Name of the University
Yale University
Description Of University
Y ale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools. In addition, Yale encompasses a wide array of centers and programs, libraries, museums, and administrative support offices. Approximately 11,250 students attend Yale.
Yale University in brief
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Undergraduate students*
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5,275
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Graduate and professional students*
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6,083
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International students*
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1,770
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Faculty*
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3,384
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Staff*
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8,366
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International scholars*
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1,874
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Living alumni
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150,771
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Library holdings
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12.5 million volumes
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Varsity athletic teams
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35
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Campus buildings
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275
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Endowment
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$22.5 billion
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Operating budget*
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$1.96 billion
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Updated October 2007
*Figures for the 2006-2007 academic year
Yale’s roots can be traced back to the 1640s, when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a college in New Haven to preserve the tradition of European liberal education in the New World. This vision was fulfilled in 1701, when the charter was granted for a school “wherein Youth may be instructed in the Arts and Sciences [and] through the blessing of Almighty God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State.” In 1718 the school was renamed “Yale College” in gratitude to the Welsh merchant Elihu Yale, who had donated the proceeds from the sale of nine bales of goods together with 417 books and a portrait of King George I.
Yale College survived the American Revolutionary War (1776–1781) intact and, by the end of its first hundred years, had grown rapidly. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries brought the establishment of the graduate and professional schools that would make Yale a true university. The Yale School of Medicine was chartered in 1810, followed by the Divinity School in 1822, the Law School in 1824, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1847 (which, in 1861, awarded the first Ph.D. in the United States), followed by the schools of Art in 1869, Music in 1894, Forestry & Environmental Studies in 1900, Nursing in 1923, Drama in 1955, Architecture in 1972, and Management in 1974.
Today, Yale has matured into one of the world’s great universities. Its 11,000 students come from all fifty American states and from 108 countries. The 3,200-member faculty is a richly diverse group of men and women who are leaders in their respective fields. The central campus now covers 310 acres (125 hectares) stretching from the School of Nursing in downtown New Haven to tree-shaded residential neighborhoods around the Divinity School. Yale’s 260 buildings include contributions from distinguished architects of every period in its history.
Yale’s buildings, towers, lawns, courtyards, walkways, gates, and arches comprise what one architecture critic has called “the most beautiful urban campus in America.” The University also maintains over 600 acres (243 hectares) of athletic fields and natural preserves just a short bus ride from the center of town.
University Website
http://www.yale.edu/
Name of the law college
Yale Law School
Snapshot
Brief Description of law college
The Yale Law School is a private institution founded in the year 1824 .
The origins of Yale Law School trace to the earliest days of the 19th Century when law was learned by clerking as an apprentice in a lawyer’s office.
The New Haven Law School affiliated gradually with Yale from the mid-1820s to the mid-1840s. Law Students began receiving Yale degrees in 1843.
In the last decades of the 19th Century, Yale began to take the mission of university legal education seriously, and to articulate for Yale Law School two traits that would come to be hallmarks of the School.
After 1900, Yale Law School acquired its character as a dynamic center of legal scholarship.
From the first day of orientation to the final gathering at Commencement, Yale Law School is an extraordinary community in which to study law. In addition to a rich history and an accomplished student body, our unmatched faculty-student ratio allows us to offer a vast array of courses, an average class size of under 25 students, and countless opportunities for independent research, writing, and student-organized discussion groups.With almost 200 courses taught by more than 60 full-time faculty and dozens of visiting faculty, lecturers, and adjunct professors, the choices for the study of law at Yale Law School are only as limited as your imagination.
Law College Website
http://www.law.yale.edu/
Country
United States of America
Location
New Haven
The City of New Haven, a lively, small urban center between New York City and Boston, offers many diversions. Strolling the streets immediately around the Law School, you'll pass shops and restaurants to suit any taste or budget. Cultural attractions and outdoor recreation are plentiful for such a small New England city. There is never a lack of interesting destination or exciting activities in New Haven and the surrounding area.
PO Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520-8215
(203) 432-4995
Admissions E-mail:
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Electronic application:
http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions
Law Programmes Offered
Yale Law School offers four degree-granting programs:
* The J.D. program is a three-year course of study.
* The LL.M. is a one-year course of study for J.D. graduates interested in law
teaching.
* The J.S.D. program is open to Yale Law School LL.M. graduates.
* The M.S.L. program is a one-year course of study intended for experts in other
fields who want to explore how the law relates to their fields.
* YLS also offers joint degree programs.
Law courses Offered
The Study of Law at Yale Law School
Although there are no specific areas of concentration at Yale Law School, here are some areas currently of interest to students looking at the Law School's programs and courses.
