# Counselors

**Source**: https://admissions.yale.edu/counselors
**Parent**: https://admissions.yale.edu

## Counselors are our most valued partners.

These resources will help you support students on their path to college.

Yale admissions is on **slate.org.** [Create a free account](https://slate.org).

Whether you work in a school, a community-based organization, or a national college access organization, thank you for supporting students on their journey to college.

We welcome the opportunity to connect with you to help you and your community understand what makes the Yale experience unique, our extraordinary commitment to affordability, and our thoughtful whole-person review process.

## Resources to support applicants

- ## [Application material upload form](https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/register/?id=0680320f-87b7-4697-80b7-4c3f07ec498b)

  If you are unable to submit application material using Slate.org, Common App, Coalition App, Naviance, or Parchment, use this upload form.
- ## [Application timelines](https://admissions.yale.edu/timelines)

  First-year applicants have three options: Early Action, QuestBridge Match and Regular Decision.
- ## [Standardized testing](https://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing)

  Applicants can fulfill Yale’s flexible standardized testing requirement with any of four types of tests: ACT, AP, IB, or SAT.
- ## [Essay topics](https://admissions.yale.edu/essay-topics)

  Help students prepare to complete their Yale application by reviewing the Yale-specific essay topics for the current cycle.

## Yale Admissions is on Slate.org

Slate.org is a free platform for counselors to view students’ application checklists, upload application documents, and access released admissions decisions. To join, create a counselor account at [slate.org](https://slate.org/) and select Yale Undergraduate Admissions using the colleges icon. One counselor per school is designated to manage permissions and portal settings.

[Create a free slate.org account](https://slate.org)

## Connecticut Counselor Tour

Trinity, Wesleyan, and Yale’s Connecticut Counselor Tour Program is a new fully-funded, three-day, two-night event program for counselors from community-based and college-access organizations that coincides with Yale’s annual Multicultural Open House (MOH). Selected participants will attend campus tours, panels, information sessions, and workshops focused on identifying distinguishing characteristics of each institution as well as developing broader college counseling skills.

**Applications for counselors will open in the spring.**

## Affordability by the numbers

- $72,941

  Average need-based scholarship in 2024-2025.
- $0

  parent share for households with less than $100,000 in annual income and typical assets.
- 80%

  80% of US families with children qualify for grants covering at least the cost of tuition.

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- 88%

  Yale College graduates in the Class of 2024 with no student loan debt.
- 54%

  Students receiving financial aid from Yale College.
- 100%

  Demonstrated financial need met by Yale College.
- 23%

  Of the class of 2029 qualifies for Federal Pell Grants
- $260 million

  Estimated annual Yale College financial aid budget

## Understanding Yale's approach to admissions and aid

- ## [Cost estimators](https://admissions.yale.edu/estimate-your-cost)

  Extraordinary financial aid makes a Yale College education affordable for everyone. Help your students and families estimate their Yale cost in just seconds.
- ## [QuestBridge](https://admissions.yale.edu/questbridge)

  QuestBridge connects high-achieving students with selective colleges that offer exceptional financial aid. Learn about Yale’s partnership and the application process.
- ## [Yale Admissions Podcast](https://admissions.yale.edu/podcast)

  Senior admissions officers share candid insights on Yale’s selection process with advice for applicants and educators.
- ## [What Yale Looks For](https://admissions.yale.edu/what-yale-looks-for)

  Admissions officers have compiled insights and advice for prospective students on every part of the application process.

## Our latest counselor newsletter and class profile

- ### [Profile of the First-Year Class](https://admissions.yale.edu/resource/profile-of-the-first-year-class)

  **Published:**
  December 23, 2025
- ### [Counselor Newsletter](https://admissions.yale.edu/resource/counselor-newsletter)

  **Published:**
  December 23, 2025

## Fee waivers

Yale does not issue its own fee waivers, but it is easy to apply for free if you meet any of the eligibility criteria for your chosen application platform. Follow the instructions when completing the Common App or Coalition Application on SCOIR. The QuestBridge Application is always free. 

Veterans of the U.S. military and active duty service members are eligible for automatic application fee waivers.

[Common Application](https://www.commonapp.org/)
[Coalition Application on SCOIR](https://www.scoir.com/students/apply-with-scoir)

## More resources for counselors

- [Explore Yale with 6 virtual tours](https://www.youvisit.com/tour/yale/80314?tourid=3&pl=v&m_prompt=1)
- [Join the counselor mailing list](https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/register/?id=c8427fbc-474a-4365-a983-bd892af84d0e)
- [Yale Educator Award](https://admissions.yale.edu/node/82)
- [Request a group visit to campus](https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/register/groupvisit)