As a beacon of American higher education, Yale University faces significant pressure to set new admissions records with each passing cycle. So, how did the Class of 2030 face up to this pressure? Well, 2,328 students were admitted to the Class of 2030 out of 54,919 applicants. While this year’s figures show both a lower acceptance rate and higher applicant volume than last year, they fall short of the records set by the Class of 2028 for most applicants and for the lowest acceptance rate.

Fortunately for the readers of this college admissions blog, there is a decent amount of info on these freshly admitted Bulldogs for us to dig our teeth into. So, without further ado, let’s explore the Yale Class of 2030.

Yale University Admissions Statistics (Class of 2030 – Class of 2007)

Taking a historical view of this year’s admissions cycle contextualizes this year’s performance:

Yale University Class Year	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Class of 2030	4.20%	2.90%	1,431	47,779	10.90%	n/a*	7,140	779	Not Yet Published	54,919	2,328
Class of 2029	4.80%	3.81%	1,660	43,536	10.80%	n/a*	6,729	728	1,554	50,265	2,388
Class of 2028	3.73%	3.73%	1,437	49,609	9.02%	n/a*	7,856	709	1,554	57,465	2,146
Class of 2027	4.35%	3.22%	1,433	44,506	10.89%	n/a*	7,744	842	1,554	52,250	2,275
Class of 2026	4.47%	3.17%	1,353	42,727	12.09%	n/a*	7,288	881	1,554	50,015	2,234
Class of 2025	4.60%	3.40%	1,332	38,996	10.50%	n/a#	7,939	837	1,554	46,935	2,169
Class of 2024	6.50%	5.10%	1,508	29,443	13.80%	n/a*	5,777	796	1,554	35,220	2,304
Class of 2023	5.90%	4.50%	1,384	30,827	13.20%	n/a*	6,016	794	1,554	36,843	2,178
Class of 2022	6.30%	4.70%	1,387	29,573	14.70%	n/a*	5,733	842	1,782	35,306	2,229
Class of 2021	6.90%	5.00%	1,401	27,814	17.10%	n/a*	5,086	871	1,550	32,900	2,272
Class of 2020	6.30%	4.40%	1,177	26,795	17.00%	n/a*	4,669	795	1,360	31,455	1,972
Class of 2019	6.50%	4.70%	1,210	25,544	16.00%	n/a*	4,693	753	1,360	30,237	1,963
Class of 2018	6.30%	4.60%	1,200	26,182	15.50%	n/a*	4,750	735	1,360	30,932	1,935
Class of 2017	6.70%	5.30%	1,342	25,090	14.40%	n/a*	4,520	649	1,350	29,610	1,991
Class of 2016	6.80%	5.30%	1,300	24,670	15.70%	n/a*	4,304	675	1,355	28,974	1,975
Class of 2015	7.40%	5.70%	1,245	22,025	14.50%	n/a*	5,257	761	1,310	27.282	2,006
Class of 2014	7.50%	5.90%	1,210	20,607	13.90%	n/a*	5,262	730	1,310	25,869	1,940
Class of 2013	7.50%	5.20%	1,209	23,088	13.40%	n/a*	5,557	742	1,310	26,000	1,951
Class of 2012	8.30%	5.60%	1,007	17,925	18.10%	n/a*	4,888	885	1,320	22,813	1,892
Class of 2011	9.60%	7.30%	1,151	15,729	19.70%	n/a*	3,594	709	1,340	19,323	1,860
Class of 2010	8.60%	6.50%	1,099	17,015	17.70%	n/a*	4,084	724	1,310	21,099	1,823
Class of 2009	9.70%	7.60%	1,176	15,515	17.90%	n/a*	3,933	704	1,310	19,448	1,880
Class of 2008	9.90%	8.20%	1,280	15,628	16.60%	n/a*	4,046	670	1,300	19,674	1,950
Class of 2007	11.40%	9.60%	1,458	15,120	21.30%	n/a*	2,611	557	1,295	17,731	2,015

n/a* = not applicable since an EA policy was in place

Yale University Class of 2030 Statistics in Historical Perspective

For the past five years, Yale has received well over 50,000 applications each cycle. This year’s 54,919 applicants are no exception to this rule, while the 2,328 students offered admission also fall within the expected benchmark set by recent years. Regarding the 4.2% acceptance rate, this figure (while the envy of nearly all other elite colleges) is a more or less average performance on Yale’s part. 

In other words, there’s not much to be particularly proud of or ashamed of this year, and Yale’s admissions officers are likely just relieved that there are no devastating numbers to report akin to the dips in applications seen for the Class of 2029 in the wake of Yale’s year of horrendous PR.

Profile of Yale Admits to the Class of 2030

As The Yale Daily News reports, “admitted students represent all 50 states, Washington, D.C., two U.S. territories and 75 countries, and they will graduate from more than 1,650 secondary schools. Prospective majors span 83 of Yale’s undergraduate programs.”

But for those of you looking for more comprehensive data, including the racial demographics, the gender ratio, or the proportion of Pell Grant applicants admitted this year, you’ll have to hold tight. That’s all she wrote for the Class of 2030, so far. But once Yale’s Common Data Set for this year arrives, such data will be at our fingertips.

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