Student Population at Yale University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
14,7766,6458,131
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 14,776 students have enrolled in Yale University with 6,645 undergraduate and 8,131 graduate students.
By gender, 6,957 male and 7,819 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
74 students are enrolled exclusively, and 86 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Yale University has a total of 14,776 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,645 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,131 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,957 male and 7,819 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total14,7766,6458,131
Men6,9573,2543,703
Women7,8193,3914,428

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,265 White, 1,016 Black, and 2,482 Asian students out of a total of 14,776 are attending at Yale University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American421824
Asian2,4821,1331,349
Black1,016403613
Hispanic1,694790904
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders21813
White5,2652,5152,750
Two or more races795338457
Race Unknown1818794
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American21615
Asian1,488716772
Black552224328
Hispanic983457526
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1046
White2,3361,2111,125
Two or more races472208264
Race Unknown934944
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American21129
Asian994417577
Black464179285
Hispanic711333378
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1147
White2,9291,3041,625
Two or more races323130193
Race Unknown883850

Student Age Distribution

By age, Yale has 90 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 8,968 students under 25 years old, and 5,807 students over 25 years old out of 14,776 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 90 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Yale has 6,585 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 60 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,383 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,747 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18905535
18-192,7501,5021,248
20-213,0281,5301,498
22-243,1001,7201,380
25-293,8592,0321,827
30-341,278635643
35-39366172194
40-4921612492
50-64814734
Over 65716
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18905535
18-192,7471,5001,247
20-212,9281,4651,463
22-24820352468
25-2933825
30-3416610
35-39532
40-49211
50-64312
Over 65101
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Yale University, 74 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 86 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3 students lived in Connecticut or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 71 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students14,7767486
Undergraduate6,64500
Graduate8,1317486
Online Student Population by Locality
Connecticut ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students3710
Undergraduate0-0
Graduate3710

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,645 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 24 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.36%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time6,570
Transfer-in Full-time24
Regular Part-time51
Transfer-in Part-time0
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