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Financial Aid Policy and Procedures

LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST. Photo © Leigh R. Busby, 2022.
Love's Labor's Lost. Photo © Leigh R. Busby, 2022.

Thanks to an extremely generous gift from the David Geffen Foundation in 2021, all full-time students in degree and certificate programs will receive 100 percent tuition support, in perpetuity. In addition to full tuition support, the School also has a need-based financial aid policy to ensure that all qualified students with demonstrated financial need will have the opportunity to attend Yale.* Each year, the School awards a substantial amount of financial aid, totaling more than $11 million in 2023–2024.

Financial aid for living expenses and books and supplies is awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need. After tuition scholarship and work study are applied, financial need is calculated as the difference between the cost of attendance, and the assessed student and parental contributions. The financial aid award consists of a combination of tuition scholarship, work-study employment, and living expense scholarship for those who qualify. As of the 2023–2024 academic year, the average student with demonstrated high financial need receives full tuition scholarship, work-study employment, first-year educational loan, and living expense scholarship, providing ninety-four percent of the cost of attendance over three years. The average student with demonstrated moderate financial need receives full tuition scholarship, work-study employment, first-year educational loan, and living expense scholarship providing eighty-six percent of the cost of attendance over three years. The average student with demonstrated low financial need receives full tuition scholarship, work-study employment, first-year educational loan, and living expense scholarship providing seventy-eight percent of the cost of attendance over three years.

Students who do not qualify for need-based financial aid will receive full tuition scholarship and work-study employment and may be able to receive assistance through various supplemental loan programs as needed.

 *All information in this section is typical of the 2023–2024 academic year. It may differ from year to year depending on changes in federal regulations, the cost of living, and available financial resources.

 

 

Financial Aid Application Procedures

Applicants must complete all the applicable requirements annually (U.S. citizen/permanent resident or international student) in order to be evaluated for need-based financial assistance for living expenses, books, and supplies.