges in America#226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#926
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#926
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Private)#926
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#1126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceThe Ivy League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingConnecticut colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$80
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/2 → Apr 1 → May 1
Early action11/1 → 12/15 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Flexible
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.yale.edu
Admissions emailstudent.questions@yale.edu
Admissions phone(203) 432-9316
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Harvard University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%——
Princeton University NJ · Private (nonprofit)4.4%15305K
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
Stanford University CA · Private (nonprofit)3.8%15507K
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%—10K
Dartmouth College NH · Private (nonprofit)6.0%1520—
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.