ance , ▁technology ▁and ▁start ups , ▁communic ations , ▁and ▁consumer ▁and ▁l ifest yle . ▁ ▁About ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁students ▁at ▁Y ale - N US ▁are ▁Singapore ans ▁and ▁ 4 0 % ▁are ▁international ▁students . ▁Y ale - N US ▁College ▁receives ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁applications ▁ann ually ▁and ▁the ▁admit ▁rate ▁is ▁usually ▁ 3 % ▁to ▁ 7 %. ▁A part ▁from ▁Singapore ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁Design , ▁Y ale - N US ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁college ▁in ▁Singapore ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁hol istic ▁adm issions ▁process ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁followed ▁by ▁Y ale ▁and ▁other ▁American ▁univers ities . ▁Like ▁both ▁Y ale ▁and ▁N US , ▁Y ale - N US ▁follows ▁a ▁need - bl ind ▁ad mission ▁policy ▁and ▁offers ▁financial ▁aid ▁on ▁a ▁full - need ▁basis . ▁Y ale - N US ▁also ▁dist ributes ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁some ▁admitted ▁students ▁based ▁on ▁academic ▁mer it . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Richard ▁Le vin , ▁Y ale ▁University ▁began ▁developing ▁a ▁" intern ational ization " ▁strategy ▁that ▁included ▁expand ing ▁financial ▁resources ▁for ▁international ▁students ▁and ▁study ▁abroad ▁programs , ▁found ing ▁the ▁Y ale ▁World ▁F ell ows ▁and ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Global ization , ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁International ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Research ▁Univers ities . ▁Administr ators ▁at ▁Y ale ▁began ▁considering ▁international ▁campus ▁expansion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6