Which school is better, Yale or Harvard?

Part of the elite US group of Ivy League schools, Harvard and Yale are among the world's most acclaimed and competitive universities. Of the eight Ivy League members, these two are among the highest-ranked in the QS World University Rankings®. read more

Both universities are located in the New England group of states on the north-east coast of the US, an area which is home to all eight Ivy League schools. Harvard is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just to the north of Boston. read more

Both Harvard and Yale are excellent schools, and they offer a top-class education. If you are considering applying to them, go and visit. See which one feels better to you. Talk to students who go there. Think about what you want to study; possibly one department might stand out over its counterpart. read more

Harvard and Yale are two of the best universities in the world. But the Ivy League behemoths also share an intense rivalry that dates back more than a century. With this in mind, we compared the two schools on everything from cost and prestige, to best nightlife and secret societies, to prove once and for all which college wins top honors. read more