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-- Some Facts and Statistics is a private, independent institution founded in 1701. # of Solicited # of Alumni Semester system; 305-acre campus in New Haven, . University Alumni Donors: Alumni Donors % Participation

Yale University is a large with a wide array of programs, departments, 1996-97 111,506 52,849 47% Schools (Yale , of Arts & Sciences, and 10 Professional Schools), 1998-99 114,642 50,314 44% centers, museums, and many affiliated organizations. This summary addresses some 2000-01 117,265 47,891 41% frequently asked statistical questions about Yale, especially those concerning the 2001-02 119,775 47,935 40% undergraduate programs. Only a subset of Yale's resources is represented here. 2002-03 120,245 50,336 42% Fall, 2003 Enrollment: Male Female TOTAL % International * There are 140 active domestic Alumni Clubs and 30 international Alumni Clubs. Undergraduate Fees: Tuition Room & Board Total 1995-96 $21,000 $6,630 $27,630 : 2,638 2,624 5,262 9% 1996-97 $22,200 $6,680 $28,880 Special (Degree and Non-Degree) 43 49 92 9% 1997-98 $23,100 $6,850 $29,950 1998-99 $23,780 $7,050 $30,830 Graduate School of Arts & Sciences: 1,352 1,208 2,560 35% 1999-00 $24,500 $7,440 $31,940 2000-01 $25,220 $7,660 $32,880 Professional Schools: 2001-02 $26,100 $7,930 $34,030 Architecture 112 85 197 17% 2002-03 $27,130 $8,240 $35,370 Art 63 56 119 14% 2003-04 $28,400 $8,600 $37,000 Divinity 186 181 367 12% 2004-05 $29,820 $9,030 $38,850 Drama 92 108 200 10% 2002-03 Undergraduate Financial Aid: Forestry and Environmental Studies 82 137 219 27% All scholarships and grants are awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need. Institute of Sacred Music (in Divinity/Music) 37 26 63 5% Undergraduates who received scholarships/grants from Yale sources: 2,098 (39.6%) Law 352 289 641 11% Average need-based scholarships/grants from all sources: $22,653 Management 319 142 461 30% Average need-based scholarships/grants from Yale sources: $20,715 Medicine -- M.D. 215 232 447 6% Range of individual scholarships/grants from all sources: $483 - $39,132 Epidemiology and Public Health 61 159 220 12% Physician Associate Program 15 51 66 <1% Institutional Finances: (Fiscal Year 2003) Music 103 82 185 34% Market value of endowment assets at the end of fiscal year: $11.0 billion Nursing 19 267 286 3% Total research expenditures including all restricted Professional Schools Total: 1,656 1,815 3,471 15% and unrestricted funds from all sources: $384.2 million Total library acquisitions expenditures for the 2003 financial year: $30.1 million Total University: 5,689 5,696 11,385 16% Operating Expenses: $1.54 billion

Total University Enrollments: (Percentages of Non-International Enrollment) (Headcounts): Non- Asian: 13% International Students: 16% Yale Schools (Fall, 2003): Tenured Term Ladder Research Total African American/Black: 7% # of Countries Represented: 103 Arts & Sciences 378 253 285 132 1,048 White & Other: 74% Top 7 countries: China, Canada, Korea, Hispanic/Latino: 6% India, Germany, United Kingdom, Architecture 5 4 46 0 55 Native American: 1% and Japan. Art 5 3 29 0 37 Yale College student body characteristics: Divinity 12 14 21 1 48 87% of undergraduates live in University housing. Drama* 0 0 57 0 57 98% of freshmen return for their sophomore year. Forestry & Env. Studies 14 8 21 8 51 94% graduate within five years; 95% graduate within six years. Law 46 3 36 15 100 83% are from out-of-state; 9% are from foreign countries. Management 28 16 14 5 63 Average age of an undergraduate is 20. Medicine* 363 561 239 407 1,570 Music* 2 1 55 1 59 Statistics on current 2003-04 freshman class: Nursing 11 29 37 6 83 # of Applicants: 17,735 % Accepted: 11% Total: 864 892 840 575 3,171 # of Matriculants: 1,353 Yield: 68% *In the Schools of Music and Drama, adjunct professors provide the core of the schools' 57% of matriculants came from public high schools. regular faculty. As a result, the distinction among the categories of tenured/term/non-ladder is 43% of matriculants came from independent, parochial, and other schools. less relevant in those schools. In the School of Medicine, the tenured category also includes 14% of matriculants were Yale College and/or Graduate Professional school legacies. appointments made on a continuing basis without term. 9% of matriculants come from overseas. 91% of all full-time teaching faculty have doctoral degrees, first professional degrees, and/or Test score ranges (25th to 75th percentiles) for enrolled freshmen: appropriate terminal degrees in their fields. SAT-Verbal: 690-790 SAT-Math: 690-790 Number of International Scholars (includes postdoctorates, visiting faculty, some ladder or permanent faculty and staff): 1,637 representing 95 countries. Degrees conferred: (Between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003) Male Female Total % International University Staff Headcounts (Fall, 2003): Number Bachelors: 688 692 1,380 6% Managerial & Professional: 3,728 Masters & Intermediate: 771 797 1,568 30% Clerical & Technical: 3,153 : 174 143 317 32% Service & Maintenance: 1,190 First Professional (J.D., M.Div., and M.D.): 191 184 375 26% Total: 8,071 Total: 1,824 1,816 3,640 19% Library Holdings (2002-03): Number Bound volumes: 11.1 million Yale College Graduates--Activities one year after graduation: Periodical subscriptions: 61,649 Class of: 1975 1980 1985 1990 1998 2000 2002 Units on microform: 8.1 million Employment 36% 50% 60% 67% 65% 70% 64% Units of audiovisual materials: 227,989 Arts & Sciences Graduate School 14% 13% 10% 9% 7% 6% 11% Business School 3% 2% 1% 1% 0% <1% 1% Yale Property in New Haven (2003-04): Acres Law School 18% 15% 8% 5% 7% 6% 7% Campus: 305 Medical School 17% 13% 11% 8% 11% 8% 6% Athletic fields: 100 Other Professional School 8% 5% 4% 2% 4% 3% 6% Golf Course and nature preserves: 515 Other Post-College Activities 3% 2% 5% 5% 7% 7% 5% Total: 920 Yale University -- Some Facts and Statistics (continued)

The work of Yale University is carried on in the following schools: Undergraduate Majors: Yale College: Courses in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematical and computer African American Studies; African Studies; American Studies; Anthropology; Applied sciences, and . Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.). Mathematics; Applied Physics; Archaeological Studies; Architecture; Art; Astronomy; Astronomy and Physics; Biology; Chemistry; Chinese; Classical Civilization; Classics; Cognitive Science; Computer Science; Computer Science and Mathematics; Computer Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Science and Psychology; East Asian Studies; Economics; Economics and Mathematics; Courses for college graduates. of Arts (M.A.), Master of Engineering (M. ENG.), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Biomedical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Master of Science (M.S.), (M.PHIL.), and of Philosophy Electrical Engineering; Engineering Sciences (Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, or (PH.D.). Mechanical); Environmental Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; English; Environmental Studies; Ethics, Politics, and Economics; Ethnicity, Race, and Migration*; Film Studies; French; School of Architecture: Geology and Geophysics; German; ; Greek, Ancient and Modern; History; Courses for college graduates. : History of Art; History of Science, History of Medicine; Humanities; International Studies*; (M.ARCH.); nonprofessional degree: Master of Environmental Design (M.E.D.). Italian; Japanese; Judaic Studies; American Studies; Linguistics; Literature; Mathematics; Mathematics and Philosophy; Mathematics and Physics; Molecular School of Art: Biophysics and Biochemistry; Music; Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; Philosophy; Professional courses for college and graduates. Master of Fine Physics; Physics and Philosophy; Political Science; Portuguese; Psychology; Religious Arts (M.F.A.). Studies; Renaissance Studies; Russian; Russian and East European Studies; ; Spanish; Special Divisional Major; Theater Studies; and Women's and Gender Studies. Divinity School: Courses for college graduates. Master of Divinity (M.DIV.) and Master of Arts (* May be taken as a second major only.) in Religion (M.A.R.). Individuals with an M.DIV. degree may apply for the program leading to the degree of Master of Sacred (S.T.M.). The most popular majors in 2002-03 were: History, Political Science, and Economics. Percentage of Junior and Senior majors in general categories: Arts & Humanities: 45%; School of Drama: Social Sciences: 34%; and Biological & Physical Sciences: 21%. Courses for college graduates and certificate students. Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Certificate in Drama, One-year Technical Internship (Certificate), and Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.).

School of Forestry & Environmental Studies: Courses for college graduates. Master of Forestry (M.F.), Master of Forest Science (M.F.S.), Master of Environmental Science (M.E.SC.), Master of Athletics: Environmental Management (M.E.M.), and Doctor of Forestry and Environmental Studies (D.F.E.S.). Of the 35 intercollegiate sports offered at Yale, 16 are for men, 18 are for women, and one is co-ed: crew (m/w), lightweight/heavyweight crew (m), cross country (m/w), field hockey (w), Law School: (m), golf (m/w), soccer (m/w), tennis (m/w), volleyball (w), (m/w), Courses for college graduates. (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), fencing (m/w), gymnastics (w), (m/w), squash (m/w), swimming & diving (m/w), Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.), and Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.). track/indoor (m/w), track/outdoor (m/w), baseball (m), lacrosse (m/w), (co-ed, w) and (w). Yale's intramural sports program revolves around the 12 residential , with School of Management: over 1,600 contests scheduled in over 35 sports. Competition is designed for coed, men's, and Courses for college graduates. Professional degree: Master of Business women's leagues. 20% of students participate in intercollegiate sports. 50% of students Administration (M.B.A.). participate in intramural sports. Yale is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I, IAA Football), the Eastern College Athletic Conference School of Medicine: (ECAC), and the . Yale sponsors thirty-five club sport teams in addition to its Courses for college graduates and students who have completed requisite varsity and intramural programs. Some of Yale's more active club sports are rugby, training in approved institutions. Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). Tae Kwon Do, polo, equestrian, ballroom dance, and cycling. Postgraduate study in the basic sciences and clinical subjects. Combined program with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences leading to Doctor of Medicine and (M.D./PH.D.). Courses in public health for qualified students. Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), and Master of Medical Science (M.M.SC.) from the Physician Associate Program.

School of Music: University Accreditation: Graduate professional studies in performance, composition, and conducting. Certificate in Performance, Master of Music (M.M.), Master of Musical Arts Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); National Architectural (M.M.A.), Artist , and Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.). Accrediting Board; Association of Theological Schools; Society of American Foresters; American Bar Association; American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business; School of Nursing: Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration; American Medical Courses for college graduates. Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), Association and Association of American Medical Colleges, Liaison Committee on Medical post-master's certificate, and Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.SC.). Education; Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education; Committee on the Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Yale Summer Programs: Programs; Council on Education for Public Health; National Association of Schools of Music; Every summer approximately 1,500 Yale and non-Yale students enroll for various summer Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; National League for Nursing Accreditation programs. Many are conducted overseas. Courses in Yale Summer Programs are in most Commission; American College of Nurse Midwives; Connecticut State Board of Nurse cases identical in content and method to courses offered in Yale College during the Examiners; American Psychological Association; Committee on Accreditation of the American regular academic year. Psychological Association; and Accrediting Board for Engineering & Technology.

The Officers of the University: Richard Charles Levin, President Note: , * "International" includes anyone who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a permanent resident. Linda Koch Lorimer, Vice President and Secretary of the University Dorothy Kathryn Robinson, Vice President and General Counsel John Pepper, Vice President for Finance and Administration This summary was produced by the Office of Institutional Research (2/23/04). Charles James Pagnam, Vice President for Development It can be found on the Internet at: http://www.yale.edu/oir/factsheet.html. For a fuller view Alexander, Vice President and Director of New Haven and State Affairs of information about the University, consult related web pages that can be reached via the University "front door" at http://www.yale.edu.