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Yale UniversityLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
New Haven, CT
Undergrads
5,250
Tuition
$36,500
Admission Difficulty
Very Hard
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Local Atmosphere

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Facts & Statistics

Fun Local Trivia
  1. In 1879, Walter Camp, the Yale football captain, developed the game of football as we know it today.
  2. Two legendary foods began in New Haven establishments still operating today-the hamburger by Louis Lassen of Louis' Lunch in 1895 and pizza by Frank Pepe of Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana in 1900.
  3. Legend has it that Yale students invented the game of Frisbee using empty pie plates from Mrs. Frisbie's pies to sail across the New Haven Green.
  4. New Haven is home to not one but three Tony award-winning regional theaters-Long Wharf, Yale Repertory Theatre, and the Shubert-where such classics as My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music premiered before they went to Broadway.
  5. New Haven is the home of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, during which the city hosts activities ranging from an annual performance of the Metropolitan Opera Company to children's storytelling.
Notable Natives
  • Charles Goodyear - inventor
  • Joe Lieberman - politician
  • Eli Whitney - inventor
Points of Interest
  • Chapel Street
  • East Rock State Park
  • New Haven Green
  • New Haven Museum and Historical Society
  • Peabody Museum of Natural History
  • Schubert Theater
  • Wooster Square
  • Yale Center for British Art
  • Yale University Art Gallery
Shopping Centers
Broadway area
Movie Theaters
Criterion Cinemas
86 Temple St. (at George Street)
New Haven
(203) 498-2500
Major Sports Teams
  • Quinnipiac Bobcats: NCAA - Division I
  • Yale Bulldogs: NCAA - Division I
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Boston: MA: 2 hours
  • New York City: NY: 1 hour

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