Yale University Historical Acceptance Rate

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Yale University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Yale University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2029 is 9.0%, with 7,856 applicants and 709 admitted. In contrast, the acceptance rate for 2024 was significantly lower at 3.6%, with 57,465 total applicants and only 2,074 admissions. Historical data shows a fluctuating trend in acceptance rates, with a high of 7.0% in 2021 and a low of 4.5% in 2027. Notably, the Early Action acceptance rate has remained more stable compared to Regular Decision, achieving rates as high as 17.1% in 2020 for Early Action versus a maximum of 5.3% for Regular Decision in 2025.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2029	7,856	709	0%	9%	9%
2027	52,303	2,354	4.5%	10%	4.5%
2026	50,060	2,289	4.6%	11%	4.6%
2025	47,420	2,509	5.3%	10.5%	5.3%
2024	57,465	2,074	2.8%	9%	3.6%
2024	35,220	2,299	5.1%	13.8%	6.5%
2023	36,844	2,241	4.7%	13.2%	6.1%
2022	35,307	2,241	4.7%	14.7%	6.3%
2021	32,914	2,288	5.1%	17.1%	7%
2020	31,455	1,988	4.5%	17.1%	6.3%
2019	30,236	2,034	5%	16%	6.7%

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