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Acceptance Rate 6.08%
Yield 69.17%
SAT Score 1,515
ACT Score 34
Applicants 36,844

Applying To Yale

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 6.08% at Yale University where a total of 36,844 students applied and 2,241 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,515 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires four 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 Rate6%
Average Test Scores1,515 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 6.08% where a total of 36,844 students (17,076 men and 19,768 women) have applied to Yale and 2,241 (1,128 men and 1,113 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 771 male and 779 female students have enrolled into Yale and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 69.17%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Yale
TotalMenWomen
Applicants36,84417,07619,768
Admitted2,2411,1281,113
Enrolled1,550771779
Acceptance Rate 6.08% 6.61% 5.63%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 69.17% 68.35% 69.99%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Yale, 1,061 applicants (68% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 773 applicants (50%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,515 and the average ACT score is 34 at Yale. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,460. 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 Writing720770
SAT Math740800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3135
ACT English3536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Yale University requires 4 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 3 articles (High School GPA, High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies) to submit to their applicants. 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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