Yale University Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Yale University's Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 3.9%, with 22,227 out of 57,517 applicants being admitted. This marks a decline from previous years, where the acceptance rates were 4.5% in 2023 and 4.6% in 2022. Historically, the acceptance rates have been steadily decreasing, dropping from 6.5% in 2020 and 6.1% in 2019, indicating an increasingly competitive application process. As the number of applicants continues to rise, Yale's RD acceptance rate reflects a challenging landscape for prospective students.