| Berkeley College | |
|---|---|
| Residential college at Yale University | |
| Yale University | |
 Coat of arms of Berkeley College | |
| Location | 205 Elm Street |
| Coordinates | 41°18′38″N 72°55′40″W / 41.3106°N 72.9279°W |
| Nickname | Berkeleyites |
| Motto | Esse est percipi (Latin) |
| Motto in English | To be is to be perceived |
| Established | 1934 |
| Named for | Bishop George Berkeley[1] |
| Colors | Red, white |
| Sister college | Dunster House at Harvard University |
| Head | David Evans |
| Dean | Brianne Bilsky |
| Undergraduates | 450 (2013-2014) |
| Mascot | Thundercock[2] |
| Website | www |
Berkeley College is a residential college at Yale University, opened in 1934. The eighth of Yale's 14 residential colleges, it was named in honor of Bishop George Berkeley (1685–1753), dean of Derry and later bishop of Cloyne, in recognition of the assistance in land and books that he gave to Yale in the 18th century. Built on the site of a group of buildings known from the 1890s until 1933 as the Berkeley Oval,[3] the college was renovated in 1998. It is distinct for having two courtyards connected by an underground tunnel.