Profile
Founded in 1701, Yale University is the third oldest higher education institution in the U.S. It is comprised of three main academic parts: Yale College, the undergraduate school, the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the 13 professional schools. Some 29,000 applied for 1,300 spots for the Class of 2016. Yale’s student retention rate is 99%. Five U.S. Presidents were Yalies, including both Bush’s ’48, ’68, Clinton ’73 (law), Ford ’41 (law), and Taft 1878. About 19% of Yale’s student body is international students from 90 countries, and the school offers a host of international opportunities to its students, such as its Global Health Initiative and the Yale India Initiative, which places Yale amongst the top institutions in the world for the study of India and South Asia. The Yale School of Management was one of the first business schools to require all freshman students to study abroad and the Yale School of Architecture requires students to complete an overseas trip as part of every student’s final-year studio course. It competes in NCAA Division I-AA athletics and its mascot is Handsome Dan the Bulldog. In 1852, Yale’s crew team raced Harvard at Lake Winnipesaukee, NH, in the country’s first intercollegiate athletic event.
At a Glance
- Student Population: 11,875
- Undergraduate Population: 5,349
- Student to Faculty Ratioa: 5
- Total Annual Costc: $59,320
- In-State Tuitionc: $42,300
- Out-of-State Tuitionc: $42,300
- Percent on Financial Aidd: 66.0%
- Percent Admittede: 8.0%
- SAT Composite Rangef: 1400-1590
- Forbes Financial Grade: A+
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