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Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
  • Former names: Collegiate School (1701–1718) · Yale College (1718–1887)
  • Motto: Lux et veritas (Latin) · אורים ותמים (Hebrew)
  • Motto in English: "Light and truth"
  • Type: Private research university
  • Established: October 9, 1701
  • Accreditation: NECHE
  • Academic affiliations: AAU · COFHE · IARU · NAICU · ORAU · URA · Space-grant
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