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There are numerous components, including the undergraduate '''Yale College''' and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, as well world famous professional schools of Law, Medicine, Architecture, Art, Divinity, Drama, Engineering & Applied Science, Forestry & Environmental Studies. Management, Music, and Public Health,  along with many research centers.  

There are numerous components, including the undergraduate '''Yale College''' and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, as well world famous professional schools of Law, Medicine, Architecture, Art, Divinity, Drama, Engineering & Applied Science, Forestry & Environmental Studies. Management, Music, and Public Health,  along with many research centers.  

Yale was heavily oriented toward undergarduates until 1919, when under President Arthur Hadley (1899-1921) and James Angell (1921-37) it moved rapidly to become a full-scale university. It isolated the undergraduates into separate residential "colleges" taught primarily by a separate faculty, while the big-name professors concentrated on research and gradate-level professional training.

Yale was heavily oriented toward undergraduates until 1919, when under President Arthur Hadley (1899-1921) and James Angell (1921-37) it moved rapidly to become a full-scale university. It isolated the undergraduates into separate residential "colleges" taught primarily by a separate faculty, while the big-name professors concentrated on research and gradate-level professional training.

Yale College was founded in 1701 to train ministers; after the Civil War it became the first university in the United States to award a Ph. D. degree. The University was given its name to honor benefactor Elihu Yale, who donated a substantial amount of goods for sale and books during the early years of the institution, which was then named the Collegiate School. It is a member of the [[Ivy League]], and, with Harvard and [[Princeton University|Princeton]], part of the group known as the Big Three or HYP, which are associated both with academic excellence and with social prestige.  

Yale College was founded in 1701 to train ministers; after the Civil War it became the first university in the United States to award a Ph. D. degree. The University was given its name to honor benefactor Elihu Yale, who donated a substantial amount of goods for sale and books during the early years of the institution, which was then named the Collegiate School. It is a member of the [[Ivy League]], and, with Harvard and [[Princeton University|Princeton]], part of the group known as the Big Three or HYP, which are associated both with academic excellence and with social prestige.  

Yale alumni among U. S. Presidents include both [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]] (Yale College), as well as [[William Howard Taft]] (Yale College), [[Gerald R. Ford]] (Yale Law School), and [[Bill Clinton]] (Yale Law School).<ref>[http://www.presidentsusa.net/collegelisting.html Colleges and Universities attended by the Presidents].</ref> Senator and former Democratic Presidential candidate [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] attended Yale Law at the same time as her husband-to-be.

Yale alumni among U. S. Presidents include both [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]] (Yale College), as well as [[William Howard Taft]] (Yale College), [[Gerald R. Ford]] (Yale Law School), and [[Bill Clinton]] (Yale Law School).<ref>[http://www.presidentsusa.net/collegelisting.html Colleges and Universities attended by the Presidents].</ref> Senator and former Democratic Presidential candidate [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] attended Yale Law at the same time as her husband-to-be.

Yale has a highly competitive undergraduate program, recently admitting as few as 9% of its applicants. Students and alumni are often referred to as Elis (after Elihu Yale) or Yalies.

Yale has a highly competitive undergraduate program, recently admitting as few as 9% of its applicants. The highly prestigious medical and law schools aare even harder to get into,. Students and alumni are called "Elis" (after Elihu Yale) or (now more often) "Yalies".

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[University]]

*[[University]]

*[[Harvard University]]

*[[Harvard University]]