Calhoun College, named for John C. Calhoun, former vice-president and influential member of Congress of the United States.
卡尔霍恩学院：以约翰C卡尔霍思之名命名，曾就任美国副总统，也曾是美国众议员的重要人物。
Davenport College, named for Rev. John Davenport, the founder of New Haven. Often called "D' port".
达文波特学院：以约翰达文波特教士之名命名，他是纽黑文市的创立人。该学院常被学生称为D'Port。
Ezra Stiles College, named for the Rev. Ezra Stiles, a president of Yale. Generally called "Stiles". Its buildings were designed by Eero Saarinen.
埃兹拉斯泰尔斯学院：以耶鲁大学校长埃兹拉·斯泰尔斯之名命名。通常称作 Stiles。学院建筑为埃罗沙里宁所设计。
Jonathan Edwards College, named for theologian, Yale alumnus，and Princeton co-founder Jonathan Edwards. Generally called It is the oldest of the 12 residential colleges, and is the only college with an independent endowment, the Jonathan Edwards Trust.
乔纳森爱德华兹学院：以神学家、耶鲁校友、普林斯顿大学创始人之一乔纳森·爱德华兹之名命名，通常称为JE, 是耶鲁12所住宿学院中最古老的一个，也是耶鲁唯一一所拥有独立捐款--乔纳森爱德华兹基金的学院。
Morse College, named for Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code and the telegraph. Also designed by Eero Saarinen.
莫尔斯学院：以莫尔斯电码及电报发明人塞缪尔B莫尔斯之名命名。也是由埃罗沙里宁设计。
Pierson College, named for Yale's first rector, Abraham Pierson.
皮尔森学院：以耶鲁首位校长亚伯拉罕皮尔森之名命名。
Saybrook College, named for Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the town in which Yale was founded.
塞布鲁克学院：以康州的地名--旧塞布鲁克命名，是耶鲁大学的创立地。

Silliman College, named for noted chemist and Yale professor Benjamin Silliman who invented the method of petrolic fractional distillation.
西利曼学院：以著名化学家、耶鲁大学教授本杰明西利曼之名命名，他发明了石油的分馏法。
Timothy Dwight College, named for the two Yale presidents of that name, Timothy Dwight IV and Timothy Dwight V. Often called "T.D." for short.
蒂莫西德怀特学院：以耶鲁大学两任校长蒂莫西德怀特四世和蒂莫西德怀特五世命名。常简称为TD。
Trumbull College, named for Jonathan Trumbull, first Governor of Connecticut.
特朗布尔学院：以康州第一任州长乔纳森特朗布尔之名命名。
In the 1990s, Yale launched a series of extensive renovations to the older residential buildings. In June 2008, President Levin announced that the construction of two new residential colleges had been authorized by the Yale Corporation, and was scheduled to open in 2013. The additional colleges will reduce the crowding in the existing residential colleges and allow for expanded admission.
20世纪90年代，耶鲁开始大规模地翻新老旧的住宿学院建筑。2008年6月，莱温校长宣布，耶鲁集团已经批准修建两所新的住宿学院，预计于2013年投人使用。 新增的学院将大大缓解现有学院住宿紧张的局面，招生规模也将随之扩大。