Yale University
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Motto | אורים ותמים (Hebrew) Lux et veritas (Latin) (Light and truth) |
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Established | 1701 |
Type | Private |
Endowment | $18 billion[1] |
President | Richard C. Levin |
Faculty | 2,300 |
Students | 11,400 |
Undergraduates | 5,300 |
Location | New Haven, Connecticut, |
Campus | Urban, 260 acres (1.1 km²) |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Mascot | Handsome Dan |
Website | www.yale.edu |
Yale University is a university in the state of Connecticut. It is in the Ivy League. Yale was founded in 1701. It was called "The Collegiate School". Later, a man named Elihu Yale gave a lot of money to the school, so they renamed the school "Yale University". Yale is a good school. Many people ask to go to school at Yale, but not many people are allowed to go to school there.
The president of Yale is named Richard Levin. He knows lots about money. Yale has a lot of money. Yale has lots of buildings, but those buildings are not really as old as they look. People who go to school at Yale like bulldogs a lot.