Private company

Yale University

Private university in New Haven, Connecticut, US

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.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1701Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersNew Haven1
  • Websiteyale.edu
  • Slogan“Light and Truth”1

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Leadership

Who has led Yale University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Rick Levin1993–2013
  2. Yawei Zhang2021–2024
  3. Maurie McInnis2024–now

President

  1. Peter Salovey2013–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (3)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Human Relations Area Files
  • Institute for Biospheric Studies, Yale University
  • Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
  • Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Yale University
  • Yale Center for British Art
  • Yale Divinity School
  • Yale Law School
  • Yale Quantum Institute
  • Yale School of Management
  • Yale School of Medicine
  • Yale School of Music
  • Yale School of Nursing
  • Yale School of Public Health
  • Yale University Art Gallery

Also owns

  • Betts House
  • Edward P. Evans Hall
  • Gilder Boathouse
  • Harkness Tower
  • Horchow Hall
  • Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks
  • Steinbach Hall
  • Sterling Memorial Library
  • Yale Bowl
  • Yale Field
  • Yale Repertory Theatre
  • Yale University Press

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1961Acquired Yale University Press1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Yale University revenue by year1$6.8B in 2024+25% since 2015
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2015: $5.5B$5.5B20152016: $4.8B$4.8B2016−12%2017: $4.7B$4.7B2017−3%2018: $5.1B$5.1B2018+9%2019: $5.6B$5.6B2019+9%2020: $5.6B$5.6B2020+1%2021: $7.6B$7.6B2021+36%2022: $7.4B$7.4B2022−3%2023: $6.3B$6.3B2023−15%2024: $6.8B$6.8B2024+8%
  • 2024$6.8B1
  • 2023$6.3B1
  • 2022$7.4B1
  • 2021$7.6B1
  • 2020$5.6B1
  • 2019$5.6B1

Timeline

  1. 1701Founded Founded1

Sources

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