| Pierson College | |
|---|---|
| Yale University | |
 Coat of arms of Pierson College | |
| Location | 261 Park Street |
| Coordinates | 41°18′36″N 72°55′57″W / 41.31000°N 72.93250°W |
| Motto | Ad augusta per angusta (Latin) |
| Motto in English | Through trial to triumph |
| Established | 1933 |
| Named for | Abraham Pierson |
| Colors | Black, gold |
| Sister college | Lowell House |
| Head | Crystal Feimster |
| Dean | Tasha Hawthorne |
| Undergraduates | 496 (2013-2014) |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Called | Piersonites, Pierson-Knights |
| Website | www |
Pierson College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Opened in 1933, it is named for Abraham Pierson, a founder and the first rector of the Collegiate School, the college later known as Yale. With just under 500 undergraduate members, Pierson is the largest of Yale's residential colleges by number of students.