Yale University

New Haven, CT, USA

✓ SEVP Certified

Test Optional

STEM Designated

OPT Available

CPT Available

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About Yale

Yale is an Ivy League university chartered in 1701, anchoring downtown New Haven with a Gothic-quad campus that includes the famed Sterling Memorial Library and Beinecke rare book stacks. Undergraduates live within fourteen residential colleges modeled on Oxford and Cambridge, each with its own dining hall, master, and traditions that shape student social life for four years. Yale is need-blind for international applicants and is particularly celebrated for the humanities, drama, music, and law.

Location

New Haven, CT, USA

SEVP & Work Rights

SEVP Certified Institution

OPT Available: Yes
CPT Available: Yes
STEM Designated: Yes (24-month OPT extension eligible)

Key Stats

Acceptance Rate: 4.8%
Total Students: 15,564
International %: 24.0%
Campus Setting: Urban
Student/faculty ratio: 5:1

Admissions

SAT (average): 1534
SAT EBRW (25th-75th): 730 - 780
SAT Math (25th-75th): 740 - 790
ACT (midpoint): 34
ACT (25th-75th): 33 - 35

Outcomes

Freshman retention: 99%
Graduation rate (6yr): 96%
Median earnings (10yr): $100,533

Profile

Classification: Doctoral / Research University
Endowment: $41442M
Avg net price (after aid): $23,777/yr

Rankings

US News: #4
QS World: #21
Times Higher Ed: #10

Test Requirements

TOEFL

Required

Minimum score: 100

100 is commonly competitive; doctoral students scoring below 25 Speaking must complete summer English program.

IELTS

Required

Minimum score: 7.0

Academic IELTS only. Doctoral students scoring below 7.5 Speaking must complete summer English program.

GRE

Optional

Requirements vary by department; many no longer accept.