Since its founding in 1701, Yale University has been dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations.

Yale’s iconic Old Campus is where the university celebrates Commencement each year. Soaring 216 feet tall, Harkness Tower is home to the 54-bell Yale Memorial Carillon, which serenades passersby daily.

You can earn undergraduate degrees at Yale College, master’s or doctoral degrees at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and specialized degrees at our 13 professional schools. There are also many non-degree programs that allow individuals to study or pursue research without matriculating.

The following is a list of our degree-granting academic departments and programs. For a list of undergraduate majors, see the Yale College Programs of Study page.

At Yale, we view college as a time for students to explore, exercise curiosity, and discover new interests and abilities. We provide students with an immersive, collaborative, and inspiring environment where they can develop a broadly informed, highly disciplined intellect that will help them be successful in whatever work they finally choose.

A Yale education is not a narrow path that students follow from Point A to Point Z. We encourage our students to explore the academic landscape, venturing into unfamiliar fields of knowledge and, perhaps, discovering new passions that will take them in a different direction altogether.

Yale offers advanced degrees through its Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and 13 professional schools. Browse the organizations below for information on programs of study, academic requirements, and faculty research.

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Yale University is a large research university with a wide array of programs, departments, schools, centers, museums, and many affiliated organizations. The facts below address some frequently asked statistical questions about Yale.

With 22% of its student body coming from abroad, Yale University offers a diverse and exciting global environment in which to study. Yale’s history of including international students is a long one, starting back in the 1800s.