Fascinating Facts About Yale University You Didn’t Know!

Founded in 1701

Global alumni network

Outstanding library

Secret societies

[{"selector":"#anim-d509b9a1-d785-42db-b2e6-75da7dcd8d0c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4217c03d-c78e-45b9-90bf-8ae926a6212a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef29f527-51e7-4860-9151-e31adfa87c64","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b4005e9-b67e-4507-ab93-dbf74bb8b079","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-131.17647%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2102ffc-7e5e-44f6-aaba-8facec4d2c46","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0c91a41-3695-47bb-b649-c8cb5a038e8b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96e57b13-e4f0-41a2-9966-95b4b4b006f2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-141.05959%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24eefe08-0ca8-47c7-8ec4-36ac6c653f76","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4cde7f83-44c5-4910-a9b4-a37b501774f8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-429fabf8-44cb-4aca-834a-db0d35415a23","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-211.76468%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-47b4575a-11b8-42a9-8fec-5b62580090a1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b261ed8-42d3-43ed-85a0-4e049e7aa31c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30b99a18-a5ac-4fb6-95c8-b9b837ec5802","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(135.62500%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4f94efd2-c45c-40c9-95fa-f5e178a8164b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9dfc3fab-d878-4c00-8887-6e2e306f11e0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner White Frame Corner White Frame Corner UK Visa Checklist Work on Student Visas Know more

Fascinating Facts About Yale University You Didn’t Know!

Founded in 1701

Yale is the third oldest university in the USA

Global alumni network

Home to 20 Nobel laureates, 5 U.S. Presidents, and countless leaders!

Outstanding library

Holds over 15 million books…

Secret societies

Yale houses the famous Skull and Bones Society

You May Also Like

Residential college system

Modeled after Oxford and Cambridge, fostering lifelong connections

Beautiful campus

Yale’s Gothic architecture and art galleries are stunning