YALE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE

New Haven, CT was founded in 1638 by English Puritans. In 1759, they planted 250 buttonwood and elm trees. This led to the city's nicknames, The Elm City.

New Haven has 9 public schools, 31 elementary & middle schools, and 4 transitional schools.

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Yale University of Medicine is located in New Haven, Connecticut. Mystic Seaport, Peabody Museum of National History (located at Yale University), and Mystic Aquarium & Institution For Exploration are the city's top 3 popular attractions

Fun Facts about Yale

• At a Harvard/Yale game, Yale tricked Harvard into holding up signs that says "We Suck"
• If you cant afford the cost at Yale, they will allow you to attend free-of-charge through a need-based grant. They don't require students to take loans out to attend.

Fun Facts about Yale

• Researchers at Yale have demonstrated that babies could have a sense of morality
• Yale was supposed to be named after Jerimiah Dummer, (Dummer University) but was named after Elihu Yale instead.

Yale has approximately 5500 students enrolled each year. 30,000+ students apply for Yale and about 1.6% are actually enrolled.

Yale University's colors are blue, and the mascot is Handsome Dan.

In 1889, a sophmore who was just enrolled into Yale, brought a bulldog whose nickname was Handsome Dan. The dog immediately won the hearts of the students & became the schools mascot.

Since the former Handsome Dans' death, there has been 17 Handsome Dans. The current Handsome Dan's name is Sherman and has been Handsome Dan since 2006.

Yale's overall cost is $63,970. Adding to the expensive cost, the incoming freshman's scores has to be almost perfect.
ACT: >33
SAT: > 2265
GPA: > 4.19

Although the cost is expensive, Yale does provide one of the best medical experience.  In fact, more than 80% of the graduates are successful in life.

Yale's most popular (top 3) majors are:
•General Economics
•Political Science
•Government

RACE DIVERSITY

GENDER DIVESITY

Due to previous controversy over whether or not Yale should have or encourage religious beliefs, Yale ended affiliations with a church in 2005.

Yale's population has over 50% of different races. Along with the very diverse population, Yale care about all of their peers and students.

In 2012, Yale Medical students protested the recent deaths of 10 unarmed black men in confrontations with police.

News reporters came and took footage of the students protesting at the Sterling Hall of Medicine

Yale is the 3rd oldest University, so they claimed the oldest collegiate daily newspaper. It has been printed everyday since January 28, 1878.

The nations spy network has been one of the top career choices for Yale graduates.

For over 140 years, at graduation, students have been given a clay pipe and a small packet of tobacco that they're supposed to smoke and crush to symbolize the end of an era.

Yale has a total of 1,093 acres. On this land, they have about 440 different buildings. The buildings themselves make up 16.2 million square feet.