Yale University is a private institution that was founded in
1701.
It
has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,430,
its setting is urban,
and the campus size is 342 acres.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
Yale University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges
is National Universities,
3.
Its tuition and fees are $45,800 (2014-15).
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.
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