Baker said the first was focused on the humanities, which included the refurbishing of the Barker Center and Boylston Hall and the current renovations to Widener Library.
The second, involving the social sciences, also involved the renovations of several key buildings.
Baker said that Yale's increase in science spending probably won't have any effect on Harvard's admissions yield, which currently is around 80 percent.
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"Our investments help insure that we can be very competitive in attracting the best students regardless of what other schools do," she said.