Institution name

Yale University

Total number of international students

1872

Contact address for international enquiries

Yale University
PO Box 208323
NEW HEAVEN 06511

Venue / office name

Yale College

Address

P O Box 208241
NEW HEAVEN
Connecticut
06520

Venue description

Yale’s roots can be traced back to the 1640s, when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a college in New Haven to preserve the tradition of European liberal education in the New World. This vision was fulfilled in 1701, when the charter was granted for a school. In 1718 the school was renamed “Yale College” in gratitude to the Welsh merchant Elihu Yale. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries brought the establishment of the graduate and professional schools that would make Yale a true university. The Yale School of Medicine was chartered in 1810, followed by the Divinity School in 1822, the Law School in 1824, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1847 (which, in 1861, awarded the first Ph.D. in the United States), followed by the schools of Art in 1869, Music in 1894, Forestry and Environmental Studies in 1900, Nursing in 1923, Drama in 1955, Architecture in 1972, and Management in 1974. Each college surrounds a courtyard and occupies up to a full city block, providing a congenial community where residents live, eat, socialize, and pursue a variety of academic and extracurricular activities. Each college has a master and dean, as well as a number of resident faculty members known as fellows, and each has its own dining hall, library, seminar rooms, recreation lounges, and other facilities. International students have made their way to Yale since the 1830s, when the first Latin American student enrolled. Today, international students make up nearly 9 percent of the undergraduate student body, and 16 percent of all students at the University. Today, Yale has matured into one of the world’s great universities. Its 11,000 students come from all fifty American states and from 108 countries.

Telephone number

+1 203 432 2900

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Graduate housing buildings at Yale are full of charm and history. Many of the buildings that house students have been used for various purposes over the years. There are five apartments: Berkeley apartments, esplanade, Mansfield apartments, Whitehall apartments, and York-crown. There are also five dormitories: 254 Prospect Street, 276 Prospect Street, ES Harkness hall, Hall of Graduate Studies (HGS), and Helen Hadley hall (HHH). The Berkeley apartment is one small building that has a unique layout with a galley kitchen and counter work area. Esplanade is a terraced apartment complex consisting of five buildings situated on a hill adjacent to the Mansfield Apartments. This complex includes efficiency, one, two and three bedroom units. The Mansfield apartments consist of five buildings situated on a landscaped slope about a fifteen-minute walk from the center of campus. The Whitehall apartment complex is friendly and social. There are 80 two-bedroom units. The York Crown Apartments are very convenient to the Drama, Art, Architecture, Law and Medical Schools, as well as the central campus. There are 22 apartments: five efficiencies, sixteen one-bedrooms and one two-bedroom unit. 254 Prospect Street is a quaint older home with mostly sunny, large, unique rooms that houses 16 students. 276 Prospect Street is a distinctive Victorian era four level brick structure that has 36 student rooms. ES Harkness Hall consists of 172 single occupancy bedrooms. Residents are assigned into room on the 4th -11th floors. Hall of Graduate Studies (HGS) houses 168 students near the center of campus, Sterling Library and Payne-Whitney Gymnasium. Helen Hadley Hall (HHH), is within easy walking distance of the Graduate School. Hadley is on the shuttle bus route, providing convenient access to all points on campus.