History

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 “wherein Youth may be instructed in the Arts and Sciences [and] through the blessing of Almighty God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State.” In 1718 the school was renamed “Yale College” in gratitude to the Welsh merchant Elihu Yale, who had donated the proceeds from the sale of nine bales of goods together with 417 books and a portrait of King George I.

Yale Charter

Yale College survived the American Revolutionary War (1776–1781) intact and, by the end of its first hundred years, had grown rapidly. 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 & Environmental Studies in 1900, Nursing in 1923, Drama in 1955, Architecture in 1972, and Management in 1974.

International students have made their way to Yale since the 1830s, when the first Latin American student enrolled. The first Chinese citizen to earn a degree at a Western college or university came to Yale in 1850. Today, international students make up nearly 9 percent of the undergraduate student body, and 16 percent of all students at the University. Yale’s distinguished faculty includes many who have been trained or educated abroad and many whose fields of research have a global emphasis; and international studies and exchanges play an increasingly important role in the Yale College curriculum. The University began admitting women students at the graduate level in 1869, and as undergraduates in 1969.

Yale College was transformed, beginning in the early 1930s, by the establishment of residential colleges. Taking medieval English universities such as Oxford and Cambridge as its model, this distinctive system divides the undergraduate population into twelve separate communities of approximately 450 members each, thereby enabling Yale to offer its students both the intimacy of a small college environment and the vast resources of a major research university. 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.

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. The 3,200-member faculty is a richly diverse group of men and women who are leaders in their respective fields. The central campus now covers 310 acres (125 hectares) stretching from the School of Nursing in downtown New Haven to tree-shaded residential neighborhoods around the Divinity School. Yale’s 260 buildings include contributions from distinguished architects of every period in its history. Styles range from New England Colonial to High Victorian Gothic, from Moorish Revival to contemporary. Yale’s buildings, towers, lawns, courtyards, walkways, gates, and arches comprise what one architecture critic has called “the most beautiful urban campus in America.” The University also maintains over 600 acres (243 hectares) of athletic fields and natural preserves just a short bus ride from the center of town.

Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools. In addition, Yale encompasses a wide array of centers and programs, libraries, museums, and administrative support offices. Approximately 11,250 students attend Yale.

 

 

Academic programs/schools

Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools.

§                     Yale College

§                     Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Professional Schools

§                     School of Architecture

§                     School of Art

§                     Divinity School

§                     School of Drama

§                     Faculty of Engineering

§                     School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

§                     Law School

§                     School of Management

§                     School of Medicine

§                     School of Music

§                     School of Nursing

§                     School of Public Health

§                     Institute of Sacred Music

Other Programs

§                     Summer session

§                     World Fellows Program

 

 

 

Admissions

 

To be accepted to study at Yale, interested applicants must apply directly to the school, college, or program where the degree will be awarded: Yale College for undergraduate degrees; the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for doctoral programs and some master’s degrees; or one of the professional schools.

§                     Yale College

§                     Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Other programs

§                     Non-degree programs

§                     Summer session

Yale University in brief

 

Figures for the 2005–2006 academic year

Factsheet on Yale University

A more detailed set of current statistics about Yale may be found on the Office of Institutional Research factsheet.

For historical statistics on Yale University, see:

1.                  A Yale Book of Numbers, Historical Statistics of the College and University, 1701–1977, written by George W. Pierson. This is an online converted version of the original book published in 1983.

2.                Yale Book of Numbers, 1976–2000, edited by Beverly Waters, Office of Institutional Research. This book, available online only, is an updated version of the original book and contains statistical information about Yale enrollments, degrees, students, areas of study, faculty, alumni, and finances.

Teaching

 Teaching and research at Yale University are organized through the schools, departments, and programs.

The undergraduate school, Yale College, is the heart of the University. More than 2,000 undergraduate courses in the liberal arts and sciences are offered each year by over sixty-five departments and programs, forming a curriculum of remarkable breadth and depth. The faculty is dedicated to undergraduate teaching, and many of Yale’s most distinguished professors teach introductory-level courses.

 

Education

Students of medicine, public health, nursing, and the biomedical sciences come to Yale from across the United States and around the world. They go on to become leaders in academic medicine and health care and innovators in clinical practice, biotechnology, and public policy. In addition to pursuing the M.D., M.P.H., M.S.N., M.M.Sc., M.H.S., and Ph.D. degrees, students entering the health professions may train in 75 specialty areas and earn joint degrees with other Yale professional schools, including Divinity, Forestry & Environmental Studies, Law, and Management.

