Yale University Ivy League
New Haven, CT · Official website ↗
4%
Admission rate
6,758
Undergraduates
$69,900
Tuition / yr
$91,950
Cost of attendance / yr
$118,356
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
1470–1570
SAT, middle 50% (approx.)
33–35
ACT, middle 50%
International students should also budget for health insurance, visa and travel costs not shown here.
Reference only. Automatically checked against the college's official pages on 2026-11-10; maintained by Jordan Lee, editor. Colleges can change policies at any time — confirm on the official page before you apply. Spotted an error? Tell us.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | Need-blind for international applicants Applying for financial aid does not reduce an international applicant's chance of admission. Sources (3)“All applicants, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or country of origin, are considered through the same whole-person admissions process. All applicants are evaluated without regard to their ability to pay”admissions.yale.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“Yale is one of only a handful of American universities that considers all applicants for admission without regard to their ability to pay and meets 100% of every family’s demonstrated financial need.”admissions.yale.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“International students are eligible for the same need-based financial aid as domestic applicants.”admissions.yale.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | Yes — meets the full demonstrated need of admitted students |
| SAT / ACT policy | SAT or ACT requiredSource (1)“First-year and transfer applicants are required to include scores from the ACT or SAT.”admissions.yale.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| English proficiency | English test required unless an exemption appliesSources (1)“Non-native English-speakers who have not taken at least two years of secondary education where English is the medium of instruction are required to submit results from any of the proficiency tests below.”admissions.yale.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
Location
| City / state | New Haven, CT |
|---|---|
| Setting | Midsize city |
| Nearest major airport | Bradley International Airport (BDL), about 73 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.