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Yale University

New Haven, Conneticut
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Yale's Sterling Memorial Library.
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This famous and prestigious university was founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School. It is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League.
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  • The campus is well known for its Gothic buildings as well as several historical modern structures.
  • The oldest building on campus is Connecticut Hall, which was built in 1750.
  • The university consists of 12 colleges, each organized as residential and named for important figures or places in university history or for notable alumni.
  • Yale students are often called "Yalies" or "Elis" after Elihu Yale, the university's first benefactor and namesake.
  • Yale's central campus in downtown New Haven covers 260 acres.
  • Yale's schools of drama, art, music, medicine, management and architecture are all often cited as being the best.

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