Yale University is a private institution that was founded in 1701. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,405, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 342 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Yale University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 3.

Yale University, located in New Haven, Conn., is known for its excellent drama and music programs, which reach outside the classroom with student organizations such as the Yale Whiffenpoofs, a famous a cappella group, and the Yale Dramatic Association.