Benjamin Franklin College
| Benjamin Franklin College | |
|---|---|
| Residential college at Yale University | |
| Yale University | |
| Location | 90 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 |
| Coordinates | 41°18′52″N 72°55′31″W / 41.314423°N 72.925297°W |
| Established | 2017 |
| Named for | Benjamin Franklin |
| Colors | Blue, Red |
| Sister college | Selwyn College, Cambridge Keble College, Oxford |
| Head | Jordan Peccia |
| Dean | Mica Rencher |
| Undergraduates | 452 |
| Website | benjaminfranklin |
Benjamin Franklin College is one of fourteen residential colleges at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Named after Benjamin Franklin, who received an honorary degree from Yale in 1753, the college opened to students in August 2017 along with its twin, Pauli Murray College. The two colleges were the first residential colleges built at Yale since Morse and Ezra Stiles colleges opened in 1962, increasing undergraduate enrollment by approximately 15 percent.
Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects in the Collegiate Gothic style, the college houses 452 students and shares a 6.2-acre (2.5 ha) site with Pauli Murray College along Prospect Street. The project, funded entirely by private donations including a $250 million gift from Charles B. Johnson (Yale Class of 1954), received LEED Gold certification and has won multiple architectural awards.