Yale University

Both Harvard & Yale are home to some of the most prestigious business schools in the USA, with Harvard securing a US-wide rank #5 among all business schools while Yale ranks #22 for Business & Management Studies.

Further, when it comes to acceptance rate, Harvard's acceptance rate of 9.4%, despite being low, is almost three times better than that of Yale Business School whose rate of acceptance stands at 3.9%.

When it comes to MBA cost, Yale costs more than Harvard.

For a more detailed comparison, check out the table below:

Harvard is among the most selective universities in the USA, as evidenced by the fact, the acceptance rate of its medical school stands at 3.2%.

This suggests, the institute is only to known to accept about 3 applications for every 100 it receives, showing a big preference to students with oustanding academic records & ones who demonstrate their capabilities outside the classroom as well.

In comparison, Yale Medical School on the other hand, has an acceptance rate of 5.5%, which is slightly better than Harvard's & gives a better chance of admission to students.

A total of 95.3% of Yale Class of 2025 students were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. The top industries are Financial Services, Consulting, Technology, and Healthcare. The mean starting salary is USD 94,028. A few of the top recruiters were:

• McKinsey & Company
• Deloitte
• Bain & Company
• Morgan Stanley
• Amazon
• Meta Platforms, Inc.

According to Times Higher Education (THE) Computer Science subject rankings for 2025, Yale University ranks at #24 in the World subject rankings. The university are scored in areas such as Teaching, International Outlook, and Research. The duration of Yale MS in Computer Science is 1 year or 2 years. The acceptance rate for this course is around 15%. This means that the university is very selective at the time of granting admissions.

To get into Yale Law School (LLM) course, the applicants must have earned their law degree. The applicants should have a strong academic record. LSAT and GRE scores are not required for admission. Additionally, the Admission Committee looks for a TOEFL minimum score of 100 in iBT and 25 in each category: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Additionally, submit two letters of recommendation, two separate essays, and academic transcripts along with the application.

Notable alumni of Yale Law School are- President Gerald Ford, President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  and Senator Chris Coons. Yale Law School is known for large network of 13K alumni scattered all over the world.

Yale University is located 90 minutes from New York in the city of New Haven in Connecticut. The campus size is 1,108 acres. 

Yale is a large research university with a wide range of programs, schools, departments, centers etc and additionally students can check out the student organizations and see which one interests them. Also there are nearly 100 athletic teams, over 50 performance groups, and 60 cultural associations for students to involve with the community of the university.

The number of applications at Yale University varies year to year. Lately, on the order of 500 applications have been received each year. Yale University acceptance rate for MS in CS varies, but, it has been around 15%. The tuition fee for this course at Yale can be around USD 49,500 (Around INR 42 lakh). There is no financial aid for MS students in one-year course. In the 2-year course, there is a tuition fellowship and small stipend.