Student Population at Yale

Total Enrollment

14,776

Undergraduate

6,645

Graduate

8,131

Online Enrollment

Men Students

6,957

Women Students

7,819

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 14,776 students have enrolled at Yale University - 6,645 undergraduate and 8,131 graduate.

By gender, 6,957 male and 7,819 female students are attending Yale University. By attendance status, there are 14,538 full-time students and 238 part-time students.

The number of students at Yale University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University, its population is relatively small (average population is 19,453).

Yale University offers online degree/certificate programs and 74 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Yale University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,957 male and 7,819 female students attending Yale. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.89 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Yale.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Yale
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,645	6,594	51
Men	3,254	3,220	34
Women	3,391	3,374	17

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Yale
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,131	7,944	187
Men	3,703	3,612	91
Women	4,428	4,332	96

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,265 White students (35.63%) and 2,482 Asian students (16.80%) at Yale University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Yale University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Yale University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	21	6	15
Asian	1,488	716	772
Black or African American	552	224	328
Hispanic	983	457	526
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	4	6
White	2,336	1,211	1,125
Two or More Races	472	208	264
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	93	49	44
Total	6,645	3,254	3,391

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Yale University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	21	12	9
Asian	994	417	577
Black or African American	464	179	285
Hispanic	711	333	378
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	4	7
White	2,929	1,304	1,625
Two or More Races	323	130	193
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	88	38	50
Total	8,131	3,703	4,428

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,968 students whose age under twenty five and 1,948 students whose age is over thirty years old at Yale University.

Especially, 90 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Yale University.

Population by Student Age at Yale University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,645	3,254	3,391
Under 18	90	35	55
18-19	2,747	1,247	1,500
20-21	2,928	1,463	1,465
22-24	820	468	352
25-29	33	25	8
30-34	16	10	6
35-39	5	2	3
40-49	2	1	1
50-64	3	2	1
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	6,645	3,254	3,391

Population by Student Age at Yale University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,131	3,703	4,428
18-19	3	1	2
20-21	100	35	65
22-24	2,280	912	1,368
25-29	3,826	1,802	2,024
30-34	1,262	633	629
35-39	361	192	169
40-49	214	91	123
50-64	78	32	46
65 and over	6	5	1
unknown	1	0	1
Total	8,131	3,703	4,428

Online Student Population

At Yale University, 160 students (1.08% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 74 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 3 students live in Connecticut where Yale University is located in and 71 students have enrolled from other states.