Yale University is a comprehensive university. In addition to science and engineering majors, there are many majors suitable for liberal arts students. Moreover, the three strongest disciplines of Yale University, besides life sciences, are social sciences and humanities, and social sciences and humanities majors are optional for liberal arts students.

The majors suitable for liberal arts students in Yale University are Spanish language and literature, South Asian language and literature, Slavic language, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, German, French, political science, Middle East language, English, linguistics, law, international relations and international politics, economics, business administration, international business and trade.