Admissions

School of Medicine

§                     M.D. Program

§                     M.D./Ph.D Program

§                     M.H.S.

§                     Ph.D. in Investigative Medicine

School of Public Health

§                     M.P.H.

§                     M.S.

§                     M.P.H./Ph.D.

§                     B.A, B.S./M.P.H. Program

Physician Associate Program (M.M.Sc.)

Biological and Biomedical Science (BBS) (Ph.D)

School of Nursing

Joint-degree programs

§                     M.D./Ph.D.

§                     M.D./M.P.H. Public Health

§                     M.D./J.D. Law

§                     M.D./M.B.A. Management

§                     M.D./M.Div. Divinity

§                     M.P.H./M.Div. Divinity

§                     M.P.H./M.F., M.F.S., M.E.Sc. Forestry and Environmental Studies

§                     M.P.H./J.D. Law

§                     M.P.H./M.B.A. Management

§                     M.P.H./M.S.N. Nursing

§                     M.P.H./M.A. International Development Economics or International Studies

Residency and fellowship training programs

Anesthesiology

§                     Cardiac Anesthesiology

§                     Critical Care Anesthesiology

§                     Obstetrical-Gynecological Anesthesiology

§                     Pediatric Anesthesiology

Dermatology

Diagnostic Radiology

§                     Breast Imaging

§                     Cross-Sectional Imaging

§                     Musculoskeletal Imaging

§                     Neuroradiology

§                     Nuclear Medicine

§                     Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Internal Medicine

§                     Allergy & Clinical Immunology

§                     Cardiovascular Medicine

§                     Digestive Diseases

§                     Endocrinology & Metabolism

§                     Geriatrics

§                     General Internal Medicine

§                     Hematology

§                     Infectious Diseases

§                     International Health Program

§                     Medical Oncology

§                     Nephrology & Hypertension

§                     Occupational & Environmental Medicine

§                     Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

§                     Residency Programs

§                     Rheumatology

Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine (IM/PM)

Laboratory Medicine

§                     Clinical Pathology

§                     Combined Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology

§                     Hematology/Hematopathology

§                     Microbiology

§                     Molecular Genetic Pathology

§                     Research Fellowships

§                     Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking

Neurology

§                     Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders

§                     Neuromuscular Disorders

§                     Movement Disorders

§                     Cerebrovascular Disease

§                     Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology

§                     Neuro-Oncology

§                     Neuro-Otology

§                     Neuro-Genetics

§                     Back Pain/Neck Pain/Headache

§                     Spasticity

§                     Neuro-Rehabilitation Research

§                     Pediatric Neurology

§                     Clinical Electrophysiology

Neurosurgery

§                     Epilepsy Surgery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

§                     Gynecologic Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Pathology

§                     Cytopathology

§                     Gastrointestinal Pathology

§                     Gynecologic Pathology

§                     Hematopathology

§                     Oncologic Pathology

§                     Breast Cancer Research Training

Pediatrics

§                     Allergy and Immunology

§                     Cardiology

§                     Clinical Neurophysiology

§                     Critical Care Medicine (PICU)

§                     Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

§                     Endocrinology

§                     Gastroenterology/Hepatology

§                     Hematology/Oncology

§                     Infectious Diseases

§                     Neonatology

§                     Nephrology

§                     Pediatric Emergency Medicine

§                     Respiratory Medicine

Psychiatry

§                     Integrated Adult, Adolescent & Child Psychiatry

§                     Advanced Residencies

§                     Addiction Psychiatry

§                     Forensic Psychiatry

§                     Geriatric Psychiatry

§                     Fellowships

§                     Predoctoral Psychology Training

Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program

Surgery

§                     Cardiothoracic Surgery

§                     Dental Surgery (General & Pediatric)

§                     Emergency Medicine

§                     Endocrine Surgery [PDF]

§                     Minimally Invasive Surgery

§                     Pediatric Surgery

§                     Plastic Surgery

§                     Otolaryngology

§                     Surgical Critical Care

§                     Urology

§                     Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Therapeutic Radiology

§                     Fellowship program

Continuing Medical Education

§                     About Continuing Medical Education

§                     Conference schedule

§                     Conference services

§                     Grand rounds

§                     The Medical Letter

§                     Diabetes newsletter

§                     Online learning

Museums

Teaching and research are supported by the University’s extensive collections—the Yale University Art Gallery, the Yale Center for British Art, the Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the Collection of Musical Instruments. All the collections are open to the public.

