The emphasis on classical philology gave rise to a number of private student associations, which were open by invitation only and emerged primarily as forums for discussion of modern science, literature, and politics. The first of these organizations were debating societies: Crotonia in 1738, Linonia in 1753 and Brothers in Unit in 1768. Linonia and Brothers in Unity still exist today with names given to campus structures, such as Brothers in Unity Courtyard at Branford College. Yale was the fifth most selective university in the country with its class in 2022. The only schools with a more competitive income were Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and Columbia. The Yale University Library is the third largest academic collection in the United States with over 15 million volumes. [9] [160] The main library, the Sterling Memorial Library, contains about 4 million volumes, and other holdings are scattered in specialized and local libraries. Yale`s central campus in downtown New Haven covers 260 acres (1.1 km2) and includes the main historic campus and a medical campus adjacent to Yale-New Haven Hospital. In western New Haven, the university has 500 acres (2.0 km2) of sports facilities, including Yale Golf Course. [114] In 2008, Yale purchased the former 17-building, 136-acre (0.55 km2) Bayer HealthCare complex in West Haven, Connecticut,[115] whose buildings are now used as a laboratory and research space. [116] Yale also has seven forests in Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire—the largest of which is the 7,840-acre (31.7 km2) Yale-Myers Forest in Connecticut`s Quiet Corner—and nature reserves such as Horse Island.
[117] Over the summer, Columbia announced that it would no longer participate in national university rankings, saying it would review its data — which had led to a No. 2 spot — after a math professor questioned its accuracy. The university eventually admitted that some of its data, including the size of the bachelor`s class and the percentage of professors with the highest degree in their field, was inaccurate. But, he added, as Harvard joined us, “if a few other trademark law schools join quickly, this initiative will have an impact.” Students who apply for admission to Yale can do so through one-choice early action or regular decision. The deadline for the expected single option action ends on 1. November, and as the name suggests, you cannot apply to other schools at the same time as part of the expected action program if you apply for Yale Expected Action. The deadline for regular ruling motions is January 2. More information on the different deadlines and application options can be found in our publication Early decision versus restrictive early action versus restrictive early action.
All students are members of a college to which they are assigned before their first year of study, and 85% live in the college quadrangle or a dormitory affiliated with the college. [182] While the majority of upper-class students live in colleges, most first-year students live on the Old Campus, the oldest neighborhood of the university. In 2016, the men`s basketball team won the Ivy League championship for the first time in 54 years, securing a spot in the NCAA Division I men`s basketball tournament. In the first round of the tournament, the Bulldogs defeated the Baylor Bears 79-75 to win the school`s first tournament. [212] For some applications, preferred name changes are posted immediately. For others, it may take longer to view changes. The president and membership of Yale College, also known as the Yale Corporation or Board of Trustees, are the governing body of the university and consist of thirteen standing committees with distinct responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws. The corporation has 19 members: three ex-officio members, ten successor directors and six former elected members. [86] The university has three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the twelve professional schools. [87] Yale`s means-tested grant program is committed to fully meeting the demonstrated financial needs of all applicants.