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%.
| 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
For the Class of 2030, Yale University admitted 2,328 students from a pool of 54,919 applicants, for an overall acceptance rate of 4.24% — down from 4.75% the prior cycle. Of those admitted, 779 were accepted through the Single-Choice Early Action round from a pool of 7,140 SCEA applicants.
For additional context, Yale admitted 2,387 students from 50,264 applications for the Class of 2029 at a 4.75% acceptance rate, and 2,227 students from 57,517 applications for the Class of 2028 at 3.87% — reflecting the year-over-year volatility in both application volume and selectivity that has come to define the current admissions landscape.
| Regular Decision Applications Accepted | Regular Decision Applications Received | Regular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 1,673 | 43,036 | 3.89% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2,328 | 54,919 | 4.24% |
| 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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