* Administrative Law
* Constitutional Law
* Corporate Law
* Human Rights Law
* Information Technology Law
* International Law
* Public Interest Law
* Law and Media
* Law Teaching
Faculty
The Yale Law School faculty is as broad ranging in its interests and expertise as it is distinguished. It includes prominent scholars of economics, philosophy, and psychoanalysis, as well as leading specialists in every area of law. Over 60 full-time professors are joined each year by visiting lecturers, adjunct professors from other parts of the University, and practicing lawyers who assist the full-time clinical faculty as tutors in the clinical program. In addition, dozens of guest lecturers from around the world help to make Yale Law School a vibrant intellectual community.
Please find details at:
http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/faculty.htm
Student Life
Yale Law School students are at the center of a vibrant community. Whether attending classes, organizing a slate of engaging conferences and events, or volunteering to work for the public interest, our students bring their idealism and passion into every aspect of their lives. Our students are campus and community leaders, taking part in an array of student organizations (as well as editing the schools nine journals) and enjoying the social and recreational opportunities that the New Haven area has to offer.
Through it all, the Law School provides a range of services to support its students--from academic counseling offered by the Office of Student Affairs to advice for the path ahead at the Career Development Office.
• Office of Student Affairs
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/OfficeofStudentAffairs.asp
• Costs & Financial Aid
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/Costs&FinancialAid.htm
• Housing
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/Housing.asp
• Dining
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/Dining.asp
• Transportation & Security
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/Transportation&Security.asp
• Information Technology
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/InformationTechnology.asp
• Health Care
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/HealthCare.asp
• Fitness & Recreation
http://www.law.yale.edu/about/sports&recreation.asp
• Student with Families
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/StudentswithFamilies.asp
• Students with Disabilities
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/StudentswithDisabilities.asp
• International Students
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/internationalstudentsservices.asp
• Campus Ministry
http://www.yale.edu/chaplain/
Career Planning and Placement
YLS Career Connections
YLS Career Connections offers Yale law students and graduates the opportunity to seek out graduates who have offered to provide career-related advice. The Career Connections' members can be searched by name, area of expertise, employer type, geographic location, and more.
We strongly encourage you to use Career Connections with unusual care: contact members for career related advice only and not for solicitation, political or commercial purpose; be conservative in the number of members you contact; and finally, contact members using the method of contact that they request.
Find details at:
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/ylscc.asp
Additional Information /Special Offers
COAP (Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP))
Law school is expensive. With tuition exceeding $35,000 per year at top private law schools, many prospective students worry about how they will pay for their student loans after graduation.
While young lawyers who work for large firms may be able to shoulder the burden of educational debt with relative ease, private practice is not for everyone. Some students dream of jobs in smaller firms, nonprofit organizations, public interest, government service or academia. These are jobs that typically pay less than those at large firms. Yale Law School has pioneered a loan repayment assistance program to allow these students to take their dream jobs without worrying about their student loans: the Career Options Assistance Program (COAP).
Established in 1989, COAP was one of the first loan forgiveness programs of its kind. Since its inception, it has served as a model for similar programs at law schools across the country. Today, it is one of the most distinctive, generous, and flexible loan forgiveness programs available.
Find details at:
http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/COAP.htm
Fast Facts
Type of Law College :
Private College
Main language used in class :
English
Course Fees :
Costs
2007-2008 J.D., LL.M., and M.S.L. Program
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Single Student Budget
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Married Student Budget
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Tuition
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$42,000
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$42,000
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Administrative
& Activities Fees
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$1,750
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$1,750
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Room, Board and
Personal Expenses
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$15,100
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$19,925
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Books
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$1,000
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$1,000
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Total
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$59,850
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$64,675
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Boarding Cost :
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Single Student Budget
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Married Student Budget
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Room, Board and
Personal Expenses
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$15,100
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$19,925
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Miscellaneous Expenses :
Information not provided
Note
Last Date Of Submission :
Submit your application as soon as possible after August 1, 2007. All supporting documents must be received at Yale Law School by November 15, 2007.
It is your responsibility to make certain all items arrive at Yale by that date.
The application fee is $75 in U.S. funds.
If you are applying online, payment of the application fee can be made by credit card.
LL.M. Timeline
Aug. 1: Yale begins accepting LL.M. applications
Sept. 5: Classes begin; we recommend a visit
Sept.: Arrange to take TOEFL, if you haven't already
Nov. 15: Last day applications are accepted
Dec. 21-Jan 9: Winter break
Mid-March: Admissions decisions will be made
May 11: Classes end
Is LSAT score required ?
The LSAT and GRE are not required.
Is TOEFL score required ?
The TOEFL is required if English is not your primary language.
If English is not your primary language, you must submit your score on the "Test of English as a Foreign Language" (TOEFL) The admissions committee looks for a minimum TOEFL score of 600 on the paper-based test, 250 on the computer-based test, or 100 on the Internet-based test.
Any other mandatory requirements: ?
Contact Information
Email Address for Enquiries:
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Contact Address for Admission:
PO Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520-8215
(203) 432-4995
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Electronic application: http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions
Scholarship Information
Scholarship Offered:
PartTime Job Oppurtunities:
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