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Acceptance Rate 5.00%
Yield 71.00%
SAT Score 1,530
ACT Score 34
Applicants 47,240

Applying To Yale

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 5% at Yale University where a total of 47,240 students applied and 2,362 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,530 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.
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 Rate5%
Average Test Scores1,530 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 5.00% where a total of 47,240 students (20,441 men and 26,799 women) have applied to Yale and 2,362 (1,226 men and 1,340 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 834 male and 992 female students have enrolled into Yale and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 71.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Yale
TotalMenWomen
Applicants47,24020,44126,799
Admitted2,3621,2261,340
Enrolled1,677834992
Acceptance Rate 5.00% 6.00% 5.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 71.00% 68.03% 74.03%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Yale, 965 applicants (54% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 625 applicants (35%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,530 and the average ACT score is 34 at Yale. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,580 and 25th percentile score is 1,480. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 99. 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 Writing730780
SAT Math750800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3135
ACT English3536
[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.
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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