Yale University

Woolsey Hall in c. 1905
Woolsey Hall in c. 1905
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Yale University

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Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Particularly well-known are its undergraduate school, Yale College, and the Yale Law School, each of which has produced a number of U.S. presidents and foreign heads of state. In 1861, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences became the first U.S. school to award the Ph.D. Also notable is the Yale School of Drama, which has produced many prominent Hollywood and Broadway actors and writers, as well as the art, divinity, forestry and environment, music, medical, management, nursing, and architecture schools, each of which is often cited as among the finest in its field.

The university's assets include a $22.5 billion endowment (the second-largest of any academic institution) and more than a dozen libraries that hold a total of 12.5 million volumes (the second-largest university library system). Yale has 3,300 faculty members, who teach 5,300 undergraduate students and 6,000 graduate students. Yale is organized as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Yale's 70 undergraduate majors are primarily focused on a liberal arts curriculum, and few of the undergraduate departments are pre-professional. About 20% of Yale undergraduates major in the sciences, 35% in the social sciences, and 45% in the arts and humanities. All tenured professors teach undergraduate courses, more than 2,000 of which are offered annually.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Mid-size City Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)
Mascots:
Bulldogs, Elis
Nicknames:
YU, Yalie's

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
5,354
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 31,460
Students Receiving Aid:
70%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 75
Selectivity:
Most Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Men 51%
Women 49%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 59%
Other 15%
Asian 13%
African-American 7%
Hispanic 6%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 94%
In-State 6%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 15%
California 13%
Connecticut 6%
New Jersey 5%
Massachusetts 5%
Percent of Students International: 15%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 40%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Ivy Group)
Basketball (Ivy Group)
Baseball (Ivy Group)
Track (Ivy Group)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 31,460    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 6,810 7%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,449 3%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 20,896 43%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,528 25%  
Any Aid:
  70%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 10% (Most Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 96%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 700, Math: 700
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 780, Math: 780

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 75.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Not Required
High School GPA: Recommended
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Yale University

