Yale Daily News

Here’s what 541 first years told the News about their backgrounds and experiences.

August 30, 2024

A News survey and analysis of the backgrounds of Yale’s recruited athlete population found an overrepresentation of white and private-school students relative to the overall Yale College population.

December 5, 2023

In 2022, more students graduated from Yale College with degrees in science and engineering than in any year since the Office of Institutional Research began publishing data on Yale undergraduate student majors in 2000.

October 25, 2023

In a News survey, 67 percent of 360 Yale students, staff and faculty expressed support for race-conscious admissions, compared to roughly 60 percent of Americans per national polls.

August 30, 2023

Data from a National Bureau of Economic Research paper confirm theories that maintaining legacy preference in admissions processes hurts racial diversity, while both legacy preference and race-conscious admissions significantly benefit wealthy applicants over their lower-class peers.

February 2, 2023

In the third installment of a project last seen in the spring of 2020, the News analyzed the classes that are the most shopped and trending day to day.

January 24, 2022

A closer look at the demographics and tenure status of Yale faculty members

May 6, 2021

The words administrators and HOCs used to talk to students about the pandemic

May 5, 2021

The News conducted a survey of Yale undergraduates that showed approximately 50 percent of those who committed academic dishonesty did so for the first time during the virtual learning semesters.

April 28, 2021

In a recent survey, the News analyzed how Yale College students’ drinking habits have been affected by COVID-19.

December 4, 2020

Of all donation recipients, the Biden campaign received the largest sum from Yale faculty — $169,390.

November 4, 2020