Yale University is one of the Ivy League universities in the US. With a campus located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University has around US$16.3 billion endowment, making it one of the largest among the world’s academic institutions. This university is also home to one of the world’s largest academic libraries, with contains approximately 12.5 million volumes.
Yale is the alma mater of many outstanding individuals such as Jacques Derrida, the father of deconstruction, and the proponents of New Critics including Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren. They were former faculty members of Yale University as well.
The University was established in 1701, making it the third oldest institution of higher education in the US. It was founded by clergymen who wanted to establish a college to train clergy and political leaders in the colony. In 1976, the Yale School of Management, or Yale SOM, was founded in 1976 by William H. Donaldson as a private business school.
Degrees offered
The undergraduate school, Yale College, is the center of the university. The College offers more than 2,000 undergrad courses in the sciences and liberal arts. Among the notable programs offered in Yale University are African-American Studies, Biology, and Medieval Studies, to name a few.
Aside from the regular MBA programs, the graduate business school of Yale University (Yale SOM) also offers joint MBA degree programs such as the MBA/JD (with Yale Law School), MBA/PhD (with Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences), MBA/MD (with Yale School of Medicine), MBA/MFA (with Yale School of Drama), MBA/MArch (with Yale School of Architecture), MBA/MDiv and MBA/MAR (with Yale Divinity School), MBA/MEM (with Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies), MBA/MA in International Relations (with Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences), MBA/MPH (with Yale School of Public Health), and MBA/MA in Russian and East European Studies (with Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences).
Alumni
Yale SOM has produced many accomplished entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and industry leaders. Among the prominent alumni of the graduate business school are:
* Tom Ascheim – Newsweek, Inc. CEO
* Laszlo Bock – People Operations (Google) Vice President
* Joaquin Avila – Carlyle Group Managing Director
* Tim Collins – Ripplewood Holdings LLC CEO and founder
* Michael R. Eisenson – CEO, Managing Director, and co-founder, Charlesbank Capital Partners
* James Firestone – Corporate Operations (Xerox) President
* Anne Glover – Amadeus Capital Partners CEO and co-founder
* Andrew K. Golden – Princeton University Investment Company President
* Jack Griffin – Time, Inc. CEO
* James P. Kelley – Vestar Capital Partners President
* Randy Kim – Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Chief Investment Officerenger to Joe Lieberman
* Linda Mason – Bright Horizons Family Solutions Chairman and founder
Rankings and reviews
Yale SOM is part of the top 15 MBA programs in the country, as confirmed by many rankings and reviews. As of April 2010, the graduate business school was ranked as follows:
* Yale SOM was ranked number 11 U.S. News & World Report
* Businessweek placed it at number 24 in its rankings.
* Financial Times ranked the business at number 15 in the world, number 4 for Best in Economics, and number 3 for Best in Corporate Social Responsibility.
* Yale SOM was also ranked 10th by Forbes.
Admission tips
The admissions process is very competitive for Yale SOM. This is why you need to have an excellent scholastic record, GMAT results, and exceptional MBA personal statement. Interested applicants are advised to prepare well in advance and to explore all available options for the MBA program that suits them best.
Admission facts
Admissions data based on the full-time MBA profile by Businessweek (in an article published in 2009):
GMAT scores:
Mean : 715
Median: 710
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 660
To: 760
Relative Importance of Application Elements:
GMAT Score: Important
Resume/Work Experience: Important
Application Essays: Important
Interviews: Important
Recommendations: Important
Undergraduate Transcripts: Important
Contact info
Main phone number: 203.432.5932
Mailing address:
Yale School of Management
Box 208200
New Haven, CT 06520-8200
website: http://mba.yale.edu/index_noflash.shtml