Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Yale is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.4% of undergraduate students being women and 48.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,536, with 3,362 women and 3,174 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Yale is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.7% of undergraduate students being women and 46.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 8,031, with 4,310 women and 3,721 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 48.6% 3,174 students
- women 51.4% 3,362 students
Graduate Students
- men 46.3% 3,721 students
- women 53.7% 4,310 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 37.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,429 students.
Following closely behind are Asian students, constituting 21.5% of the student body, with 1,399 students. Hispanic students represent 14.9% of the population, with 972 students, while African American students account for 8.0%, with 524 students. Mixed race students account for 6.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 439 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 8 students.
International students make up 10.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 673 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.0% of the population, totaling 68 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Yale.
Undergraduate Students
- White 37.3% 2,429 students
- Asian 21.5% 1,399 students
- Hispanic 14.9% 972 students
- International students 10.3% 673 students
- African American 8.0% 524 students
- Mixed race 6.7% 439 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 68 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 8 students
Graduate Students
- White 38.9% 3,116 students
- International students 30.8% 2,470 students
- Asian 11.9% 955 students
- Hispanic 8.3% 664 students
- African American 5.1% 411 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 315 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 74 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 12 students
Transfer Students
- White 38.5% 5 students
- Hispanic 23.1% 3 students
- Asian 15.4% 2 students
- Unknown race 15.4% 2 students
- African American 7.7% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 2,961 students
- 18-19 41% 2,699 students
- 22-24 11% 742 students
- 25-29 0% 23 students
- 30-34 0% 14 students
- 35-39 0% 4 students
- 40-49 0% 2 students
- 50-64 0% 1 students
- 25-29 49% 3,955 students
- 22-24 27% 2,205 students
- 30-34 15% 1,217 students
- 35-39 4% 338 students
- 40-49 2% 156 students
- 20-21 1% 93 students
- 50-64 1% 58 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Yale University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 235 | 16.33% | |
| New York | 229 | 15.91% | |
| Connecticut | 97 | 6.74% | |
| Texas | 80 | 5.56% | |
| New Jersey | 78 | 5.42% | |
| Florida | 75 | 5.21% | |
| Illinois | 58 | 4.03% | |
| Maryland | 53 | 3.68% | |
| Pennsylvania | 47 | 3.27% | |
| Georgia | 43 | 2.99% | |
| Washington | 37 | 2.57% | |
| Virginia | 36 | 2.50% | |
| North Carolina | 27 | 1.88% | |
| Colorado | 23 | 1.60% | |
| Michigan | 22 | 1.53% | |
| Minnesota | 21 | 1.46% | |
| Arizona | 20 | 1.39% | |
| Ohio | 19 | 1.32% | |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 1.25% | |
| District of Columbia | 17 | 1.18% | |
| Louisiana | 16 | 1.11% | |
| Oregon | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 11 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 9 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | less than 1% |
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