Yale Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 (Latest)

Yale admitted exactly 4.24% of applicants for the Class of 2030, accepting 2,328 students from a pool of 54,919 applications. This rate marks a slight increase from the 3.9% low for the Class of 2028 but remains significantly lower than the 6.5% seen for the Class of 2024. The university continues to draw massive applicant pools while keeping its admitted class size relatively stable.

Yale Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030

Yale admitted 2,328 of 54,919 applicants to the Class of 2030, an acceptance rate of 4.24%.[1] These are the figures the university announced for the cycle; the Common Data Set for this class publishes later in the year.

Yale also announced its Early Action figures on December 17, 2025: 7,140 early applicants and 779 early admits (Source: https://news.yale.edu/2025/12/17/yale-admits-779-early-action-applicants).

Yale Acceptance Rate by Year

Across the 7 cycles with official figures, the acceptance rate has fallen from 6.3% (Class of 2022) to 3.9% (Class of 2028).[2]

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2028	57,517	2,227	3.9%
2027	51,803	2,332	4.5%
2026	50,060	2,289	4.6%
2025	47,240	2,509	5.3%
2024	35,220	2,299	6.5%
2023	36,844	2,241	6.1%
2022	35,307	2,241	6.3%

Yale Waitlist Statistics

For the Class of 2028, Yale offered a waitlist place to 773 applicants, of whom 565 accepted it, and 23 were ultimately admitted.[2] That is a 4.1% admit rate among students who stayed on the list.

Class	Offered a place	Accepted a place	Admitted off the waitlist
2028	773	565	23
2027	1,145	899	0
2026	1,000	780	9
2025	1,030	774	4
2024	1,290	933	30

Admitted Student Test Scores (Class of 2028)

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored:[2]

• SAT (combined mid-50%): 1470–1570 (EBRW 730–780, Math 740–790)
• ACT composite (mid-50%): 33–35

The combined SAT range is the sum of the two section ranges, not a true composite percentile.

Yale Yield Rate

Of the 2,227 students admitted to the Class of 2028, 1,554 enrolled, a yield rate of 69.8%.[2] Yield is what the university is really managing when it sets an admit rate, so it moves the acceptance rate more than application volume does.

Class	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield
2028	2,227	1,554	69.8%
2027	2,332	1,641	70.4%
2026	2,289	1,554	67.9%
2025	2,509	1,786	71.2%
2024	2,299	1,264	55.0%
2023	2,241	1,550	69.2%
2022	2,241	1,573	70.2%

What This Means for Your Application

• Expect high yield: The 69.8% yield rate for the Class of 2028 shows that the vast majority of accepted students choose to enroll.
• Ignore the waitlist: Yale admitted 0 students from the waitlist for the Class of 2027 and only 23 for the Class of 2028.
• Target top scores: You should aim for an ACT composite between 33 and 35 or an SAT score between 1470 and 1570.
• Prepare for volume: Applications surged from 35,220 for the Class of 2024 to 54,919 for the Class of 2030 while admitted numbers stayed flat.