Yale University Ranking

As per  the US News Rankings 2026, Yale University has earned top positions under various categories such as National Universities, Best Value Schools, Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, etc. If we compare the 'National Universities Rankings',

Yale University ranks #4 in 2026 and showed a stable trend with the same rank in 2025. 

Yale University ranking in the QS world rankings is #21 in 2026. In Times Higher Education rankings for 2026, Yale University ranks at #10. In the 2025 Shanghai or ARWU rankings for 2025, Yale Uni ranks at #11. Also, in the Global University rankings by U.S. News, this university ranks at #9. The world rankings mention that Yale ranks among the Top 25 Universities in the world. 

Yale SOM ranks #22 for Business & Management studies among all colleges & universities in the United States, per the latest rankings rolled out by Shiksha.

The institute further secures a rank, #10for MBA/PGDM courses by the US News ranking body, while also ranking #11 for Masters in Management Studies (MIM), highlighting the standard of Business Education, students are exposed to at the institute.

In the 2025 edition of the Best Colleges in 2025, Yale University ranking is #5, according to a top-ranking publisher. Even in one of the world-ranking by a top ranking publisher, Times Higher Education, Yale ranks at #10 position in 2025. It ranks at #21 position as per QS Rankings 2026. Considering a National University rankings and one-world university rankings (THE), it can be said Yale ranks among the Top 10 Universities. Also Read: Top Universities in the World 

As per the admission selectivity, Yale Uni is more selective than UC Berkeley with an acceptance rate of around 4.5%. Some of the comparative rankings and points of Yale University and University of California Berkeley are given as follows:

Some of the Business and Management course rankings at Yale University are given as follows:

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According to the QS World University Ranking 2024, Yale University has a ranking of #16 whereas it had a ranking of #9 based on the Times Higher Education Ranking 2023. The comparative Times Higher Education rankings of Yale University and University of California Los Angeles are given as follows: 

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Whether Yale is better than Oxford would entirely depend on your preferred course of study. While a few courses are preferred at Yale over Oxford, in the overall world university ranking, Oxford University fares better than Yale.

Verdict: Although Harvard is better than Yale, but Yale is also part of the privilege Ivy League schools and is one of the top research universities as well.