New Haven, Connecticut · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Yale University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in New Haven, Connecticut. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 15,564, made up of 6,814 undergraduates and 8,750 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Yale University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 132 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 5,610 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
99% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Key figures
15,564
Students enrolled
99%
First-year retention
5,610
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
132
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 132
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
99%
Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,860
Master's degrees
2,867
Doctoral degrees (research)
499
Professional doctorates
298
Other doctoral degrees
2
Postbaccalaureate certificates
71
Post-master's certificates
13
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
15,564
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,814
Graduate students, fall 2024
8,750
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,353
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,432
Graduate students, 2024-25
8,921
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
54%
Men
46%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
15%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
26%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
9%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ivy Group
President
Maurie McInnis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit