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$67,250
per year
In-State Tuition
5%
Acceptance Rate
96%
Graduation Rate
99%
Retention Rate
Yale University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in New Haven, CT. Programs offered include Political Science, Computer & Information Sciences, History, International Relations and English.
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Major: Computer & Information Sciences
Broad degrees built to transfer into a bachelor’s program rather than lead to one specific career. They’re a common starting point at community colleges — you pick your major after you transfer.
A broad program in the humanities -- literature, history, philosophy, languages and the arts -- taken as a general or transfer degree rather than a single-discipline major. NCES CIP 24.0103 "Humanities/Humanistic Studies".
Multi- and interdisciplinary programs that do not fall under a more specific code. NCES CIP 30.9999 "Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other".
A broad program across the humanities, social sciences, mathematics and natural sciences, most often taken as a transfer degree into a bachelor's program. NCES CIP 24.0101 "Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies".
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Yale College offers no merit or athletic scholarships; all institutional aid is need-based.
College scholarship pageChecked Oct 25, 2026
From the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, most recent reporting cohort.
Net Price(family income < $30K)
$17,633
Per year, after grants & scholarships
Median Earnings
$100,533
10 years after entry, working full-time
Median Debt at Graduation
$12,975
Among completers who borrowed
CLEP Credits Not Accepted
This school does not award credit for CLEP exams. Verify its AP and dual enrollment policies before counting those credits toward your program.
Explore AP ExamsVerified on Oct 2026
Yale University does not award transfer credit for CLEP exams. Confirm its separate placement policy before using CLEP scores to plan course placement.
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Type
Private University
Location
New Haven, Connecticut
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Control
Private
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