Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Yale University is an Ivy League college located in what U.S. state?"
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Yale has nurtured many notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents, 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and several foreign heads of state. Other distinguished Yale alumni include actress Meryl Streep, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and actor Edward Norton.