Yale University

The Yale Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the Yale University. The school sponsors 35 varsity sports. The school has won two NCAA national championships in women's fencing, four in men's swimming and diving, and twenty one in men's golf. The football team has competed since 1872. They have won nineteen mythical national championships when the school competed in what is now known as the FBS . They are perhaps best known for their rivalry with Ha... more

Area:

  • 1.1 km² (0.42 mi² )

Founded:

  • 1701

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  • Yale

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Address

Yale University Address

New Haven Connecticut 06520

Endowment:

Currency Amount
  • 22,900,000,000

Number of undergraduates:

  • 5,316

Number of postgraduates:

  • 6,082

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Person Position or title From
  • 1983

Number of faculty:

  • 3,333

Total Enrollment:

  • 11,398

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Nickname:

  • Elis
  • Yalies
  • Bulldogs

Motto:

  • Lux et veritas
  • Light and truth

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  • 1969
  • 1701
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  • 1900

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  • 1993
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  • 41.30898
  • -72.92574

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