Yale University Early Admissions
Yale University received 7,856 early applications to the Class of 2028, the second-highest number in history. It is a 1 percent increase from last year. They accepted 709 for a rate of 9 percent. This is the lowest rate since 2008. They offered admission to 776 Early Action applicants for the Class of 2027, down from 800 applicants for its Class of 2026. Yale reported an increase of 7 percent in applications from 7,288 to 7,856 for the last three cycles of admissions.
Early Applications Accepted | Total Early Applications Received | Early Acceptance Rate | Estimated Overall Enrollment | % of Class Filled by Early Admissions | |
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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 | 13.8% | 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 Admissions accepted 2,146 students or 3.70 percent of the 54,465 students who applied to the Class of 2028. This represents a decrease from last year’s rate of 4.50 percent. The SCEA round accounted for 709 acceptances out of a pool of 7,856 applications.
Last year Yale accepted 2,345 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 | |
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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 | |
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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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