▁process . ▁ ▁In aug ural ▁class ▁( Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁In ▁all , ▁Y ale - N US ▁attract ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 1 , 4 0 0 ▁applications ▁from ▁over ▁ 1 3 0 ▁countries . ▁The ▁accept ance ▁rate ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁class ▁was ▁under ▁ 4 %. ▁making ▁the ▁ad mission ▁process ▁compar able ▁in ▁select ivity ▁to ▁both ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁compet itive ▁fac ult ies ▁of ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁and ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁select ive ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁Harvard ▁( 5 . 9 % ), ▁Stan ford ▁( 5 . 1 %) ▁and ▁ ▁Columbia ▁( 6 . 9 %). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁press - release ▁by ▁the ▁Y ale - N US ▁College ▁Administration , ▁the ▁overall ▁yield ▁rate ▁was ▁ 5 2 % ▁compar able ▁to ▁top ▁liberal ▁arts ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁such ▁as ▁Am her st ▁( 4 1 % ), ▁Williams ▁( 4 5 % ), ▁and ▁Bow do in ▁( 4 8 % ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁not ▁far ▁off ▁from ▁I vy ▁League ▁schools ▁and ▁top ▁univers ities ▁like ▁Brown ▁( 5 8 % ), ▁Corn ell ▁( 5 2 % ), ▁Columbia ▁( 6 1 % ), ▁Harvard ▁( 8 1 % ), ▁Stan ford ▁( 7 6 %) ▁and ▁Pr inc eton ▁( 6 5 %). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1