Yale College Financial Aid
Opening Doors
Students apply to Yale College from all fifty states and every corner of the globe, aspiring to join a community passionate about making the world a better place. Thanks to generous financial aid, the brightest can afford to enroll here, regardless of background: fifty-three percent of students receive need-based assistance. Each year we update and expand financial aid, ensuring that the leaders of tomorrow can participate in all the opportunities Yale offers today.
Nathania Nartey ’25
“Representation can be a matter of life and death. When a team of doctors is trying to diagnose a puzzling ailment, having a Black perspective can shed light on cultural nuances that might affect symptoms. The more Black women there are in the medical field, the more comprehensive and improved care for Black women’s health will become.”
Yale College Funding Gap
Each year, the endowment payout covers just a portion of Yale’s spending on Yale College scholarships. In 2024 the financial aid budget for Yale College is $241.6 million. Funding from the endowment supplies $117.8 million, leaving a gap of $123.8 million—funds that must be drawn from the university’s operating budget.
Endowment Funding
Funding Gap
Access for All
Yale College awards more than $241.6 million each year in need-based aid, with an average yearly scholarship of $66,708. Families earning less than $75,000 are not expected to contribute to the cost of their child’s education.
Our commitment to meeting the full demonstrated need of every admitted student allows undergraduates to fund their education without relying on excessive student loans.
$15K
Average debt on graduation, Yale College
How You Can Help
With your gift, you can be they key that opens doors for students. Annual, capital, and planned gifts count toward our $1.2 billion financial aid goal, and contributions count toward reunion class gifts and the For Humanity campaign.
Annual Gifts
Endowed Gifts
Yale College Student Stories
May 2, 2022
Paving the Way: Rudy Cordero TC ’24
Rudy Cordero took a unique path to get to Yale. He hopes to show other students like him that they belong.
May 11, 2022
Sharing a Love of Music: Elisabeth Moore SY ’23
Elisabeth Moore mentors New Haven Public School students, sharing more than just her passion for singing.
April 26, 2022
Inspired by Science: Jaida Morgan ES ’23
Drawn to the research opportunities at Yale, Jaida has worked in two research labs and found a community of peers and mentors through the STARS program.