How is the Yale ranking measured by US World?
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The US World and News uses many parameters to check the Yale University rankings. Some of them are the average 6 year graduation rate, average first-year retention rate, student-faculty ratio, faculty members salaries rank and many others.
Look at these parameters with their weightage -
Yale University Ranking Criteria (US News)
Weightage
Average 6-year graduation rate
16%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant
5.5%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant
5.5%
Average first-year student retention rate
5%
Over performance (+)/Underperformance (-)
10%
Median federal loan debt for graduation borrowers
5%
College grads earning more than a HS grad
5%
Student-Faculty Ratio
3%
Faculty salaries rank
6%
Percent of faculty who are full-time
2%
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Hi.
For global university rankings, USNWR uses multiple indicators grouped roughly into the following categories:
Category Weight Details Global Research Reputation 12.5% Based on surveys of academics worldwide about excellence in research. Regional Research Reputation 12.5% Peer reputation in the specific region of the university. Publications 10% Total scholarly publications indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, or similar databases. Books 2.5% Scholarly books published by faculty. Conferences 2.5% Number and quality of academic conference contributions. Normalized Citation Impact 10% Citation impact adjusted by field and number of publications. Total Citations 7.5% Total citations received by publications. Number of Publications Among Top 10% Most Cited 12.5% Measures highly cited work relative to peers. International Collaboration 5% Publications co-authored with international institutions. Number of PhD Degrees Awarded 5% Indicates scale and output of graduate programs. Faculty/Student Ratio 5% Measures teaching resources available. Number of Doctorates Awarded to Women and Underrepresented Groups 5% Diversity and inclusiveness of doctoral graduates. Other Indicators Remaining 5–10% Often includes funding, awards, and special recognition.
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To get into Yale as an international student, international students are required to meet some Yale University admission requirements. The students from India will be required to excel in class 12th with really good grades. very strong English language proficiency, to submit great teacher recommendations and submit SAT or ACT with a good score.
With all the required stuff, the Yale application can be made via the Common or the Coalition app for UG and the Yale portal for PG programs.
Yes, Yale University accepts international students after 12th CBSE. International students can apply for the Yale University bachelor's courses. Given below are the admission requirements for students applying for the UG courses here -
- A strong academic record
- High scores in SAT or ACT (In SAT: 680 to 800 and in ACT: 31 to 36)
- English language proficiency (TOEFL: 100 and IELTS: 7+)
- Essay
- SOP
- Teacher's recommendations
Yes, international students are required to get an F1 visa to study in the USA at Yale University. For this, they need to fill a DS-160 form online with all the required documents. The list of those documents in given below -
- I-20 form
- SEVIS fee receipt (I-901)
- DS-160 confirmation page
- A copy of your financial support documents
- A valid passport
- Passport-size photographs
It can be extremely tough for international students to get into Yale University, as its acceptance rate is only 4.6%. The students are required to meet all the Yale University admission requirements to get in. There is also an admission process which is given below -
- Firstly, the students have to choose a programme from the available ones and check the eligibility criteria.
- The Common App/Coalition App for the UG programme and the university portal for the PG program.
- The admission docs are required to be submitted by these students.
- Then you should pay the application fee of USD 80 (INR 7.2K) for UG and USD 105 (INR
For the two kinds of admission deadlines ED and RD for the Undergrad courses at Yale the decision dates and timelines vary, The Yale admission deadline and the decision dates for Yale UG are given below, take a look -
- UG Regular application (2026 Intake): Jan 2, 2026
- Submission of financial aid material: Feb 15, 2026
- Decisions: Mid Dec
Most of the Yale graduate programs:
- Graduate programs: Between Dec 1, 2025, and Jan 2, 2026
Yale School of Management (MBA 2026 Admissions) -
- Round 2: Jan 6, 2026
- Round 3: Apr 14, 2026
- The decision deadline for round 2: Mar 19, 202
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