Yale University
New Haven, CT · Official acceptance rate: 4.50%
Official Data
Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of EducationAcceptance Rate
4.50%
SAT Average
1534
SAT Range (25th-75th)
1500-1580
ACT Median
34
ACT Range (25th-75th)
33-35
Undergrad Enrollment
6,811
Website
https://www.yale.edu/Decision Timeline
When Yale University releases admissions decisions
Early Actionestimated
Dec 13, 2025
Restrictive Early Action
Regular Decisionestimated
Mar 27, 2026(30 days away)
What Matters in Admissions
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024Academic GPAVery Important
Class RankVery Important
Test ScoresConsidered
Application EssayVery Important
RecommendationsVery Important
ExtracurricularsVery Important
Talent / AbilityVery Important
Character / Personal QualitiesVery Important
First GenerationConsidered
Alumni Relation
Applicant Pools
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024Early Action
Applied7,744
Admitted776
Accept Rate10.0%
Waitlist
Applied899
Admitted0
Accept Rate0.0%
Community Data
From 85 crowdsourced submissions
Total Submissions
85
Crowdsourced Accept Rate
15%
Avg GPA (UW)
3.94
Avg SAT
1476
Decision Breakdown
13
Accepted
48
Rejected
19
Waitlisted
5
Deferred
Avg ACT
34
SAT Range
740-1590
GPA Range
3.55-4.19
Individual Submissions (85)
Showing 21-40 of 85 self-reported outcomes for Yale University
Yale University
CT · 2023-2024 · RD
Rejected
ACT
35
Public HSFirst-GenLegacy7 APs
Student Rep for District of Education (11Lead @ Economics NonDECA Club CoState Officer for Education NPO (12)Jewish Culture Club Co
Self-Reported·via Reddit
Yale University
CT · 2023-2024 · EA
Accepted
GPA (W)
4.70
SAT
1560