Yale: Early Acceptance Rate

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See Highlights from the Yale Daily News article below:

The 9.02 percent acceptance rate is the lowest in over two decades. Of the remaining applicants in a pool of 7,856 total, 20 percent, or 1,531 students, were deferred to the regular decision pool; 70 percent, or 5,537 students, were denied admission and 1 percent, or 79 students, withdrew their applications or submitted incomplete ones.

The 70 percent of denied applicants is the largest share of early action rejections since at least six years ago, when the class of 2022 received its early action decisions. The 9.02 percent acceptance rate is the lowest since Yale adopted its current non-binding early admissions model, which first went into effect for the class of 2008.

TTA Takeaway: Yale now denies more early applicants than it defers. A move that Jeremiah Quinlan, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid, attributed to the increase in applications and the input of high school counselors who are urging colleges to make final decisions earlier. If you have been deferred from Yale this year, it should be taken as a positive reflection on your application—you will still be seriously considered for admission in the regular decision round.