Trivia Tuesday: Yale University

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Blog post by Caroline Randolph, JIF Fellow

TRIVIA TUESDAYS

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Found in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University is one of the nation’s most well known colleges and continues to be a high-ranking institution. Established in 1701 as a private university, Yale’s gorgeous campus (spanning 1,093 acres) is home to over 12,000 students, both undergraduate and graduate. The campus includes 440 school buildings, a golf course, a nature preserve, and much more!


Here are some more fun facts about Yale:
  • Yale is the 3rd oldest university in the country, and is a member of the Ivy League schools group.

  • 95% of Yale students come from outside of Connecticut!  

  • Yale has an undergraduate school, a graduate program for the arts and sciences, and ten different professional schools.

  • It was originally named the Collegiate School at New Haven, but was changed to Yale in 1718, after the governor of the East India Company in Great Britain, Elihu Yale.

  • The Yale Daily News is the oldest college newspaper still in press; it has published an issue 5 days a week since 1878.

  • Yale is home to one of America’s most prestigious secret societies: the Skull and Bones, founded in 1832.

  • The official school mascot is a bulldog named Handsome Dan. The original bulldog died many years ago, but he was stuffed and can now be seen in a glass case on campus.

  • 230 Rhodes Scholars have graduated from Yale!

  • Notable alumni include actress Meryl Streep and former president George W. Bush.


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