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Yale University

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Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1701 as the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1701 1
Country
United States 1
City
New Haven 1
Ownership Type
Private non-profit 1
Ranking Band
Top 100 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
14,429 2
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Brown University, Institutions and Systems

Fellow member of the nine colonial colleges chartered in British North America before the American Revolution.

Source Brown University (Wikipedia)
Dartmouth College, Institutions and Systems

Fellow member of the nine colonial colleges chartered in British North America before the American Revolution.

Source Dartmouth College (Wikipedia)
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Yale University

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David Gelernter

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Located In

New Haven

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Source Yale University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
United States

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Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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1. Yale University (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
  • Infobox, Established
    October 9, 1701
  • Infobox, Location
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • Infobox, Location (city)
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • Infobox, Type
    Private research university
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1701 as the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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2. Wikidata: Yale University
  • Wikidata Q49112, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q49112, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q49112 P2196 (number of students), latest-time (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 9
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 9
Top 0.1% Yale University USA 7 6 31 14 24 91.2
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Dartmouth College (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Dartmouth College, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Dartmouth College, Lead section
Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock and Samson Occom to train Native American Christian missionaries, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
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Brown University (Wikipedia)
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