Yale University
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 Yale University facts

• Founded in 1701 in Saybrook Colony as the Collegiate School, the University is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States
• The school was renamed Yale College in 1718 in recognition of a gift from Elihu Yale, who was governor of the British East India Company
• Established to train Congregationalist ministers in theology and sacred languages, by 1777 the school's curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences
• In the 19th century the school incorporated graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first Ph
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• in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887
• Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools: the original undergraduate college, the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and twelve professional schools
• While the university is governed by the Yale Corporation, each school's faculty oversees its curriculum and degree programs
• In addition to a central campus in downtown New Haven, the University owns athletic facilities in western New Haven, including the Yale Bowl, a campus in West Haven, Connecticut, and forest and nature preserves throughout New England
• The university's assets include an endowment valued at $25