No they are different and They are all very good Universities
Elihu Yale had Yale named after himself for his philanthropy. John Harvard had the University Harvard named after himself.
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Yale University is in Connecticut.
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Both Princeton University and Yale University are widely agreed to be among the best universities in the US, and perhaps the world. Each has strengths in a variety of areas. Selecting one as better that the other, overall, is purely a matter of personal opinion.
1. Yale 2. Harvard 3. Stanford Source: almost everywhere
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Yale University followed by Harvard University
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George Bush (George H.W. Bush) 41st president went to Yale University. George W. Bush (43rd president) also went to Yale University and he went to Harvard Business School as well.
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The Times university rankings state that Harvard University is number 1 in the world, followed by Yale (US), Cambridge (UK) and Oxford (UK).