| − | One of the [[United States]] most prestigious universities. It is ranked currently at 3rd in the country behind [[Princeton University]] and [[Harvard University]]. The Yale School of Art is one of the most selective graduate programs in the country. [[George W. Bush]] attended Yale University, located in New Haven, [[Connecticut]], the state where he was born.
| + | '''Yale University,''' located in New Haven, Connecticut, is the second oldest university in the United States, and the first university in the United States to award a Ph. D. degree. It is a member of the Ivy League, and, with Harvard and Princeton, part of the group known as the Big Three or HYP, which are associated both with academic excellence and with social prestige. |
| − | Students and alumni are often referred to as Yalies. | + | [[George W. Bush]] attended Yale University, located in New Haven, [[Connecticut]], the state where he was born. |