Yale University Art Gallery

The Yale University Art Gallery, founded in 1832, today houses a collection that has grown to rank with those of the major public art museums in the United States. Its two connected buildings house ancient, medieval, and Renaissance art, Near and Far Eastern art, archaeological material from the University’s excavations, Pre-Columbian and African art, works of European and American masters from virtually every period, and a rich collection of modern art. Across the street, the Yale Center for British Art, which opened in 1977, holds the largest collection of British art and illustrated books anywhere outside the United Kingdom.

Peabody Museum of Natural History

Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History, founded in 1866, contains one of the great scientific collections in North America. Among its holdings are the University’s comprehensive mineralogical and ornithological collections, the second-largest repository of dinosaur artifacts in the United States, and the largest intact Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) in the world. The Peabody is truly a working museum, where public exhibition, research, conservation, teaching, and learning intersect.

Yale Center for British Art

Institutions like the Art Gallery, the Center for British Art, and the Peabody Museum hold only a portion of the treasures in the University’s collections. From paintings by Picasso, to pterodactyl remains, to a 1689 tenor viol in the Collection of Musical Instruments, Yale’s possessions are meant to be accessible to the communities they enrich.

Collection of Musical Instruments

Exhibitions are also frequently mounted at the following venues on campus: Art + Architecture Gallery (School of Architecture), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Green Hall Gallery (School of Art), and Sterling Memorial Library, including the Arts of the Book Collection.

Medicine

Yale is home to a world-class medical center comprising more than a dozen institutions, including the School of Medicine (chartered in 1810), which has been educating leaders, caring for patients, and investigating the scientific basis of health and disease for nearly 200 years. Among its 27 departments are one of the nation’s oldest schools of public health and the internationally recognized Child Study Center, founded in 1911. The School of Nursing trains outstanding leaders in nursing practice, research, and education. Affiliated institutions include the 944-bed Yale-New Haven Hospital—flagship of the Yale New Haven Health System—and the Yale Cancer Center, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Pierce Laboratory, and VA Connecticut Healthcare System in nearby West Haven.

§                     School of Medicine

§                     School of Nursing

§                     School of Public Health

§                     Yale Medical Group

§                     Cancer Center

§                     Child Study Center

§                     Connecticut Mental Health Center

§                     John B. Pierce Laboratory

§                     VA Connecticut Healthcare System

§                     Yale-New Haven Hospital

§                     Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

 

 

Patient

 

The 700 physicians of the Yale Medical Group offer advanced care to patients in more than 100 specialties, including organ transplantation, minimally invasive surgery, diabetes treatment, in vitro fertilization, and cutting-edge cancer therapies. Yale physicians practice in an environment enriched by the proximity of Yale scientists in one of the world’s foremost biomedical research institutions. Yale Medical Group is affiliated with Yale-New Haven Hospital, its primary teaching hospital.

Patient resources

§                     Find a doctor

§                     Find a specialty

§                     Yale programs & centers

§                     Diseases, conditions, & procedures

§                     Yale Medical Group news

§                     General health topics

§                     Visitor information

§                     Make an appointment

§                                             Call 877-YALEMDS

§                                             Referral assistance online

Physician resources

§                     Find a doctor

§                     Find a specialty

§                     Yale programs & centers

§                     Diseases, conditions, & procedures

§                     Yale Medical Group news

§                     Make a referral

§                                             Call 888-YMG4MDS

§                                             Referral assistance online

Clinical trials

§                     Yale Cancer Center

§                     Yale Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Clinical departments and medical Web sites

§                     Anesthesiology

§                     Dermatology

§                     Diagnostic Radiology

§                     Genetics

§                     Internal Medicine

§                     Laboratory Medicine

§                     Neurology

§                     Neurosurgery

§                     Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

§                     Ophthalmology & Visual Science

§                     Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

§                     Pathology

§                     Pediatrics

§                     Psychiatry

§                     Surgery

§                     Therapeutic Radiology

 

§                     Yale Cancer Center

§                     Yale Child Study Center

§                     Yale Medical Group

§                     Cushing-Whitney Medical Library Consumer Health page

 

Research

Yale researchers have introduced countless medical and health advances over the last century, including the first success with antibiotics in the United States and the first use of chemotherapy to treat cancer. University scientists have been responsible for the identification of Lyme disease and the discovery of genes responsible for high blood pressure, osteoporosis, dyslexia, and Tourette’s syndrome, among other disorders. Early work on the artificial heart and the creation of the first insulin pump took place at Yale, as did seminal discoveries about how the cell and its components function at the molecular level. Today, research activities take place in a wide range of departments, programs, and centers.

