The newly admitted students, drawn from the largest admissions pool in Yale’s history, possess a diverse range of strengths, ambitions, and lived experiences.
Of the 57,465 students who applied to join the Yale College class of 2028, 2,146 were offered admission, with an additional 773 offered a spot on the waitlist.
Due to delays in the FAFSA rollout, Yale will not have access to information about students’ Pell Grant eligibility when assembling their initial financial aid packages. However, the financial aid office it will still be able to inform families about their expected contribution as planned.
As costs rise by nearly 4 percent for the 2023-24 academic year, University administrators told the News that financial aid packages rise concurrently with tuition hikes, which were attributed to inflation.
A News survey found that international respondents who receive financial aid were less likely to have taken a standardized test when applying to college than respondents paying full price to attend Yale. The News spoke to several international students who said that difficulty accessing test centers and affording the tests were part of the reason why.