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YALE
BASIC INFORMATION:
BRIEF HISTORY:
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Located in New Haven, Conneticut.
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Yale's motto is Lux et veritas, meaning "Light and truth"
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The amount of students is approximately 15,000
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The student-faculty ratio is 6:1
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The university traces its roots to the 1640s, although the school officially became Yale College in 1718
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Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
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Faculty and student populations grew rapidly after 1890 with growth of the physical campus and of scientific research programs.
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND MINORS:
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Yale, unlike many colleges, doesn't offer minors.
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On the other hand, it has 80 Majors, including Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Economics, Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics and Philosophy.
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Yale also offers 2000 courses.
ALUMNI:
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Around 60 Nobel Prize laureates in Medicine, Economics, Chemistry, Physiology, Physics...
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5 U.S. Presidents
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108 Olympic Medalists
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35 Pulitzer Prizes
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:
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George W. Bush (Former US President)
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Meryl Streep
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Edward Bouchet (First African American graduate from Yale, PhD at an American University )
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Samuel F.B. Morse (Father of Morse code)
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Angela Basset (Actress)
CAMPUS INFO:
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Yale's campus is a blend of tradition and innovation
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Gothic architecture , amazing research facilities and lush green areas
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From the residential colleges to off-campus apartments, there are a variety of housing options for members of the Yale community.
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Yale also has world class extracurricular activities, student theater, music, and dance productions find life in over twenty on-campus venues.
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Athletes can visit the historic Yale Bowl or Eero Saarinen’s Ingalls Rink
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Nature lovers can spend time at Yale Farm or Yale’s 1,500-acre Outdoor Education Center.​
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