Yale University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, CT (city setting), with 6,818 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 5% of 51,803 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1500–1580 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $88,300 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,044 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 96% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 3.77 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Yale University ranks
10 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,700
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 112 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Yale University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Yale University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Ivy League | 31 | 3 over | 5 | $592k | $19,106 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | The Ivy League | 32 | room 2 | 4 | $1.5M | $48,350 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Ivy League | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $2.1M | $131,352 | 992 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Ivy League | 13 | room 2 | 1 | $1.4M | $107,501 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 1 | — | — | 984 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | The Ivy League | 24 | room 3 | 3 | $836k | $34,832 | 997 | |
| Football | The Ivy League | 121 | 16 over | 8 | $7.8M | $64,548 | 992 | |
| Men's Golf | The Ivy League | 9 | at cap | 2 | $285k | $31,674 | 975 | |
| Women's Golf | The Ivy League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $334k | $41,698 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | The Ivy League | 18 | room 2 | 1 | $383k | $21,260 | 1000 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 29 | 3 over | 1 | $1.4M | $49,994 | 1000 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 32 | 6 over | 4 | $1.2M | $37,518 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 51 | 3 over | 4 | $1.7M | $32,823 | 993 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 39 | 1 over | 4 | $985k | $25,248 | 1000 | |
| Men's Rowing | The Ivy League | 61 | — | 3 | $1.7M | $28,177 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | The Ivy League | 45 | room 23 | 1 | $1.2M | $27,045 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Ivy League | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $591k | $20,387 | 1000 | |
| Softball | The Ivy League | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $820k | $37,270 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 28 | room 2 | 6 | $632k | $22,565 | 996 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 29 | room 1 | 6 | $654k | $22,565 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | The Ivy League | 12 | 2 over | 3 | $507k | $42,267 | 994 | |
| Women's Tennis | The Ivy League | 10 | at cap | 3 | $446k | $44,644 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 139 | 94 over | 1 | $1.1M | $7,861 | 989 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 130 | 85 over | 1 | $1M | $7,704 | 994 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Ivy League | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $823k | $43,298 | 992 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.