Yale University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Yale University

Yale University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 6,758 students of which 8,296 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Yale University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 3.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,534 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,777, with published in-state tuition of $67,250 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,975, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 96.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 98.8%. Graduates earn a median of $100,533 ten years after enrolling, compared with $81,765 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 43800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 82.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.