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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
Yale University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
Yale University admitted 2,328 students to its Class of 2030 from 54,919 applications. Below is a full picture of Yale University’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2030
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 4.24%
- Restrictive Early Action acceptance rate
- 10.91%
- Regular Decision acceptance rate
- 3.89%
Class of 2030
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2030, Yale University admitted 2,328 students from 54,919 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 4.24%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 3.9% and 4.6%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 54,919 | 2,328 | 4.24% |
| 2029 | 50,228 | 2,301 | 4.58% |
| 2028 | 54,465 | 2,146 | 3.94% |
| 2027 | 52,303 | 2,354 | 4.5% |
| 2026 | 50,060 | 2,289 | 4.57% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47,240 | 2,509 | 5.31% |
| 2024 | 35,220 | 2,299 | 6.53% |
| 2023 | 36,844 | 2,241 | 6.08% |
| 2022 | 35,307 | 2,241 | 6.35% |
| 2021 | 32,914 | 2,285 | 6.94% |
| 2020 | 31,455 | 1,988 | 6.32% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 7,140 | 779 | 10.91% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 43,036 | 1,673 | 3.89% |
Class of 2030
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- Yale has not reported SAT scores for 2030
- ACT middle 50%
- Yale has not reported ACT scores for 2030
- Testing policy
- Required — Yale requires SAT, ACT, AP, or IB scores for applicants.
- GPA
- Yale does not publish a minimum; admitted students are typically at the top 10% of their class.
Good to Know
- Yale uses the Common Application
- Restrictive Early Action is nonbinding.
- Yale does consider legacy status.
- Yale offers student/alumni interviews.
Application Deadlines
| Date | Deadline | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Restrictive Early Action deadline Notification: mid-December | Restrictive Early Action |
| Jan 2 | Regular Decision deadline Notification: Late March | Regular Decision |
