Yale University

Name

Yale University

Legal name

Yale University

Website

https://yale.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1701

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate liberal arts
• Graduate professional studies
• Academic research programs
• Biomedical research

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from undergraduate and graduate tuition, fees, and related educational services across Yale College and 13 professional schools.
2. Endowment Returns: Yale's $44 billion endowment generates significant returns that fund operations, financial aid, and research. The endowment is one of the largest in American higher education.
3. Research Grants and Contracts: Federal and private research grants from agencies including NIH, NSF, and Department of Defense fund academic research across disciplines.
4. Philanthropy and Alumni Giving: Donations from alumni, foundations, and corporations support financial aid, capital projects, and endowed positions.
5. Auxiliary Enterprises: Revenue from housing, dining services, retail operations (The Shops at Yale), and other commercial activities supporting campus life.
6. David Geffen Foundation Gift: In 2021, the David Geffen Foundation donated $150 million to eliminate tuition costs for all full-time degree and certificate students at the David Geffen School of Drama.
7. Biomedical Research Donations: Yale received $40 million for biomedical research from major donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university that delivers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across 13 professional schools (Yale College, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Law, Medicine, Management, Drama, and others). The university awards bachelor's, master's, M.Phil., and doctoral degrees across 80+ undergraduate majors and 73 graduate departments. Yale also conducts sponsored research in quantum computing, biomedical sciences, AI, climate science, and sustainability, and operates auxiliary services including housing, dining, retail, and the Yale Repertory Theatre.

Product overview

Yale University offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs, research technologies, and academic services across its undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. The institution provides degree programs spanning liberal arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, law, business, drama, and public health. Research initiatives include quantum computing, artificial photosynthesis, biomedical technologies, astronomy, and AI/ML applications for healthcare and scientific discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Yale Repertory Theatre: The renowned professional theatre-in-residence at the David Geffen School of Drama, championing new work by emerging and established playwrights.
• Moving the Needle
• Yale Pathways to Science

Products and services

• Yale College Undergraduate Education
• Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
• Yale School of Medicine
• Yale Law School
• Yale School of Management
• David Geffen School of Drama at Yale
• Yale Summer Session
• Open Yale Courses
• Yale World Fellows Program
• Yale Repertory Theatre

Quantifiable outcome

• 79% of grades are A or A-
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• D-Wave QuantumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026D-Wave acquired Yale start-up Quantum Circuits, Inc. in January and is substantially expanding its research and development workforce in New Haven as part of a collaboration with Yale's ERASE quantum computing project. Yale leads the ERASE project working with D-Wave to develop the first large-scale, error-correcting quantum computer.
• FDAcoreOthers · 25 June 2026FDA approved teplizumab (Tzield) for expanded use in pediatric patients aged 8-17 with Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes, based on Yale-led PROTECT clinical trial research.
• IBM QuantumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2026IBM Quantum collaboration with Yale's Ding Research Group demonstrates that gross code modules can sustain high-fidelity magic state factories in-situ for quantum computing advancement.
• Osmind Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026Osmind Inc. collaborated with Yale researchers on a study comparing IV ketamine and esketamine for treatment-resistant depression, analyzing data from over 10,000 patients across 800 community psychiatry clinics.
• NRx PharmaceuticalscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026NRx highlighted Yale research showing IV ketamine achieved higher remission rates (34%) compared to intranasal esketamine (26%) in treatment-resistant depression patients.
• University of OxfordminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Oxford co-organized an international conference on real estate and sustainability with Yale, UConn, and University of Zurich to be held in Zurich in September 2027.
• University of ZurichminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Zurich hosting international conference on real estate and sustainability co-organized with Yale, Oxford, and UConn, funded through the Global Champions Fund at University of Zurich.
• Carnegie Institution for SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2026Researchers from Carnegie Institution for Science and Yale discovered a massive 12-mile-thick layer of unusually light rock beneath Bermuda, challenging the mantle plume theory of volcanic island formation.
• University of Connecticut (UConn)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026QuantumCT, co-led by UConn and Yale, is a finalist for an NSF Regional Innovations Engines grant worth up to $160 million. Connecticut has invested $121 million in quantum technology, with Yale and UConn as co-leaders.
• Wavelet MedicalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Wavelet Medical is an AI-powered fetal brain monitoring startup spun out of Yale that raised $7M in seed funding and entered partnership with Aegis Ventures, piloting technology at Yale and other clinical sites.
• Spark BiomedicalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Spark Biomedical's LUNA Trial for transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation includes collaboration with Yale University alongside Oregon Health & Science University and University of Michigan.
• Jackson Laboratory for Genomic MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2026Connecticut researchers at Jackson Laboratory and Yale University advancing gene therapy, specifically CAR T-cell therapy, showing promise in treating blood cancers and slowing cellular aging.
• Clearmind MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026Clearmind Medicine announced successful continuation of treatment at Yale sites in its FDA-approved Phase I/IIa clinical trial for CMND-100 for Alcohol Use Disorder.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Princeton University: Elite private research university with strong STEM and humanities programs, comparable undergraduate focus, and similar federal grant and endowment dynamics.
• Stanford University: Top-tier private research university with comparable $30B+ endowment, deep tech/AI and biomedical research, and aggressive spinout and licensing activity in Silicon Valley.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology: STEM-heavy private research university with overlapping leadership in quantum computing, AI, and biomedical research, and a comparable $20B+ endowment.
• Harvard University: The closest Ivy League peer with comparable scale, endowment, 13+ professional schools, and full-stack research university model spanning law, medicine, business, and sciences.
• Columbia University: Ivy League peer in New York with similar 13+ professional schools, large medical center, comparable federal research grant exposure, and overlapping applicant pool.
• University of Pennsylvania: Ivy League research university with strong medical and business schools and comparable endowment, research funding mix, and admissions profile.
• Cornell University: Ivy League peer with private statutory colleges plus state-funded units, large research footprint in life sciences and engineering, and similar federal funding exposure.
• University of Chicago: Private research university with comparable $10B+ endowment, strong economics and sciences, and similar research-intensive, urban-anchored operating model.
• Brown University: Ivy League peer with open curriculum model, strong biomedical sciences, and comparable smaller-scale, high-endowment private research positioning.
• Johns Hopkins University: Top private research university with the largest U.S. research budget, comparable federal grant reliance, leadership in biomedical research, and overlapping medical school dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yale
• YouTubeyoutube.com/yale
• Facebookfacebook.com/YaleUniversity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yale-university
• Instagraminstagram.com/yale

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds14 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments16 records

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