Yale

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States.

History

Founded in 1701 as the "Collegiate School," the university was renamed "Yale College" in 1718 in honor of a gift from Elihu Yale, a governor of the British East India Company. Yale was the first university in the United States to award a Ph.D. degree, in 1861.

Academics

Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools. In addition, Yale encompasses a wide array of centers and programs, libraries, museums, and administrative support offices. Approximately 11,250 students attend Yale.

Campus

The central campus of Yale University covers 260 acres in downtown New Haven and includes buildings from nearly every period of New Haven's history. The university also maintains athletic facilities in western New Haven, a campus in West Haven, Connecticut, and forestlands in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Notable Alumni

Yale has nurtured many notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents, 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and numerous living billionaires and foreign heads of state.

See Also

• Ivy League
• New Haven, Connecticut
• Elihu Yale
• British East India Company