Yale University's alumni includes 20 dead billionaires.
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven , Connecticut .. Ivy League. Ivy League. private. Private university. research university. Doctoral university. Founded in 1701 , it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States .. third-oldest institution. List of Colonial Colleges. higher education. higher education. United States. United States. Chartered by Connecticut Colony , the `` Collegiate School '' was established by clergy in Saybrook Colony to educate Congregationalist ministers .. Connecticut Colony. Connecticut Colony. Saybrook Colony. Saybrook Colony. Congregationalist. Congregationalist. It moved to New Haven in 1716 , and shortly after was renamed Yale College in recognition of a gift from British East India Company governor Elihu Yale .. Yale College. Yale College. British East India Company. British East India Company. Elihu Yale. Elihu Yale. Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages , the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution .. American Revolution. American Revolution. In the 19th century the school introduced graduate and professional instruction , awarding the first Ph.D. in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887 .. United States. United States. Its faculty and student populations grew rapidly after 1890 with rapid expansion of the physical campus and scientific research .. faculty. faculty ( division ). Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools  : the original undergraduate college , the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , and twelve professional schools .. undergraduate college. Yale College. Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. While the university is governed by the Yale Corporation , each school 's faculty oversees its curriculum and degree programs .. Yale Corporation. Yale Corporation. faculty. faculty ( division ). In addition to a central campus in downtown New Haven , the University owns athletic facilities in western New Haven , a campus in West Haven , Connecticut , and forest and nature preserves throughout New England .. downtown New Haven. downtown New Haven. New England. New England. The university 's assets include an endowment valued at $ 25.4 billion as of June 2016 , the second largest of any U.S. educational institution .. The Yale University Library , serving all constituent schools , holds more than 15 million volumes and is the third-largest academic library in the United States .. United States. United States. Yale University Library. Yale University Library. Yale College undergraduates follow a liberal arts curriculum with departmental majors and are organized into a social system of residential colleges .. Yale College. Yale College. liberal arts. liberal arts education. majors. major ( academic ). residential colleges. residential colleges at Yale University. Almost all faculty teach undergraduate courses , more than 2,000 of which are offered annually .. faculty. faculty ( division ). Students compete intercollegiately as the Yale Bulldogs in the NCAA Division I -- Ivy League .. Bulldogs. Yale Bulldogs. NCAA Division I. NCAA Division I. Ivy League. Ivy League. Yale Bulldogs. Yale Bulldogs. NCAA. NCAA. Division I. Division I ( NCAA ). Yale has graduated many notable alumni , including five U.S. Presidents , 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices , 20 living billionaires , and many heads of state .. U.S. Presidents. List of Presidents of the United States by education. U.S. Supreme Court Justices. List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. 20 living billionaires. List of universities by number of billionaire alumni. In addition , Yale has graduated hundreds of members of Congress and many high-level U.S. diplomats .. 57 Nobel laureates , 5 Fields Medalists , 78 MacArthur Fellows , 247 Rhodes Scholars , and 119 Marshall Scholars have been affiliated with the University .. 57 Nobel laureates. List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation. 5 Fields Medalists. List of Fields Medal winners by university affiliation. 78 MacArthur Fellows. MacArthur Fellows Program. Rhodes Scholars. Rhodes Scholars. Marshall Scholars. Marshall Scholarship