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Yale University

Services and Facilities

Address

PO Box 208234
New Haven, CT 06520

Website

http://www.yale.edu/

Admissions E-mail

student.questions@yale.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

N/A

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, military, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

N/A

Within one year of graduation:

69%

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

N/A

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

12,000,000

Number of current serial subscriptions:

73,953

Number of microforms:

10,000,000

Number of audiovisual materials:

256,568

Number of E-books:

167,205

Additional library facilities:

Over 40 libraries - Sterling Memorial Library, Cross Campus Library, Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Seeley G. Mudd Library, Kline Science Library, plus departmental and professional school libraries, as well as libraries in each of the 12 residential colleges.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Collection of Musical Instruments.

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

450

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

800

In classrooms:

150

In computer labs:

200

Elsewhere in the school/university:

200

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs); in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in computer labs; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

10,000

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

N/A

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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