▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Y ale – N US ▁lists ▁over ▁ 1 4 0 ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁from ▁leading ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁G over ning ▁board ▁ ▁The ▁gover ning ▁board ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁trust ees ▁half - app oint ed ▁by ▁Y ale , ▁and ▁half - app oint ed ▁by ▁N US . ▁The ▁board ▁is ▁cha ired ▁by ▁M dm . ▁Kay ▁Ku ok ▁O on ▁K w ong . ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁ ▁Y ale - N US ▁has ▁a ▁no - lo an ▁policy ▁and ▁provides ▁need - bl ind ▁ad mission ▁to ▁local ▁and ▁international ▁students . ▁The ▁ad mission ▁tim eline ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Y ale - N US ▁target ed ▁a ▁class ▁size ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 5 0 ▁students ; ▁this ▁threshold ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁Application ▁dead lines ▁are ▁typically ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁March . ▁ ▁At ▁full ▁capacity , ▁the ▁total ▁expected ▁student ▁population ▁will ▁be ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁students . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁hol istic ▁approach ▁in ▁evalu ating ▁applic ants : ▁while ▁academic ▁achiev ement ▁as ▁reflected ▁in ▁exam in ations ▁gr ades ▁is ▁a ▁primary ▁consideration , ▁inter views , ▁recommend ations , ▁ess ays ▁and ▁ext rac urr icular ▁accomplish ments ▁are ▁also ▁given ▁significant ▁weight ▁in ▁the