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Basic Information
- Location: New Haven, Connecticut
- Number of Students/Ratio: 5,311 undergraduates: 49% women; 30% minority students; 8% international students; 55% students from public schools and 45% from private or parochial schools
- Focus for SET: School with similar academic rigor
- Year founded: 1701
- Acadmic Calendar: Semester
- Campus Type (urban, suburban, or rural): Urban
- Linked to College Town (Y/N):
- Endowment: $15 billion
- Tuition plus room/board: $35,300 for tuition and $10,700 for room/board
- Percent in Greek System: unreported
- Admittance rate: 10%
- Acceptance rate: 69%
- Graduation rate (4 year, 5 year, 6 year): 4 year rate is 87%, 5 year rate is 95%, 6 year rate is 96%
Housing Information
- Options for Housing: Coed dorms, special housing for disabled students: students are randomly assigned to one of 12 residential colleges where they live, eat, socialize and pursue various academic and extracurricular activities. All undergraduate housing is provided through the residential college system.
- Number of Students in Each: ~450
- Themed Housing, e.g. Ethnic Houses (Y/N): No
- School-owned Off-campus Housing (Y/N):
- Housing Allocation Methods: Randomly assigned
Quality of Academics
- Does a quick check show existance of any structure to promote high-quality teaching (Y/N): Yes
- If so, briefly describe:
Website says "The faculty is dedicated to undergraduate teaching, and many of Yale’s most distinguished professors teach introductory-level courses." Also, 75% of its classes have under 20 students.
Administrative Structure
From the website: "The Yale College Council, Yale's student government, is composed of representatives elected from each residential college as well as a central cabinet elected by the student body as a whole. The council lobbies for improvements to student life, organizes campus-wide activities, and acts as a liaison between the students and the administration of the College. Over the years the council has facilitated the University's response to undergraduate needs and has created a number of committees with responsibility for various issues."
Student/Campus Center
- Decision-making process for allocating rooms:
- Area (in ft^2):
- Student Groups Provided Space:
There is no central student center- each college has their own center.
Persons of Interest
Students
- Head of Student Government: Richard Tao
- Any people we know: Aaron Marchant, Junior - Physics
Administrators
- President: Richard C. Levin
- Dean: Peter Salovey
- Head of Student Affairs: W. Marichal Gentry
- Head of Academic Accountability (Vice-Provost of Education here): Joseph W. Gordon
- Head of Housing: Each College has a Master and a Dean
Follow-Up Information For Later
- Popular majors:
- Happiness Rating (-3 to 3):
- "I would recommend my school to a close friend with similar interests" ratings (strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree, strongly disagree):
- If Y to "school-owned off-campus housing?",