Department-based research programs

§                     Anesthesiology

§                     Cell Biology

§                     Cellular & Molecular Physiology

§                     Child Study Center

§                     Comparative Medicine

§                     Dermatology

§                     Diagnostic Radiology

§                     Epidemiology & Public Health

§                     Genetics

§                     History of Medicine

§                     Immunobiology

§                     Internal Medicine

§                     Laboratory Medicine

§                     Microbial Pathogenesis

§                     Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry

§                     Neurobiology

§                     Neurology

§                     Neurosurgery

§                     Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

§                     Ophthalmology & Visual Science

§                     Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

§                     Pathology

§                     Pediatrics

§                     Pharmacology

§                     Psychiatry

§                     Surgery

§                     Therapeutic Radiology

Interdisciplinary programs and centers

§                     Bone Center

§                     Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine

§                     Cancer Prevention Control Research Program

§                     Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration & Repair Program (CNNR)

§                     Center for Children’s Surgical Research

§                     Center for Eating & Weight Disorders

§                     Center for Genomics & Proteomics

§                     Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)

§                     Center for Medical Informatics

§                     Center for Neuroscience & Regeneration Research

§                     Center for Nicotine & Tobacco Use Research at Yale (CENTURY)

§                     Center for Perinatal, Pediatric & Environmental Epidemiology

§                     Center for Public Health Preparedness

§                     Center for Sleep Medicine

§                     Center for Statistical Genomics & Proteomics

§                     Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center

§                     Connecticut Women's Health Project

§                     Epilepsy Center

§                     Emerging Infections Program

§                     General Clinical Research Center

§                     Human Genetics

§                     Human Translational Immunology

§                     Kavli Institute for Neuroscience

§                     Liver Center

§                     Magnetic Resonance Research Center

§                     Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center

§                     National Center for Children Exposed to Violence

§                     Positron Emission Tomography Center (PET Center)

§                     Prevention Research Center

§                     Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity

§                     Specialized Center of Research on Women’s Health (SCOR)

§                     Stem Cell Biology Program

§                     Vascular Biology and Transplantation (VBT)

§                     Women’s Health Research at Yale

§                     Yale Cancer Center (YCC)

§                     Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)

§                     Yale/WHO Center on Health

Clinical trials

§                     Yale Cancer Center

§                     Yale Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Research facilities

§                     Biotechnology facilities

§                     Clinical facilities

§                     Construction & Characterization of Genetically Altered Mice

§                     Imaging & microscopy facilities

§                     Tissue & cell facilities

§                     Yale Animal Resources Center (YARC)

Information technology

§                     Bioinformatics Support

§                     Computing Services

§                     Research and Clinical Databases

Related offices

§                     Office of Cooperative Research

§                     Office of Environmental Health & Safety

§                     Office of Faculty Affairs

§                     Office of Grant & Contract Administration & Scientific Affairs

§                     Office of Student Research

Institutional review boards

§                     Yale Institutional Review Board

§                     Research Compliance Committee, Office of the Provost

Libraries

 

The Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library houses more than half a million volumes. The original reading room is an impressive, medievally inspired space banded by a wrought-iron balcony and two stories of shelves that contain incunabula and rare books; some of the Historical Library’s holdings date to the sixteenth century. The library has locations in medicine, public health, and nursing and offers extensive online resources, including 6,000 full-text journals (in addition to 1,300 print journals), as well as e-books, databases, news feeds, online exhibits, and teaching materials.

Working

Yale blends its Ivy tradition of excellence with a modern work culture that values different points of view and thrives on respect and innovation. The University offers challenging, exciting, and rewarding careers to those who seek opportunities to grow and excel. Regardless of role, Yale values each person’s contribution and nurtures his or her professional development through tuition reimbursement programs and numerous opportunities for on-campus learning. The diversity of Yale is reflected in a vibrant and stimulating work environment.

Along with exceptional benefits such as health care, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance, faculty and staff enjoy Yale’s world-class museums, performing arts, libraries, and sporting events.

Please contact the individual academic departments in your particular discipline for information regarding open faculty positions.