Yale University and New Haven

Construction of the 14-story Smilow Cancer Hospital progressed in 2007, supported by a principal gift from Yale College alumnus Joel E. Smilow ’54. The $475 million project is scheduled for completion in 2009.

The School of Medicine is located immediately adjacent to the main campus of Yale University, one of the world’s great institutions of higher learning. With a residential college system modeled after those of Cambridge and Oxford, the undergraduate school is complemented by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; the Faculty of Engineering; and 10 professional schools, including Medicine, Nursing, Law, Management, Divinity; and Forestry and Environmental Studies, which offer joint degrees. In 2007, Yale acquired the 136-acre former Bayer Healthcare campus in West Haven, which contains 450,000 square feet of newly built lab space.

Established in 1638, New Haven was the first planned municipality in America, organized geographically in nine squares, including a picturesque Green. Today, New Haven is a vibrant coastal city located on Long Island Sound between New York and Boston. Cultural opportunities abound, from dance, theater and music to the treasures of Yale’s art and natural history museums.

New Haven

Population (2005)		130,254
Distance from:
- NYC		80 miles
- Boston		137 miles

University profile

Faculty
Yale University		3,478
YSM		1,940
Staff
Yale University		8,685
YSM		3,108
Students
Yale University		11,454
YSM		1,040
Operating revenue
Yale University		$1.96 billion
YSM		$908.6 million

Community service

The majority of students volunteer for at least one of the school’s many community service projects, including:

• Hill Regional Career High School partnership
• Anatomy Teaching Program
• Hunger and Homelessness Auction
• HAVEN Student-Run Free Clinic

Free care provided to New Haven residents in 2007: $4.7 million