Yale University
Ivy League school
Yale University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States, located in New Haven, Connecticut.
Founded in 1701, it is a member of the Ivy League.
Yale is known for its law school, its secret societies like Skull and Bones, and its rivalry with Harvard: She got into Yale but not Harvard.
A Yale or Yalie is a student or graduate.
Connecticut port, university town
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
- Skull and BonesIvy League secret society
- SterlingPersonal or place name
- Gothic architectureMedieval style with pointed arches
Degree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- facultyInherent power or ability
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
seminars · lectures · research · thesis · dissertation · syllabus · humanities · sciences
Elite university athletic conference
- eliteSuperior select group
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
influential · respected · acclaimed · selective · competitive · Rhodes Scholars · Nobel laureates · world-class
Permanent donated fund
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
tuition · need-blind · merit-based · stipend · benefactor · philanthropy · donor · bequest
Four-digit year
- colonialOf occupied territories
- charterFounding organizational document
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
traditions · archives · manuscripts · legacy · tercentennial · bicentennial · historic preservation · Nathan Hale
New Haven
Connecticut port, university town
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
- Skull and BonesIvy League secret society
- SterlingPersonal or place name
undergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- facultyInherent power or ability
curriculum · seminars · lectures · research · thesis · dissertation · syllabus · humanities · sciences · law school
Ivy League
Elite university athletic conference
- eliteSuperior select group
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- distinguishedNotable and respected
esteemed · influential · respected · acclaimed · selective · competitive · Rhodes Scholars · Nobel laureates · world-class · ranking
endowment
Permanent donated fund
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
grant · tuition · need-blind · merit-based · stipend · benefactor · philanthropy · donor · bequest · need-based
1701
Four-digit year
- colonialOf occupied territories
- charterFounding organizational document
- foundersThose who begin institutions
heritage · traditions · archives · manuscripts · legacy · tercentennial · bicentennial · historic preservation · Nathan Hale · Noah Webster
- ConnecticutHartford, New Haven, Stamford, Bridgeport, Norwalk
- Connecticut SitesUSS Nautilus
- New Haven
- colonial faithPilgrims, Puritans, Calvinism, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony
- Gothic Architecturepointed arches, flying buttress, flying buttresses, pointed arch, rose window
- New England LandmarksFenway Park, Freedom Trail, USS Constitution, Boston Common, Bunker Hill
Yale UniversityHarvard University
Elite Cambridge-based academic institution
Harvard · Princeton University · Cambridge University · Oxford University · Oxford
Yale Universitycommunity college
Two-year public institution
for-profit college · state school · trade school · night school