Yale University

Notable alumni of Yale Law School are- President Gerald Ford, President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  and Senator Chris Coons. Yale Law School is known for large network of 13K alumni scattered all over the world.

Yale University is located 90 minutes from New York in the city of New Haven in Connecticut. The campus size is 1,108 acres. 

Yale is a large research university with a wide range of programs, schools, departments, centers etc and additionally students can check out the student organizations and see which one interests them. Also there are nearly 100 athletic teams, over 50 performance groups, and 60 cultural associations for students to involve with the community of the university.

The number of applications at Yale University varies year to year. Lately, on the order of 500 applications have been received each year. Yale University acceptance rate for MS in CS varies, but, it has been around 15%. The tuition fee for this course at Yale can be around USD 49,500 (Around INR 42 lakh). There is no financial aid for MS students in one-year course. In the 2-year course, there is a tuition fellowship and small stipend.

In the 2025 edition of the Best Colleges in 2025, Yale University ranking is #5, according to a top-ranking publisher. Even in one of the world-ranking by a top ranking publisher, Times Higher Education, Yale ranks at #10 position in 2025. It ranks at #21 position as per QS Rankings 2026. Considering a National University rankings and one-world university rankings (THE), it can be said Yale ranks among the Top 10 Universities. Also Read: Top Universities in the World 

In 1701, Yale University was established as a Collegiate School. As per the early history of the university, a group of 10 ministers led by the Reverend James Pierpont of New Haven met in nearby Branford in 1700 to form a college. Basically, in 1701, the Connecticut legislature adopted a charter to erect a collegiate school. But, the university's roots go back to 1640s. In 1718, the school became Yale College. At present, there are more than 15,000 students. Yale is a private Ivy league research university in New Haven, Connecticut.