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Affordable. For Everyone.

Yale’s need-based aid makes the dream of a world-class education a reality.

Welcome to Undergraduate Financial Aid

  • Types of Aid

    Yale awards financial aid in the form of need-based Yale Scholarship grants. Learn about all types of available financial aid. 

  • Quick Cost Estimators

    Yale offers three tools for quickly estimating what a Yale College education would cost after financial aid. 

  • Understanding Your Offer Letter

    Go through the components of a Yale financial aid offer letter to understand your estimated cost of attendance, gift aid, and estimated net cost. 

  • Financial Aid Terminology

    Learn the terms and acronyms used in the process of applying for undergraduate financial aid. 

Did You Know?

More than sixty years ago, Yale became America’s first private research university to establish need-blind admissions and need-based financial aid for undergraduates.