Yale University

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Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution.

History

The Collegiate School was renamed Yale College in 1718 to honor the school's benefactor, Elihu Yale. During the 19th century, the school introduced graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first Ph.D. in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887.

Campus

The university's assets include an endowment valued at $30.3 billion as of October 2020, the second largest of any educational institution. The Yale University Library, serving all twelve residential colleges, holds more than 15 million volumes and is the third-largest academic library in the United States.

Academics

Yale University offers a comprehensive range of subjects in its curriculum, with a strong emphasis on the liberal arts. It is organized into fourteen schools: the original undergraduate college, the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and twelve professional schools.

Notable alumni

Among the university's many notable alumni are five U.S. Presidents, 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and many foreign heads of state.

See also

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