| Rectors in relation to Yale College | birth–death | years clause rector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rev. Abraham Pierson | (1641–1707) | (1701–1707) Collegiate School |
| 2 | Rev. Samuel Andrew | (1656–1738) | (1707–1719) (pro tempore) |
| 3 | Rev. Timothy Cutler | (1684–1765) | (1719–1726) 1718/9: renamed Yale College |
| 4 | Rev. Elisha William(s) | (1694–1755) | (1726–1739) |
| 5 | Rev. Thomas Clap | (1703–1767) | (1740–1745) |
| Presidents speaking of Yale College | birth–death | years clause president | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rev. Thomas Clap | (1703–1767) | (1745–1766) |
| 2 | Rev. Naphtali Daggett | (1727–1780) | (1766–1777) (pro tempore) |
| 3 | Rev. Ezra Stiles | (1727–1795) | (1778–1795) |
| 4 | Timothy Dwight IV | (1752–1817) | (1795–1817) |
| 5 | Jeremiah Day | (1773–1867) | (1817–1846) |
| 6 | Theodore Dwight Woolsey | (1801–1899) | (1846–1871) |
| 7 | Noah Porter III | (1811–1892) | (1871–1886) |
| 8 | Timothy Dwight V | (1828–1916) | (1886–1899) 1887: renamed Yale University |
| 9 | Arthur Twining Hadley | (1856–1930) | (1899–1921) |
| 10 | James Rowland Angell | (1869–1949) | (1921–1937) |
| 11 | Charles Seymour | (1885–1963) | (1937–1951) |
| 12 | Alfred Whitney Griswold | (1906–1963) | (1951–1963) |
| 13 | Kingman Brewster, Jr. | (1919–1988) | (1963–1977) |
| 14 | Hanna Holborn Gray | (1930– ) | (1977–1977) (acting) |
| 15 | A. Bartlett Giamatti | (1938–1989) | (1977–1986) |
| 16 | Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. | (1942– ) | (1986–1992) |
| 17 | Howard R. Lamar | (1923– ) | (1992–1993) (acting) |
| 18 | Richard C. Levin | (1947– ) | (1993– ) |