Yale College

Yale College is the undergraduate division of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university and has provided leadership in undergraduate liberal arts education for over three centuries. Yale College offers instruction in more than 80 subjects spanning the liberal arts, sciences, and... engineering, with the mission to educate talented students from diverse backgrounds to lead and serve in a complex and changing society. The residential college system, now over eighty years old, is the cornerstone of Yale College's mission, with fourteen residential colleges that each represent Yale in microcosm, offering students a sense of intimate social and intellectual connection. The institution emphasizes a liberal education that cultivates broad intellectual, moral, civic, and creative capacities alongside specialized skills, preparing students to become curious, engaged citizens and active learners. Yale College currently offers instruction to over 6,000 students, fostering a supportive community where social experience and the free exchange of ideas underpin the pursuit of knowledge. The college draws on the distinctive strengths of Yale University as a globally recognized leader across the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, engineering, and the professions.Read More