Demographics

Alumni Demographics

We thought you would enjoy these demographic statistics from the Yale University Office of Alumni Records. Please note, a significant number of alumni do not provide responses to some or all of the Office of Alumni Records questions, and therefore the numbers do not always "add up." Moreover, information is not always updated by alumni (now that we have a fillable form, it should be easy to update your information!) With those disclaimers, please enjoy these stats which do provide a general, if fuzzy, snapshot of our graduates!

Facts and Statistics

Number of living alumni: 13,487

Number of alumni living in the USA: 11,570

Number of alumni living outside the USA: 1,161

Number of alumni living in unreported locations: 756

Alumni live in: 50 states

Alumni live in: 84 countries

Gender:

Male: 9,009
Female: 4,337
Unidentified: 142

Degree type:

J.D.: 9,714
LL.B.: 1,560
LL.M.: 1,571
J.S.D.: 326
M.S.L.: 188

Twenty states with the most alumni:

1. New York: 2,298
2. California: 1,777
3. Washington, DC: 885
4. Connecticut: 690
5. Maryland: 684
6. Virginia: 499
7. Massachusetts: 496
8. Florida: 357
9. Pennsylvania: 344
10. Illinois: 338
11. New Jersey: 325
12. Texas: 317
13. Washington: 232
14. Colorado: 186
15. Georgia: 164
16. North Carolina: 161
17. Ohio: 145
18. Oregon: 135
19. Minnesota: 112
20. Michigan: 109

Twenty metro areas with the most alumni:

1. New York City: 2,634

2. Washington, D.C.: 1,765

3. San Francisco Bay Area: 926

4. Los Angeles Metro: 829

5. Baltimore/Maryland: 679

6. Boston Area: 574

7. Southwest Connecticut: 462

8. Chicago: 348

9. Eastern PA: 292

10. Western Washington: 213

11. Denver: 199

12. Miami: 170

13. Atlanta: 142

14. Hartford: 134

15. Houston: 111

16. Portland, OR: 110

17. Twin Cities: 110

18. San Diego County: 96

19. Alabama/Mississippi: 78

20. Austin: 74

Twenty countries outside the United States with the most alumni:

1. Canada: 139

2. United Kingdom: 111

3. China (including Hong Kong): 86

4. Germany: 77

5. Israel: 64

6. Brazil: 41

7. Switzerland: 41

8. Australia: 38

9. Japan: 38

10. Belgium: 37

11. France: 36

12. India: 35

13. Italy: 35

14. Philippines: 30

15. Argentina: 28

16. South Korea: 27

17. Peru: 19

18. Mexico: 18

19. Taiwan: 17

20. Austria: 17

Top 20 Industries (self-reported using University’s occupation codes):

1. Private Practice: 3,280
2. Education (All): 1,245
3. Finance (Banking/Investment/Venture Capital/Other): 467
4. Law, Public Interest: 438
5. Gov’t Service, Non-Elective, Federal: 406
6. Law, Other (Profit): 292
7. Law, Other (Non-Profit): 230
8. Court System: 137
9. Journalism and Writing: 128
10. Gov’t Service, Non-Elective, State: 117
11. Entertainment/Cinema/Film/Television/Theatre: 108
12. Real Estate: 87
13. Computers (All): 77
14. Consulting, Management: 73
15. Health Care/Maintenance (All): 68
16. Gov’t Service, Non-Elective, Local: 63
17. Gov’t, Other: 43
18. Business, Non-Manufacturing, Other: 39
19. Foundation/Association: 38
20. Manufacturing, Other: 33

(Updated September 2019)