耶鲁大学成立于1887年，其前身是创建于1701年的一所教会学校，1716年迁至美国康涅狄格州纽黑文市（New Haven），1718年为感谢英国东印度公司官员艾利胡·耶鲁的捐赠，更名为耶鲁学院。
耶鲁大学如今已发展成为一所世界级名校，拥有来自美国和其他110多个国家和地区的11000多名学生。耶鲁大学下设耶鲁学院（本科生院）、艺术与科学研究生院及10所专业学院，即建筑、艺术、神学、戏剧、林业与环境、法学、管理、医学、音乐和护理。耶鲁大学非常重视本科生教育，许多杰出的教授也一直都在从事基础课程的教学。耶鲁学院是耶鲁大学的核心，共有65个系所，每年开设2000多门本科课程。
美国康涅狄格州的大学还有：
美国康涅狄格州（Connecticut）大学名单
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教育部认可的美国康涅狄格州（Connecticut）大学名单
Albertus Magnus College (New Haven)
American Academy of Cosmetology (Danbury)
Asnuntuck Community College (Enfield)
Bais Binyomin Academy (Stamford)
Baran Institute of Technology (Windsor)
Berkeley Divinity School (New Haven)
Branford Hall Career Institute (Branford)
Branford Hall Career Institute (Southington)
Branford Hall Career Institute (Windsor)
Briarwood College (Southington)
Brio Academy of Cosmetology (Meriden)
Brio Academy of Cosmetology (New Haven)
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery - Branch Campus (Groton)
Butler Business School (Bridgeport)
Capital Community College (Hartford)
Central Connecticut State University (New Britain)
Charter Oak State College (New Britain)
Connecticut College (New London)
Connecticut Culinary Institute (Farmington)
Connecticut Culinary Institute (Suffield)
Connecticut Institute of Hair Design (East Hartford)
Connecticut Institute of Hair Design (Wolcott)
Connecticut School of Electronics (Branford)
Connecticut Training Center (East Hartford)
Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic)
Fairfield University (Fairfield)
First Impressions Academy of Advanced Cosmetology (Bloomfield)
Fox Institute of Business (West Hartford)
Gal Mar Academy of Hairdressing, LLC (North Haven)
Gateway Community College (New Haven)
Gibbs College (Norwalk)
Goodwin College (East Hartford)
Hartford Conservatory (Hartford)
Hartford Seminary (Hartford)
Holy Apostles College and Seminary (Cromwell)
Housatonic Community College (Bridgeport)
Industrial Management & Training (Waterbury)
International College of Hospitality Management (Washington)
Leon Institute of Hair Design (Bridgeport)
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (Old Lyme)
Manchester Community College (Manchester)
Middlesex Community College (Middletown)
Mitchell College (New London)
M.J. Francoeur & Associates (West Hartford)
Naugatuck Valley Community College (Waterbury)
Naval Submarine School (Groton)
New England Technical Institute (Hamden)
New England Technical Institute (New Britain)
New England Tractor Trailer Training (Somers)
Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted)
Norwalk Community College (Norwalk)
Paier College of Art (Hamden)
Porter and Chester Institute (Enfield)
Porter and Chester Institute (Stratford)
Porter and Chester Institute (Watertown)
Porter and Chester Institute (Wethersfield)
Quinebaug Valley Community College (Danielson)
Quinnipiac University (Hamden)
Renasci Academy of Hair Inc. (Milford)
Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Inst. (New London)
Sacred Heart University (Fairfield)
Saint Joseph College (West Hartford)
St. Vincent's College (Bridgeport)
Sawyer School (Hamden)
Sawyer School (Hartford)
Sawyer School (New London)
Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven)
Stone Academy (Hamden)
Stone Academy (Waterbury)
Teikyo Post University (Waterbury)
Three Rivers Community College (Norwich)
Trinity College (Hartford)
Tunxis Community College (Farmington)
United States Coast Guard Academy (New London)
University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport)
University of Connecticut (Storrs)
University of Hartford (West Hartford)
University of New Haven (West Haven)
Walker & Associates, Inc. (Woodbridge)
Wesleyan University (Middletown)
Western Connecticut State University (Danbury)
Yale University Divinity School (New Haven)
Yale University (New Haven)
部分译名：
http://www.microedu.com/college/yxxz/20030418-58.htm艾尔伯图斯麦格努斯学院Albertus Magnus College
州立中 的 狄格大学Central Connecticut State University 在新不列颠。1849年建校
。
州立查特尔奥克学院Charter Oak State College
的 狄格学院Connecticut College
州立东 的 狄格大学Eastern Connecticut State University 威廉曼狄克，1889年。
费厄菲尔德大学Fairfield University
圣徒学院与神学院Holy Apostles College & Seminary
?岜友强 学院Quinnipiac College
伦塞勒理工学院哈特福特分院Rensselaer at Hartford
哈特福特。前身是1955年成立的伦塞勒研究生院。当时飞机和国防工业发展很快，急 需
人才。1997年与在纽约州特洛伊的伦塞勒理工学院（1824年）合并。
圣心大学Sacred Heart University
圣约瑟夫学院St. Joseph College
州立南 的 狄格大学Southern Connecticut State University 纽黑文，1893年。
退克约波斯特大学Teikyo Post University 沃特伯里，1890年，私立小型商科文科大学
。
三一学院Trinity College
美国海岸警卫学院United States Coast Guard Academy
布里奇波特大学University of Bridgeport布里奇波特，1927年，私立。
的 狄格大学University of Connecticut斯托斯，1877年，公立。
哈特福德大学University of Hartford哈特福德，1877年，私立。4100学生。
纽黑文大学University of New Haven西黑文，1920年，私立。
卫斯理大学Wesleyan University
州立西 的 狄格大学Western Connecticut State University
耶鲁大学Yale University
纽黑文，1701年，私立。 1998年耶鲁学院（本科）5257人，文理研究生院2246人，10所
专业学院：建筑，艺术， 神学，戏剧，森林与环境，法律，管理，医学，音乐，护理共
3304人。总计10990人。 是美国第三所大学。第一所是哈佛大学（1636年），第二所是
弗吉尼亚州的威廉与玛丽 学院（1693年）。