What makes it an Ivy League school?

Historically, the term Ivy League referred to an athletic conference of eight schools in the Northeastern United States: Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. read more

The Ivy League schools are some of the oldest higher education institutions founded in the United States: Brown University in 1764, Columbia in 1754, Cornell in 1865, Dartmouth in 1769, Harvard in 1636, Princeton in 1746, University of Pennsylvania in 1740 and Yale in 1701. read more

List of Ivy League business schools—schools of the Ivy League universities that offer various business degrees, especially the MBA. Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence—complementary use of Ivy to characterize schools in the United States that showcase academic excellence. read more

In this guide, we rank the college and explain how they compare and how to pick the best one for you. read more