Yale has extended the test-optional policy for first-year and transfer applicants in the 2023-24 admissions cycle. Review Yale’s current policy on standardized testing.
CloseThe Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions uses slate.org to share applicant information with counselors. Slate.org is a free tool that allows counselors to view students’ application checklists, upload application documents, and access released admissions decisions. To join, create a counselor account at slate.org and select Yale Undergraduate Admissions using the colleges icon. One counselor per school is designated to manage permissions and portal settings If you need help registering, email info@slate.org.
The Application Process
Yale has extended a test-optional policy to the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. All applicants for undergraduate admission for fall 2024 enrollment may apply with or without ACT or SAT scores. The admissions office plans to announce a long-term policy on standardized testing in winter 2024.
A numerical overview of the most recent first-year class at Yale. (PDF)
- Single-Choice Early Action: November 1
- Regular Decision: January 2
We encourage schools to submit required forms to us by stated postmark deadlines. However, we understand that it may not be possible in some cases for teachers and counselors to meet these deadlines, and we will make reasonable allowances. This will not negatively impact an applicant’s chance of admission.
Help your students understand the Single-Choice Early Action process at Yale. This page includes information on exemptions from Yale’s restrictive early action program.
Admissions Officers Hannah and Mark give an inside look into the strategies and processes that enable admissions officers to attract promising applicants from around the world, consider every applicant through a whole-person review process, and build a class. The podcast shares firsthand accounts of how officers read applications, make decisions within the Admissions Committee, and collaborate with other offices and resource centers.
Check out useful advice for students applying to Yale and other highly selective schools. Resources include: What Yale Looks For, Advice on Selecting High School Courses, Advice on Putting Together Your Application, Advice for First-Generation College Applicants, Beyond College Rankings, Epilogue: After Colleges Accept You and more.
Find resources to help your students navigate the QuestBridge process at Yale. QuestBridge is a program that links bright, motivated, high-achieving low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation’s best colleges.
Resources for Educators
If you are unable to submit a piece of application material for one of your students via the Common Application, Coalition Application, Naviance, or Parchment, use the Application Material Upload Form for Educators to upload a digital file. Please include a student’s Yale Applicant Record ID to assist with processing. An admissions office staff member will review submissions and individually index materials to applicants’ files.
The Quick Cost Estimator and Net Price Calculator generate sample financial aid awards based on your student’s financial information and Yale’s current aid policies. The Quick Cost Estimator provides a ballpark figure in less than three minutes with six questions. The Net Price Calculator provides a more detailed estimate, using more information. Both tools are designed to provide a first look at what a family can expect to pay at Yale.
Check out our most recent counselor newsletter which includes News from New Haven, financial aid information, and quick facts on Yale and admissions profile information.
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The Yale Educator Recognition Program recognizes outstanding educators from around the world who have supported and inspired their students to achieve at high levels. Matriculating students are invited to nominate high school educators, and a committee of Yale admissions officers selects winners annually.