Ivy League Schools are colleges generally considered to being the most prestigious in the United States.

INTERESTING FACT: Ivy League schools are located primarily in the Northeast of the USA.

The Ivys include:

• Brown University (Providence)
• Columbia University (New York City)
• Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
• Dartmouth College (New Hampshire)
• Harvard University (Massachusetts)
• University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
• Princeton University (New Jersey)
• Yale University (Connecticut)    

These schools are noted for their exclusivity, competitive admission, low acceptance rates, high academic performance, robust endowment funds and high alumni employability.  

HISTORY: The term “Ivy League” was coined in 1954 during the formation of NCAA athletic conference for Division 1. These member schools had their elite status predicated on the prestigious reputation in sports like Basketball. 

RANKINGS: Note that being an Ivy League School does not necessarily reflect in College rankings. Stamford and MIT are not Ivy League schools but outrank Harvard. Other colleges like Cal Tech and Rice University outrank certain Ivy League schools as well