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Colleges similar to Yale University

15 schools closest to Yale University (Trajecta Score 87) — neighbors in Connecticut first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Yale University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Yale University (this school) New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
1 Wesleyan University Highly Selective Middletown, CT 16% 1415–1540 $30,177 $74k 76
2 Trinity College Selective Hartford, CT 29% 1298–1470 $34,832 $91k 68
3 University of Connecticut Moderate Storrs, CT 52% 1210–1440 $25,097 $74k 66
4 Fairfield University Selective Fairfield, CT 33% 1260–1390 $48,095 $89k 64
5 Connecticut College Selective New London, CT 37% 1350–1500 $36,175 $75k 59
6 University of Connecticut-Avery Point Open Groton, CT 88% 960–1190 $13,807 $74k 58
7 Rice University Elite Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
8 University of Chicago Elite Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
9 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
10 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
11 Harvard University Elite Cambridge, MA 4% 1510–1580 $19,066 $102k 88
12 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
13 California Institute of Technology Elite Pasadena, CA 3% — $16,075 $129k 88
14 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85
15 Williams College Elite Williamstown, MA 8% 1490–1570 $17,716 $89k 85

How these are picked: schools in Connecticut with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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