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Cost Information

Cost of Attendance, 2023-24

Cost of attendance is your 'all in cost' for one year of the academic program. It is for a single student and assumes a modest lifestyle and shared housing.

Tuition
$82,200
Program Fee
$500
Total Tuition and Fees  
$82,700
Room, Board, and Personal Expenses*
$28,266
Textbooks and Photocopies
$1,000
Health Insurance**
$2,850
Total Estimated Living Expenses
$32,116

Total Single Student Budget

$114,816

** Yale University requires students to carry hospitalization insurance. The figure shown is an estimate based on the 2022-23 cost of Yale's insurance for a single student. Students with alternate hospitalization insurance may waive Yale Health coverage.

One-Time Computer Increase: Students must submit an invoice or quote for the price of the computer in order to receive this increase up to $1,000. For domestic MBA students only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Fall Term

  • Fees posted July 1
  • Due in full by August 1

Spring Term

  • Fees posted the first week of November
  • Due in full by December 1

All student's are automatically enrolled in the Yale Health Insurance Plan. Students with alternation hospitalization insurance may waive the Yale Health coverage.

Yes.  Students may finance all or a portion of the term fees with a 5 month payment plan.  More information on the payment plan is available on the Student Accounts' website

Fees for students in joint degree programs may vary from the fees shown above in the standard student budget. In addition, graduate programs at Yale have different tuition rates and financial aid policies. Each school will determine your financial aid for the period of enrollment at that school. Please contact each financial aid office for information.

Joint Degree Programs

Students who are eligible for a refund can initiate the refund process once classes for the applicable term have begun, and all financial aid has been received and credited to your account. The quickest and most convenient way to receive your refund is by setting up direct deposit. To apply for direct deposit, log onto Student Information Systems (SIS), select Student Accounts and then Direct Deposit Authorization. Once there is a credit on your account and your direct deposit has been set up, students can then request their refund on Student Information Systems (SIS) by selecting Student Accounts and then Refund Request from Student Account. The funds will be electronically deposited into your personal checking account within two banking days from the time Student Financial Services sends the information to the national Automated Clearing House (ACH) system.

1098-T forms are mailed each year by January 31st to the student's mailing address on file in SIS. 1098-T forms are also available to students and proxies on the  YalePay website.