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#[[Benjamin Franklin College (Yale University)|Benjamin Franklin College]] – named for [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]] [[Benjamin Franklin]].
#[[Berkeley College (Yale)|Berkeley College]] – named for the Rt. Rev. [[George Berkeley]] (1685–1753), early benefactor of Yale.
#[[Branford College]] – named for [[Branford, Connecticut]], the town in which Yale was founded.
#[[Davenport College]] – named for Rev. [[John Davenport (clergyman)|John Davenport]], the founder of New Haven. Often called "D'port."
#[[Ezra Stiles College]] – named for the Rev. [[Ezra Stiles]], a president of Yale. Designed by [[Eero Saarinen]].
#[[Jonathan Edwards College]] – named for theologian and [[Princeton University]] co-founder [[Jonathan Edwards (theology)|Jonathan Edwards]].
#[[Grace Hopper College]] – named for Admiral [[Grace Murray Hopper]], Yale Ph.D. and computer pioneer. Until 2017, this college was named for [[John C. Calhoun]], vice-president of the United States. The smallest college.