Yale University Yale University Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Chartered by Connecticut Colony, the "Collegiate School" was established by clergy to educate Congregational ministers. It moved to New Haven in 1716 and shortly after was renamed Yale College in recognition of a gift from British East India Company governor Elihu Yale. Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages, the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences
Yale Bulldogs football the attendance qualification. Choosing to stay together rather than stand their ground separately in the increasingly competitive I-A subdivision, the Ivy League moved down into I-AA starting with the 1982 season. Yale has been both an independent and affiliated with the Ivy League. Yale has won 27 national championships from NCAA-designated major selectors. Yale claims each of these championships. Yale has won fifteen conference championships, all in the Ivy League, with eight outright and seven shared. † Co-championship Career records of Yale head coaches. Harvard and Yale have been competing against each other in football since 1875. The annual rivalry