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About Yale-NUS
About Yale-NUS

Yale-NUS College was a leading liberal arts and sciences college in Asia, established in 2011 through a partnership between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Yale University .

On average, Yale-NUS College received more than 10,000 student applications each year and had an acceptance rate of about 5%. The Yale-NUS College curriculum emphasised broad-based interdisciplinary learning across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities grounded in a two-year foundational programme called the Common Curriculum. Its curriculum and pedagogy drew on the strengths of established traditions in the liberal arts and sciences, while introducing students to the diverse intellectual traditions and cultures of Asia and the world.

Academic learning at Yale-NUS was complemented by a full residential programme that integrated living and learning. Students from over 70 countries lived and learnt together for all four of their undergraduate years on campus, exploring and engaging in diverse experiences within its unique community of learning. The Yale-NUS Residential Curriculum was an intentionally curated sequence of programmes, discussions, and activities that students experienced, designed to maximise learning, growth, and engagement opportunities outside of the formal classroom. Through committed engagement in the residential colleges, students became active community members, practised intercultural engagement, and learnt the skills of self-care and care for others. Over their four years of living on campus, the Residential Curriculum complemented the academic curriculum to nurture well-rounded graduates ready to tackle the challenges of the day.

Today, our graduates are highly sought after in the marketplace. According to the annual Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey (JAUGES), around 90 per cent of graduates from its 2017 – 2024 cohorts found employment within six months of completing their final examinations. Many of them have also founded or co-founded start-ups in diverse fields. 

Approximately 11 per cent went on to pursue Master’s and PhD programmes in the world’s top institutions, such as Johns Hopkins University, London School of Economics, National University of Singapore (NUS), Stanford University, Tsinghua University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Yale University.

A significant number of Yale-NUS alumni have also received prestigious global scholarships to pursue graduate studies including the Fulbright Scholarship, Rhodes Scholarship, Ertegun Graduate Scholarship, Schwarzmann Scholarship, Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, and Yenching Scholarship.

In August 2021, the National University of Singapore (NUS) announced the decision to combine NUS’ University Scholars Programme (USP) and Yale-NUS College into a single new college now known as NUS College (NUSC). The formation of NUS College is part of NUS’ efforts to transform the educational landscape by combining the most successful elements of Yale-NUS and USP to deliver flexible, interdisciplinary education more accessibly, and at a larger scale.

The Yale-NUS Class of 2025 was the final cohort of Yale-NUS students. The College was officially closed on 30 June 2025. Students graduating after June 2025 will be supported by NUS and NUSC and will receive the same degree as all prior Yale-NUS students, which is awarded by NUS.

Various legacy projects have been launched to commemorate and cherish memories of the College. Explore them in our Legacy section .

Click here for Yale-NUS College Milestones .