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Yale School of Art
1156 Chapel Street, POB 208339
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8339

2026 Admission Virtual Information Sessions

Registration Now Open for Virtual Visit 1

We’re excited to kick off this year’s series of virtual admission events with our first session on Thursday, November 20, 2025. This session will focus on preparing a strong application to the Yale School of Art and will include a high-level overview of our MFA programs in Graphic Design, Painting/Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture, as well as the financial aid process. Time permitting, we’ll conclude with a Q&A with our admissions and financial aid team.

Virtual Visit 1: MFA Program, Admission + Financial Aid Overview

🗓 Thursday, November 20, 2025

🕐 Zoom Waiting Room opens at 12:45 PM EST

📍 Zoom (link provided upon registration)

📹 This session will be recorded and posted to the Yale School of Art YouTube page shortly after the event.

We look forward to helping you navigate the application process!

Register Here

Stay tuned: Registration for the next two virtual visits—featuring a panel of faculty admissions committee members and a conversation with current students—will open in the coming weeks.

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Watch last Year’s Admissions Open House videos (for 2024 cycle) on YouTube at yaleart.org/2023AdmissionsOpenHouse >

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TOURS: The School of Art does not offer tours of the School facilities or accommodate any walk-in tours.

There are opportunities to visit the School of Art buildings during the annual MFA thesis show receptions and the Spring Open Studios in April. Please see below for more info.

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Guided Tours of the Yale Campus

The university adjusted the visitor policy to facilitate greater activity on campus. To protect the health and safety of faculty, staff, and students, the university has established this policy for all visitors to the Yale campus.

  • All visitors to campus must be invited by a university host.

  • All visitors and their hosts must be vaccinated and boosted, when eligible.

  • All visitors must carry vaccination and booster documentation and be prepared to provide it if asked.

Both the visitor and the host must follow university mask guidance and all other university health and safety guidelines.

Tours of the broader Yale campus are run by the undergraduate admission office. When campus is open, tours generally take place every day:

Mon–Fri: 10:30am & 2pm
Sat–Sunday: 1:30pm

Yale College students provide a glimpse into the history and architecture of the University. Tours depart from the Visitor Center (149 Elm Street), cover the central campus area, and last between 1 hour & 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Please refer to the “Campus Tours and Information Sessions” page on the Yale College Admissions website for more information.

Information for Undergraduate Student Art Majors

To arrange an informative student-led tour of the undergraduate areas of the art school please contact the Office of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Art at art.dus@yale.edu or (203) 432-2600. Tours are typically offered during the regular business hours of the school year (Monday through Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm, September–May). We will not be able to accommodate every request, but will make every effort to do so when you visit campus, with ample notice.

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To Yale University School of Art Administrative Offices and Green Hall gallery:

Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Hall, 1156 Chapel Street, New Haven 06511

(Mailing Address: P.O.Box 208339, New Haven, CT 06520-8339)

Interactive Campus Map

By Air

Tweed New Haven Airport is the closest airport and is approximately four miles from the Yale campus. It is serviced by USAirways (800.428.4322) and Pan Am (800-359-7262). Local taxi service, Metro Cab (203.777.7777), is available at the airport. Connecticut Limousine Service (800.472.5466) to New Haven services Kennedy International Airport (New York), La Guardia Airport (New York), Newark International Airport (Newark, New Jersey), and Bradley International Airport (Windsor Locks, Connecticut, near Hartford).

By Train

There is hourly Metro-North (800.638.7646) service to New Haven from Grand Central Station in New York every day of the week. Amtrak (800.872.7245) service is scheduled daily from Boston, Washington, D.C., or New York (Penn Station). From the New Haven train station take a taxi to 1156 Chapel Street.

By Car

Interstate 95 (from New York or Boston)

Take Downtown New Haven Exit 47 (Route 34). Proceed to Exit 3 (North Frontage Road). At the first traffic light turn right onto York Street. Proceed three blocks to Chapel Street. Turn left onto Chapel Street. The School of Art building is on the left on Chapel, midway between York and Park streets. Metered parking is available on local streets. City parking garages are also available on York Street.

Interstate 91 (from points north or west)

Take Downtown New Haven Exit 1 (Route 34). Continue as above.

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The following list has been assembled for your convenience and is not intended to imply Yale University recommendation or endorsement.
$ $100 or less per night,
$$ $100—$175,
$$$ $175—$250,
$$$$ $250 and up.

The Study at Yale $$$$
1157 Chapel Street
203-503-3900 www.studyhotels.com

Omni New Haven Hotel $$$ 155 Temple Street
203-772-6664
http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/new-haven-yale

New Haven Hotel $$$
229 George Street
800-644-6835
http://www.newhavenhotel.com/

Courtyard by Marriott at Yale $$
30 Whalley Avenue
203-777-6221 www.courtyardmarriottyale.com

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Background: Fall 2023 Open House design by Xinyi Liu and Daedalus Li, Graphic Design MFAs ‘24.

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