Bachelor's Level Majors

College Advice

Yahoo
So i just graduated in may from temple university in philadelphia. I have a double major in Chemistry and Neuroscience, as well as a minor in public policy. I visited yale university over this past week, and have decided to apply there. Does anybody know anything about their medical program. As this is what im applying for. My goal is to become a neurologist/neurosurgeon. Thanks in advance! I also ment to add that i have a 4.46 gpa, i have well over 5000 volunteer hours, and i graduated number 7 out of 4,172 undergrad students.
15 months ago
Best Answer
Yale has a very special program. They don't give routine written exams or tests. While to some this sounds like a dream come true, make sure not to get too excited. You'll have to work to stay motivated and learn all of your information without a test to remind you to study. Yale also believes in time off and gives some kind of break during the week. It's a great school to go to if you're a highly motivated individual. The only exam given is a "practical" which means hands on not written. You either pass or fail. If you fail, there's no going back. But have heart. This is supposed to be a much better system because instead of concentrating on straight memorization this is less stressful. It teaches you how to be a doctor instead of first memorizing everything and maybe learning the hands on skills later. Of course I don't think there is a bad medical school out there, but I agree with maybe having a back up plan. There are about half the number of positions for people who apply. That means only about 50% of people who apply get in just due to lack of spots. That means only the best of the best. Good luck!
I was just wondering if there was someone who does or did because I would like to go there some day and i wanted to ask some questions. Like what you did in high school to prepare yourself for Yale, things like that. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Just tell me and i'll give u my email.
15 months ago
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i'll be a freshman at yale this fall. feel free to contact me through yahoo answers, although i'll tell you right now that there is no special secret to getting in. if you're interested, however, i'm perfectly willing to talk about it. i know a fair amount about the university.
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Hi, im an international student (HS junior) interested in Yale College. I have quite good EC's, specially those regarding leadership. Great Rec letters GPA: 3.2 (low i know!, its calculated differently at my school) SAT I : 1900 ( low for american universities, however, it is pretty good considering that not many non-americanized hispanics get a score of 1900+) SAT II: 800 SAT II: 700 SAT II: 650 IB Predicted Score: 34 (without bouns points) Legacy: my mother went to Georgetown and my brother to Harvard Ethnic Group: Hispanic I understand that Yale will be a HIGH!!! reach, however its my dream school since i was 5, so if you consider i have no chance please tell me what should i do in order to have one, or recommend me another school. Thank you for your time PS: Also tell me if i have any chance at Georgetown, Cornell, Boston University, McGill, University of Michigan (Ann-A.) and University of Chicago. Thanks sorry... i write so many PD... also chance me in NYU
17 months ago
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you're right- it is quite a reach. your best indication of your chances will probably be your brother. harvard and yale have very similar admissions policies. your being an international non-americanized hispanic would normally be a fairly big help to you, but since at least one of your parents went to a major american university, as did one sibling, your SAT scores should probably be higher. students whose parents didn't go to college generally don't do as well, but yours did. just something to look out for. you have a chance, of course. i certainly recommend applying. i love yale, too, and will be going there next year, so i can certainly see the appeal. try your best to raise your GPA and test scores, and make sure your essays are articulate and your interviews interesting. the same goes for the other places you're looking. if you tell me what you're interested in, i can try to recommend another school, but at this point i see you're trying mostly for major universities. if you go looking for liberal arts colleges with great academic reputations but less-recognizable names, you might have a better shot at getting in as an international student. best of luck with the process, and maybe i'll see you at yale in two years.
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Yes, they do. I went to med school there and always walked by the fun-looking dorms. You should go visit the school if you're considering it -- a lot of history there, and the dorms are exactly how you'd picture them!
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I'm currently a graduate student at Yale. It's an *amazing* school, which is clear from the rankings but has been made even more clear to me as I've spent more time around the school. The community that is fostered among students is amazing -- and part of the cause is its location in New Haven. When you're in a college town (actually a sizeable city, but most of it is unsafe, so the safe areas make it feel like a small town), everyone goes to the same few places and you make closer bonds with your friends than if you were in, say, New York and everyone fanned out in a huge area and met up with people who aren't your classmates. Post extra information or e-mail me if you want to know anything else. I'm happy to help.
Other than the extra activities, sat scores, and all that, what are the grades required by yale university??
20 months ago
Best Answer
Yale is above all an academic institution, and thus academic strength is our first consideration in evaluating any candidate. The single most important document in the application is the high school transcript. We look for students who have consistently taken a broad range of challenging courses at their high school. There are no score cut-offs for standardized tests: the median scores of admitted students on the verbal and mathematical portions of the SAT generally fall in the mid 700s, and ACT composites in the low 30s, but successful applicants present a wide range of test results. While there is no hard and fast rule, it is safe to say that performance is relatively more important than testing. A very strong performance in a demanding college preparatory program may compensate for modest standardized test scores, but it is unlikely that high standardized test scores will persuade the Admissions Committee to disregard an undistinguished secondary-school record. For more information regarding what Yale looks for in admissions visit the following website : http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/what.html or just visit http://www.yale.edu and browse through applying and it will tell you specifics like I found. Hope it helps : )
Where is Yale University? I mean what state?
23 months ago
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eri
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Straight A's aren't enough. Yale and the other top schools don't accept the top students from each school - more like each state, or less. You have to have something special and unique to get into Yale, or Harvard, or Princeton.
Do you graduate from this University? If so... it's expensive? about how much per year on a undergraduate degree (Bachelor's in other words)
23 months ago
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The Estimated Cost of Attendance Tuition and fees: $33,030 Room and Board: $10,020 Books and personal expenses: $2,800 Cost for one academic year: $45,850 Financial Aid • All financial aid at Yale is need-based. (Yale College does not offer academic or athletic scholarships, or any other type of scholarship not based on demonstrated need.) • A candidate's ability to pay has no bearing whatsoever on his or her admissions decision. • Yale meets the full demonstrated need of every admitted student, regardless of citizenship. (That is, international students are eligible for the same need-based financial aid as are U.S. citizens and permanent residents.) • Effective for the 2005-2006 academic year, families with combined incomes below $45,000 will no longer be required to pay any portion of the cost of educating their children at Yale. This recent policy decision is meant to underscore the University's commitment to making Yale as broadly accessible as possible. • Approximately 40% of Yale students receive financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, and work-study programs.

Photos

  • Woolsey Hall in c. 1905
    Woolsey Hall in c. 1905 [source]
  • Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library.
    Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library. [source]
  • Connecticut Hall
    Connecticut Hall [source]
  • The Walter Camp Gate at the Yale Athletic Complex.
    The Walter Camp Gate at the Yale Athletic Complex. [source]
  • Ingalls Rink by Eero Saarinen, thin-shell and tensile structure
    Ingalls Rink by Eero Saarinen, thin-shell and tensile structure [source]
  • Original building, 1718–1782
    Original building, 1718–1782 [source]
  • Old Brick Row in 1807
    Old Brick Row in 1807 [source]
  • Aerial view from the south, 1906
    Aerial view from the south, 1906 [source]

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