Yale College Confidential 2027 (2024)

FAQs

What is the lowest GPA accepted to Yale? ›

You should also have a 4.14 GPA or higher. If your GPA is lower than this, you need to compensate with a higher SAT/ACT score. For a school as selective as Yale, you'll also need to impress them with the rest of your application.

Yale College admitted 2,275 students to the class of 2027 from its largest-ever pool of 52,250 applicants.

Applying Single-Choice Early Action does not increase the likelihood of being admitted to Yale. Historically, the rate of admission among early applicants has been higher than the overall admission rate because many of our strongest candidates, from a wide range of backgrounds and interests, apply early.

Yale admits 709 early action applicants, matches 72 QuestBridge finalists. Yale College has offered admission to 709 applicants for the Class of 2028 through its early action program.

Yale University does not have a strict minimum GPA requirement for undergraduate admissions. However, admitted students typically have very high GPAs, ranging from 3.8 to 4.0, with an average GPA of 3.9.

The average GPA of admitted students is usually around 4.0, and many successful applicants have a GPA well above 4.0 due to AP and Honors coursework, if your high school uses a weighted scale. Please note that while GPA is an important factor, Yale University also puts emphasis on course rigor.

The 25th percentile New SAT score is 1470, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1560. In other words, a 1470 places you below average, while a 1560 will move you up to above average. There's no absolute SAT requirement at Yale, but they really want to see at least a 1470 to have a chance at being considered.

It's called "Psychology and the Good Life," and enrollment soared to almost 1/4 of Yale's undergraduates just days after registration opened. Deemed the "hardest class at Yale" according to Dr. Laurie Santos, the course focuses on accountability and positive psychology.

Projected 4-Year-Degree Price

In 2022-23, attending Yale cost $85,120. For four years at this price, Yale cost would equal $340,480.

Who does Yale send likely letters to? ›

The Yale Admissions Office sends “likely letters” only to those applicants who have received an early review and who we believe are exceptionally strong as scholars, student- athletes, or contributors in other areas of special interest to the Yale community, including music and the arts.

Even though the process is holistic, you still need a great GPA, top test scores, great letters of recommendation, and compelling essays. Adding extracurricular activities in your areas of interest and having leadership positions can also help.

Yale's regular decision acceptance rate is 5% because it received 50,060 applications and accepted 2,289 students. Yale's early action acceptance rate is 10% because it received 7,744 applications and accepted 776 students.

Yale's Class of 2028 early acceptance rate was the lowest since Yale adopted its current single-choice non-binding early action policy — 9.02%. Meanwhile, the regular decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was 2.75%.

The 9.02 percent acceptance rate is the lowest since Yale adopted its current non-binding early admissions model, which first went into effect for the class of 2008. TTA Takeaway: Yale now denies more early applicants than it defers.