Welcome to Yale
A Message from the Dean

Welcome to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, the oldest graduate school in North America. The Graduate School stands at the very heart of Yale's mission as a university, and this website unfolds the extraordinary breadth of Yale's graduate programs as well as the exceptional services, activities and events that enhance graduate study and especially graduate student life at Yale.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has worked to extend and enrich the sense of community found individually within Yale's departments and programs. Maintained on this website is a continually evolving portrait of the full range of assistance provided by the Graduate School to Yale students. You will find here descriptions and contact information for all offices and staff; access to policies, forms and additional resources for graduate students around the University; announcements regarding lecture series, student organized symposia and colloquia and funding opportunities within and without Yale; calendars outlining academic deadlines, social events and opportunities for career education and training in teaching; admissions materials and procedures; as well as important information concerning financial aid, international student issues, and efforts to diversify our community.

All of us in the Graduate School wish you good fortune as you pursue your advanced degree, and we hope you will contact us if we can help you along the way. Graduate study is exhilarating and life-changing. For well over a century Yale has prepared men and women for truly extraordinary careers across many old, new and evolving disciplines. We invite you to use this website to enhance your knowledge of the Graduate School's programs and of Yale as a place of exciting living and learning.

Sincerely,

Jon Butler
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences