International Student Admissions

Yale decides to go with a different approach to admissions videos:

Need-blind admission is a term in the U.S. denoting a college admission policy in which the admitting institution does not consider an applicant’s financial situation when deciding admission. There is a “wall” between the Financial Aid Office and the Admissions Office and they do not share information on matters relating to a student’s financial situation. Theoretically at least, a college or university that has a need-blind admissions will not deny a student amdmission if they do have sufficient financial resources.

There are very few colleges and universities in the U.S. that are need blind for international students. These schools are - Amherst College, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, MIT, Princeton University and Yale University.

Middlebury College and Williams College used to be completely need-blind and full-need for international students until they revised their policies due to the recent financial downturn. Although no longer need-blind for international students, Middlebury and Williams continue to meet the full demonstrated need of all accepted international students.