Yale University

Yale University in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #16
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #10
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #11
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #9

The publishers differ by 7 places. When you quote the composite, quote the range with it.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

New Haven, United States

Founded

1701

Total students

≈ 14,600

International students

≈ 22%

Group

Ivy League

Official site

www.yale.edu

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. English Language & Literature #4
2. History #4
3. Modern Languages #4
4. Law #4
5. Arts & Humanities #5
6. Psychology #6
7. Biological Sciences #7
8. Social Sciences & Management #7
9. Politics & International Studies #8
10. Medicine #9
11. Economics & Econometrics #9
12. Social Policy & Administration #9
13. Sociology #9
14. History of Art #10
15. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies #10
16. Life Sciences & Medicine #10
17. Environmental Sciences #12
18. Anthropology #12
19. Accounting & Finance #13
20. Classics & Ancient History #14
21. Nursing #15
22. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #16
23. Engineering - Chemical #19
24. Chemistry #19
25. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #20
26. Natural Sciences #20
27. Business & Management Studies #20
28. Archaeology #21
29. Philosophy #21
30. Computer Science & Information Systems #21
31. Physics & Astronomy #22
32. Marketing #22
33. Performing Arts #29
34. Communication & Media Studies #30
35. Mathematics #31
36. Art & Design #33
37. Earth & Marine Sciences #33
38. Architecture & Built Environment #36
39. Statistics & Operational Research #40
40. Development Studies #42
41. Geology #44
42. Geophysics #45
43. Engineering & Technology #65
44. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #66
45. Linguistics #68
46. Agriculture & Forestry #83
47. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #96
48. Materials Science #107
49. Music —
50. Engineering - Civil & Structural —