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number of students

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11,250 (grad school: 2,300; pro schools: 3,500)

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number of schools

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10 professional schools, Yale college is part of the university which includes the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, largest emphasis on undergrad

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number of undergrads

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just under 5,300, each class has about 1,300

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applicants/admitted

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there were 26,000+ applicants for the class of 2014, 7.5% were admitted

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student:faculty ratio

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6 to 1

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majors

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70 different major programs, the most popular are history, econ and poli sci

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athletics

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22 varsity athletic programs

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New Haven

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founded in 1638 by John Davenport. it was the first planned city, built around 9 squares

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the Green

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center of community activity, such as summer concerts. used to be a graveyard and cow field

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New Haven population

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123,626

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New Haven firsts

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first Frisbee, hamburger, factory using interchangeable parts, planned city

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number of residential colleges

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12: Berkeley, Branford, Calhoun, Davenport, Ezra Stiles, Jonathan Edwards, Morse, Pierson, Saybrook, Silliman, Timothy Dwight, Trumbull

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each college is its own community

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has about 440 students, isa microcosm of Yale in its geography, ethnic and academic diversity. each has its own dining hall, common room, unique entertainment facilities (bball courts, movie rooms, kitchens, squash courts, etc.)

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administration for prospective students

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each has its own Dean who is the academic advisor, a Master who coordinates social events like masters teas. each student is assigned a froco (lives with frosh, academic and social mentor). each student has an academic advisor. students may be assigned ethnic counselors

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faculty accessibility

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office hours, small classes, classes with professors. 75% of yale classes have less than 20 students. 30% have less than 10 students and only 2% have more than 100

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financial aid

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grants and scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of demonstrated financial need (no merit), work study is also given.

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financial aid numbers

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54% of undergrads receive scholarships/grants given by yale. the average yale scholarship/grant is over $34,000. projected aid budget this year is over $100 million

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history of Yale

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Yale was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, CT in 1701. after the death of Abraham Pierson, the college's first rector, the school was moved to Saybrook. in 1712, Jeremiah Dummer, a New Haven merchant, gave gifts of books to the college. the collegiate school moved to new haven in 1716 because of new haven's dedication of land to the school and some tax exemptions.2 years later, Elihu Yale, an officer in the British East India Company, gave 562 pounds, 417 books, and a portrait of King George I to the school. the school was renamed Yale college in his honor.

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Elihu Yale

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left an additional 500 punds to the school in his will, but yale college never received it because he mistakenly left it to the non-existent \"collegiate school.\" he died on a voyage in Asia before learning that yale had been renamed for him

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\"Yale\"

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the name Yale is derived from ancient Welsh word \"ial\" which means \"cultivated\"

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Connecticut Hall (1750)

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the oldest building at Yale and in the city of new haven. residents have included Eli whitney (inventor), noah webster (dictionary), Nathan hale and william howard taft (27th POTUS and only man in us history to be president and chief justice). McClellan hall was built in 1925 in this style

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Nathan Hale Statue (1914)

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1914. He was America's first spy (wasn't that great), was caught and hanged during the American Revolution. He was hanged at 66th street and third avenue in new york. had the bible and Yale diploma with him when he was hanged. famous for saying \"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.\"

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CIA, Nathan Hale story

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When the CIA headquarters was constructed in Langley, VA the CIA wanted to purchase this statue from Yale, but of course Yale said no-even after repeated, generous offers. One night, the CIA snuck into Old Campus and created a cast of the statue and had it remade-if you ever venture to the CIA headquarters you will see an exact replica of this statue!

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Nathan Hale truth

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But what the CIA doesn't know: this isn't a statue of Nathan Hale. when Yale decided to create this stature to honor Hale in 1914, no record of Hale's appearance existed. so, to solve this problem, the administration called out onto Old Campus every member of the Class of 1914 and selected the \"most patriotic\" student model for the statue!

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Vanderbilt Hall (1894)

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1894. largest building on Old Campus, financed by Cornelius Vanderbilt of railroad fame in honor of his son William who died as a junior at Yale of typhoid fever. He made the stipulation that the suite located on the second floor would be reserved for an Vanderbilt who would ever come to Yale.

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The Vanderbilt Suite

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1969 was the first year that Yale integrated females into the school and they were all housed in Vanderbilt, as to not distract the guys! well, as fate would have it, 1969 was the first year that a Vanderbilt was admitted to Yale- and he wanted his suite! he was eventually allowed to move in with the ladies and was called \"the luckiest guy on campus.\"

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Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801-1889)

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Yale president from 1846-1889. He enclosed Old Campus. Only president of a northern university not to send southern students home during the Civil War. students rub his foot for good luck, as evidenced by his worn out shoe. this is because Woolsey was a big fan of Yale crew and when he came to the races, he team won; when he didn't come, they always lost. this continued for years until he passed away! he's a lucky guy! Rub his foot!

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Dwight Hall (1842)

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First Gothic style building on campus. initially used as a library. Now serves as an umbrella organization for community service and social justice programs at Yale; it is the largest campus-based social service organization in the world

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Abraham Pierson (1640-1707)

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First rector of the collegiate school, only Yale Faculty member from 1701-1707

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Harkness Tower (1917)

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216 feet tall, one foot for every year of the university's existence at the time of construction. one of the tallest free standing stone structures in the US until steel girders were installed in the 1960's to prevent crumbling

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People who surround Harkness Tower

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Eight great men of Yale: Elihu Yale, Nathan Hale, Eli Whitney, Noah Webster, James Fennimore Cooper (Mohicans), John Calhoun, Samuel Morse, and Jonathan Edwards

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Branford College

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Designed by James Gamble Rogers (YC 1889) and based American Collegiate Gothic on the University Gothic of Oxford and Cambridge. Elements include: broken window panes, chipped and dyed ceramic tiles, empty statue niches, acid droppings, mix of brick and limestone. cobblestones in Linonia Court are from Dublin, Ireland. Wrexham Tower is a replica of St. Giles Tower in Wrexham, Wales where Elihu Yale is buried

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Residential college facts

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Residential college system based on the house system at Oxford and Cambridge. the first seven residential colleges, law school and HGS were built between 1925 and 1933 during the Depression.

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Sterling Memorial Library (1930)

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4 millon books. \"Cathedral of Knowledge\"-alter circulation desk, pew catalog card holders, stained glass, stonework of great events in Western civilization, etc.e

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Libraries

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almost 12 million books in Yale library collection, second largest college library in the US, 4 million books in Sterling alone. 22 libraries in the Yale system. carved stone panels below the windows represent such events as the meeting of the Branford ministers in 1701 to form a \"college in the colonies,\" the Saybrook plea for the retention of the library, and the British invasion of New Haven in in 1779. the windows above the panels have decorated panes that interweave the story of Yale and New Haven; the windows show everything from a portrait of Elihu Yale to the ox carts that brought books from Saybrook

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Mother Yale painting

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by Eugene F. Savage. called Lux et Veritas, Urim V' Thummin. depicts muses of areas of study.

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Hewitt University Quadrangle (Beinecke Plaza)

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Bicentennial buildings were built in 1901 and include: Commons, the Rotunda, Woolsey Hall. Woodbridge Hall, Gallows and Lollipops (Alexander Calder, 1960). Sculpture garden by Isamu Noguchi

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Commons

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seats 1200 students and the WWI memorial is outside

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The Rotunda

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war memorial on the inside, inspired Maya Lin's design for the Vietnam memorial

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Woolsey Hall

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seats 2,700. and is where the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Yale Symphony Orchestra and President Clinton have performed

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (1961)

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Designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Beinecke brothers made their fortune in S&H Green stamps. 1.25 inch thick slabs of Vermont marble that shields books from damaging UV light. renovated in 2004-2005 due to the generosity of the Beinecke family

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Beinecke books

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central column houses 180,000 books, 800,000 books in total. Gutenberg Bible ca. 1455, the Bay of Psalms Book- the first book printed in America ca. 1640, and Sayings of the Philosophers- the first books printed in England ca. 1477

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Sciences at Yale

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Yale has invested $1 billion in sciences over the past 15 years. Over 800 labs on campus, over 95% of undergrad science/engineering majors do research on-campus as undergrads. student to faculty ratio in Sciences is 3 to 1 (3:1). Engineering student to faculty ratio is 1 to 1 (1:1). Yale professors have the highest citation to publication ratio in the country

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Kroon Hall

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Which houses the Forestry school, is one of the most sustainable buildings in the country (LEED platinum)

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STARS

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The Science, Technology and Research Scholars Program is designed to support women, minority, economically underprivileged, and other historically underrepresented students in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. The STARS program provides undergraduates an opportunity to combine course-based study, research, mentorship, networking, and career planning in the fields of science and technology

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PSE

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Perspectives on Science and Engineering (PSE) is a special course designed to supplement the academic program of selected freshmen who have exceptionally strong preparation in the areas of science, mathematics, and engineering

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