Connecticut · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Yale

New Haven, Connecticut. 6,811 undergraduate students. 190 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Yale

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-34%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Yale University fell 34% between 2021 and 2024 (87.7% → 57.5%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Yale University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.2% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Yale University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($60.0k → $67.2k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Yale University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($60.0k → $67.2k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Connecticut

Each tile compares this institution to the Connecticut median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$100,533+23% · 6→10y
Connecticut median $57,515
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$81,765
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
96.3%+0% · '97→'24
Connecticut median 70.2%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$11,648-20% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
6,811+26% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
99.0%-0% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
4.5%-76% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$64,700+158% · '01→'24
out-of-state $64,700
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

1.5%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $11,648 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $100,533 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620246,758
6,8114,70119962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202495.7%
98%94%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$12,975
$17,125$7,12519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024-34%

Yale · completion · 100% fell

87.4% → 57.5%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+26%

Yale · undergrad enrollment rose

5,366 → 6,758

IN-STATE TUITION · 20012024+158%

Yale · in-state tuition rose

$26,100 → $67,250

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20012024+158%

Yale · out-of-state tuition rose

$26,100 → $67,250

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020-20%

Yale · median debt fell

$16,275 → $12,975

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-70%

Yale · cohort default rate fell

1.4% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+111%

Yale · pell share rose

9.7% → 20.4%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+53%

Yale · earnings_median_10yr rose

$65,600 → $100,533

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+73%

Yale · earnings_median_8yr rose

$54,700 → $94,821

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+83%

Yale · earnings_median_6yr rose

$44,800 → $81,765

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Computer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$271,46696 gradsLaw.CIP 2201 · Doctoral Degree$221,083Business Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$213,202482 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$131,171188 gradsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.CIP 3099 · Bachelor's Degree$130,46756 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Master's Degree$129,38596 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$128,563110 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Master's Degree$127,96916 gradsPolitical Science and Government.CIP 4510 · Bachelor's Degree$123,83497 gradsMedicine.CIP 5112 · Doctoral Degree$105,217Natural Resources Conservation and Research.CIP 0301 · Master's Degree$95,750115 gradsPublic Health.CIP 5122 · Master's Degree$94,97075 gradsNatural Resources Management and Policy.CIP 0302 · Master's Degree$90,713Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.CIP 2613 · Master's Degree$88,26262 gradsArchitecture.CIP 0402 · Master's Degree$87,9056 gradsArea Studies.CIP 0501 · Bachelor's Degree$81,53131 gradsTheological and Ministerial Studies.CIP 3906 · Master's Degree$70,739124 gradsEnglish Language and Literature, General.CIP 2301 · Bachelor's Degree$62,92541 gradsReligious/Sacred Music.CIP 3905 · Master's Degree$51,142Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.CIP 5005 · Master's Degree$44,4728 gradsFine and Studio Arts.CIP 5007 · Master's Degree$31,04044 grads
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

21 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Yale

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$2,734,561
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 7year 0year 39
Cost per year
$20,900
HS-only baseline · CT
$42,300
Years to complete
6
CIP family
52

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Yale graduates earn $X” — not “Yale makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Yale caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →