Yale University

Yale University is a private school founded in 1701. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,818 (Fall 2023) and a campus of 1,108 acres. The University operates on a semester-based academic calendar. Yale University is ranked #5 in National Universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Tuition and fees are $67,250.

Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is known for its outstanding drama and music programs, which are extended beyond the classroom by student organizations such as the famous a cappella group the Yale Whiffenpoofs and the Yale Drama Society. The Yale Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League and are known for their rivalry with Harvard. Students are assigned to one of 14 residential colleges during their time at Yale. Each college has a dean and department chair who live in the college and eat in the cafeteria with the students. The Cultural Center provides a space for students to build a cultural identity on campus.

Yale consists of the College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and 13 professional schools. The professional schools include the top-ranked School of Law and the highly ranked School of Management, the School of Medicine, the School of the Arts, and the School of Nursing. Graduate programs in the School of Drama, the School of the Environment, and the Divinity School are also highly regarded. The Yale Record is the nation's oldest college humor magazine. Dwight Hall is an independent umbrella organization that promotes student service and activism in the New Haven community and beyond. Yale is known for its secret societies, most notably Skull and Bones (whose members include George W. Bush and John Kerry) and the Scroll and Key Society. Distinguished Yale alumni include award-winning actress Meryl Streep, Washington Post investigative reporter and editor Bob Woodward, and actor Edward Norton.