About the Yale School of Public Health

Mission

We catalyze health for all through innovative and collaborative science, learning and action.

Vision

We partner to transform local and global health for all
We provide a robust and inspiring learning experience
YSPH is diverse, inclusive and anti-racist in its people, policies and practices
We are sustainably resourced to increase our impact
We work together seamlessly to propel YSPH’s mission
We are valued as effective leaders and partners in achieving health for all

Values

Justice - We commit to advancing health equity and social justice, working for equal access for all persons to wellness, health, and opportunity, focusing on the structurally marginalized communities within society.

Community - We commit to working with and being accountable to the communities we serve by building authentic and sustainable partnerships.

Inclusion - We commit to cultivating a respectful and accessible environment that embraces diversity of thought, being, and experience in a manner that advances public health.

Innovation - We commit to discovering, developing and implementing creative, data-informed, and adaptable solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing public health issues.

Leadership - We commit to both leading with humility and compassion and fostering the next generation of public health leadership.

Yale Endowment and Budgetary Support

Yale’s endowment and budget support every aspect of university life — from financial aid to research and scholarship, from salaries and benefits to partnership initiatives with the city of New Haven. This new website offers an overview of how the endowment and budget work, including video explainers featuring university leaders and answers to some of the most common questions about Yale’s finances.

YSPH at a Glance

Highlights: Founded: 1915 by C.-E. A. Winslow, the first graduate-level public health studies in the country

One of the first eight accredited schools of public health by the American Public Health Association in 1946

PhD program has 100% completion rate and one of the highest yields at Yale with 71% of admitted students matriculating

Ranked in the top 5.3% of schools of public health

Student:Faculty ratio is 3:1

First MPH Public Health Modeling Concentration

First Accelerated MBA/MH degree in Health Care Management

First U.S. school of public health to offer a professional, online, 18-week certificate program on Climate Change and Health

Six acclaimed departments: Biostatistics, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Health Policy and Management, and Social and Behavioral Sciences

MPH students in all departments can add the Global Health Concentration, Public Health Modeling Concentration, Climate Change and Health Concentration, U.S. Health Justice Concentration, Implementation Science Track, or Maternal and Child Health Promotion Track

13 joint degree programs at Yale and 3 joint degree programs with international universities
An annual budget of more than $125 million, including $75 million in sponsored program income
Leadership: Dean: Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP, C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and Professor of Emergency Medicine
Alumni: 6940 (living), in 71 countries
Student:Faculty Ratio: 3:1 based on 2023 ASPPH reporting data

346 faculty (113 PIF & 233 Non-PIF)
840 students (726 Masters & 114 Doctoral)
actual: 840/346 = 2.427
Median Class Size: Spring 2024/Fall 2024: 20
Faculty: Full-time 145

Part-time 254

FTE 180.3

Postdoctoral associates and fellows 73

Visiting Faculty 33

Centers and Institutes 18
MPH Student Profile (2024-2025): 596 total MPH students

529 FTE students (includes 78 joint degree students)

Average age: 26

Countries represented: 31

International students: 41%

Among U.S. students:
- Historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups: 25%
- Students of color: 58%
MS Student Profile (2024-2025): 134 total MS students

Average age: 23

Countries represented: 8

International students: 92%
PhD Student Profile (2024-2025): 110 total PhD students

Average age: 28

Countries represented: 12

International students: 53%

Among U.S. students:
- Historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups: 26%
- Students of color: 11%
MPH Applied Practice Experience (APE): All two-year MPH candidates are required to complete an Applied Practice Experience (APE), typically through a full-time internship done in the summer between the first and second years of the program. Students intern at organizations around the world and throughout the US. In 2023, 74% satisfied the APE requirement through their internship and 86% felt their APE internship helped them meet their professional goals.

Students can also meet their APE through a semester-long practicum course or an approved independent project co-developed with an agency. This experience allows students to apply classroom skills in a professional setting, incorporating equitable community engagement principles.

In 2022, students worked in more than 200 cities in 54 countries around the world. 46% were paid by the internship site, and 48% of the remaining students found other funding sources (stipends, fellowships, etc.) to subsidize their unpaid internships.