Yale University Early Admissions
Yale University offered admission to 779 Early Action applicants for the Class of 2030, up from 728 for the Class of 2029 and 709 for the Class of 2028. The university also reported an increase in Early Action applications to 7,140, compared with 6,729 in the prior two admissions cycles, while maintaining a stable admission rate of 11%.Â
| Early Applications Accepted | Total Early Applications Received | Early Acceptance Rate | Estimated Overall Enrollment | % of Class Filled by Early Admissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 779 | 7,140 | 10.91% | 1,600 | 46.08% |
| 2029 | 728 | 6,729 | 10.82% | 1,580 | 46.08 |
| 2028 | 709 | 7,856 | 9.02% | 1,580 | 44.87 |
| 2027 | 776 | 7,744 | 10.02% | 1,580 | 49.11 |
| 2026 | 800 | 7,288 | 10.98% | 1,580 | 50.63 |
| 2025 | 837 | 7,939 | 10.54% | 1,580 | 52.97 |
| 2024 | 796 | 5,777 | 13.80% | 1,580 | 43.48 |
| 2023 | 794 | 6,020 | 13.19% | 1,580 | 50.25 |
| 2022 | 842 | 5,733 | 14.69% | 1,580 | 53.29 |
| 2021 | 871 | 5,086 | 17.13% | 1,360 | 55.13 |
| 2020 | 795 | 4,662 | 17.05% | 1,360 | 58.45 |
| 2019 | 753 | 4,693 | 16.05% | 1,360 | 55.37 |
| 2018 | 735 | 4,750 | 15.47% | 1,300 | 56.54 |
| 2017 | 1,237 | 4,193 | 29.50% | ||
| 2016 | 1,171 | 3,609 | 32.45% | ||
| 2015 | 1,215 | 3,456 | 35.16% | ||
| 2014 | 1,176 | 3,594 | 32.72% | ||
| 2013 | 1,249 | 3,405 | 36.68% |
Yale Regular Decision
Yale’s Office of Undergraduate 2,308 students or 4.52 percent of the 50,228 students who applied to the Class of 2029. The SCEA round accounted for 728 acceptances out of a pool of 6,729 applications for an admission rate of 10.82 percent.
Last year, Yale accepted 2,227 students or 3.87 percent of the 57,517 students who applied to the Class of 2028. This represented a decrease from the previous year’s rate of 4.50 percent. In the previous year, Yale accepted 2,353 students or 4.50 percent of the 52,303 students who applied to the Class of 2027. The SCEA round accounted for 776 acceptances out of a pool of 7,744 applications.
| Regular Decision Applications Accepted | Regular Decision Applications Received | Regular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 1,580 | 43,499 | 3.63% |
| 2028 | 1,437 | 46,609 | 3.08% |
| 2027 | 1,578 | 44,559 | 3.54% |
| 2026 | 1,489 | 42,772 | 3.48% |
| 2025 | 1,672 | 39,481 | 4.23% |
| 2024 | 1,503 | 29,443 | 5.10% |
| 2023 | 1,447 | 30,824 | 4.69% |
| 2022 | 1,399 | 29,574 | 4.73% |
| 2021 | 1,417 | 27,828 | 5.10% |
| 2020 | 1,193 | 26,793 | 4.45% |
| 2019 | 1,281 | 25,543 | 5.02% |
| 2018 | 1,215 | 26,182 | 4.64% |
| 2017 | 794 | 25,407 | 3.13% |
| 2016 | 872 | 25,368 | 3.43% |
| Early & Regular Decision Applications Accepted | Early & Regular Decision Applications Received | Early & Regular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 2,308 | 50,228 | 4.60% |
| 2028 | 2,146 | 54,465 | 3.70% |
| 2027 | 2,354 | 52,303 | 4.50% |
| 2026 | 2,289 | 50,060 | 4.57% |
| 2025 | 2,509 | 47,240 | 5.31% |
| 2024 | 2,299 | 35,220 | 6.53% |
| 2023 | 2,241 | 36,844 | 6.62% |
| 2022 | 2,241 | 35,307 | 6.35% |
| 2021 | 2,285 | 32,914 | 6.94% |
| 2020 | 1,988 | 31,455 | 6.32% |
| 2019 | 2,034 | 30,236 | 6.73% |
| 2018 | 1,950 | 30,932 | 6.30% |
| 2017 | 2,031 | 29,600 | 6.86% |
| 2016 | 2,043 | 28,977 | 7.10% |
| 2015 | 2,109 | 27,283 | 7.73% |
| 2014 | 2,039 | 25,869 | 7.88% |
| 2013 | 1,958 | 26,003 | 7.53% |
| 2012 | 1,892 | 22,813 | 8.29% |
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