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Acceptance Rate 6.53%
Yield 54.98%
SAT Score 1,520
ACT Score 34
Applicants 35,220

Applying To Yale

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 6.53% at Yale University where a total of 35,220 students applied and 2,299 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires three items and recommends 3 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Yale University.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$80
Graduate Application Fees$105
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.yale.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.yale.edu/first-year-application-process
Acceptance Rate7%
Average Test Scores1,520 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 6.53% where a total of 35,220 students (16,409 men and 18,811 women) have applied to Yale and 2,299 (1,185 men and 1,114 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 656 male and 608 female students have enrolled into Yale and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 54.98%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Yale
TotalMenWomen
Applicants35,22016,40918,811
Admitted2,2991,1851,114
Enrolled1,264656608
Acceptance Rate 6.53% 7.22% 5.92%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 54.98% 55.36% 54.58%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Yale, 891 applicants (70% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 583 applicants (46%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34 at Yale. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,580 and 25th percentile score is 1,460. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 98. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Yale.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Yale
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing720780
SAT Math740800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3135
ACT English3436
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Yale University requires 3 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, TOEFL) and recommends 3 articles (High School GPA, High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit. The following table summarizes the application requirements at Yale University
Application Requirements for Yale
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Yale University is Semester. Yale University accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Yale University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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