Yale University

Summary

Yale University is a private institution that was founded in 1701. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,477, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 343 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Yale University's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 3. Its tuition and fees are $47,600 (2015-16).

Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is known for its excellent drama and music programs, which reach outside the classroom with student organizations such as the Yale Whiffenpoofs, a famous a cappella group, and the Yale Dramatic Association. The Yale Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League and are well known for their rivalry with Harvard. Students are assigned to live in one of 12 residential colleges during their time at Yale. Each college has a master and dean who live in the college and eat with students in the dining halls. Cultural houses provide a space for students to build a sense of cultural identity on campus.

Yale is made up of the College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and 13 professional schools. Included in the professional schools are the top ranked Law School and highly ranked School of Management, School of Medicine , School of Art and School of Nursing. The School of Drama, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Divinity School are also well-regarded graduate programs. The Yale Record is the oldest college humor magazine in the nation. Dwight Hall is an independent umbrella organization that fosters student service and activism in the local New Haven community. Yale is well known for its secret societies, the most famous of which are the Skull and Bone Society, which boasts members such as George W. Bush and John Kerry, and the Scroll and Key Society. Distinguished Yale alumni include actress Meryl Streep, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and actor Edward Norton.

School mission and unique qualities (as provided by the school):

Yale is both a small college and a large research university. The College is surrounded by thirteen distinguished graduate and professional schools, and...

General Information

School type	private, coed college
Year founded	1701
Religious affiliation	N/A
Academic calendar	semester
Setting	city
2014 Endowment	$23,858,561,000

Applying

When applying to Yale University, it's important to note the application deadline is January 1, and the early action deadline is November 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due March 1. The application fee at Yale University is $80. It is most selective, with an acceptance rate of 6.3 percent and an early acceptance rate of 15.5 percent.

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Selectivity	most selective
Fall 2014 acceptance rate	6.3%
Application deadline	January 1
SAT/ACT scores must be received by	March 1

Academic Life

The student-faculty ratio at Yale University is 6:1, and the school has 74.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Yale University include: Economics, General; Political Science and Government, General; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; History, General; and Psychology, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 98.8 percent.