Yale University, founded in 1701, is one of eight prestigious Ivy League schools and is dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, innovation, and cultural and scientific information. The highly-selective University carries out this mission by enabling the free exchange of ideas in an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The University is home to about 6,000 undergraduates in more than 100 degree programs and 7,500 graduate and professional students within 13 schools, with about 4,700 faculty members to support their academic endeavors. In addition to its rigorous academics, Yale is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading research institutions and offers comprehensive research facilities, funding, and other support for students and faculty members wishing to conduct their research on campus, including various centers and institutes dedicated to specific areas of study.