Ivy League

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Athletic conference, Group of eight private research universities

• Location

  Northeastern United States

• Challenges

  Eroding business model, Public trust, Student loan debt, Questionable ROI of higher education, Administrative bloat, Viewpoint diversity, External political pressures, Affirmative action rulings, K-12 education decline, Potential conflict with Teachers Unions (regarding AI), Rising graduate unemployment

• Focus Areas

  Institutional Neutrality, Free Expression

• Characteristics

  Academic excellence, Selective admissions, Social prestige, Highly competitive, Offer generous financial aid

• Founding Period

  Seven of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution

• Acceptance Rates

  Less than 10%

• Oldest Member Institution

  Harvard University (established 1636)

• Positive Reforms/Examples

  Dartmouth's reinstatement of SAT, Fostering Bipartisan Student Political Unions

• Largest Financial Endowment

  Harvard's $53.2 billion

• Smallest Financial Endowment

  Brown's $6.9 billion

• Undergraduate Enrollment Range

  4,400 to 16,000 students

• 2023 U.S. News National Universities Ranking

  All eight universities in top 18; Yale, Harvard, Princeton in top five

• 2021 U.S. News Best Global University Ranking

  Harvard first, Columbia sixth

• Total Enrollment Range (including graduate students)

  Approximately 6,600 (Dartmouth) to over 20,000 (Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Penn)

Timeline

• Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher education in the U.S. and an Ivy League member, was established. (Source: Web Search)

  1636-XX-XX

• The term "Ivy League" was in use. (Source: Summary)

  1933-XX-XX

• The first known instance of the term "Ivy League" appeared in The Christian Science Monitor. (Source: Web Search)

  1935-02-07

• The athletic conference officially formed, and the term "Ivy League" became officially associated with it. (Source: Summary)

  1954-XX-XX

• Since this year, U.S. News & World Report has named a member of the Ivy League as the best national university every year. (Source: DBPedia)

  2001-XX-XX

• Harvard and Columbia ranked in the top 10 of the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking. (Source: Summary)

  2021-XX-XX

• All eight Ivy League universities placed in the top 18 of the U.S. News & World Report National Universities ranking. (Source: DBPedia)

  2023-XX-XX

Web Search Results

• A Complete Guide to the Ivy League Schools

  The “Ivy League” is the name of an athletic conference that counts as members eight specific private research universities (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Yale) in the Northeastern United States that have a reputation for being some of the greatest colleges in the world. In addition to the fact that these schools offer students the chance to learn from world-class professors, simply being an alum of one of these prestigious schools can open many doors. [...] By strict definition, an Ivy League school is a private institution in the aforementioned sports conference. However, you may have heard people sometimes refer to colleges and universities outside of the eight schools we listed earlier while still using the term “Ivy League”. Collectively, this group of schools is referred to as the “public Ivy League.” (Check that link for a full guide.) [...] Why call public colleges “Ivy League,” though, when that term traditionally only refers to a handful of schools in the Northeast? The short answer is that these schools are considered the best of the best among public schools, just as the original Ivy League is often considered the best of the best among private schools.

• What Is the Ivy League? - Bestcolleges.com

  The Ivy League comprises eight of the most renowned private universities in the U.S. Originally an athletic conference, the term “Ivy League” now signifies prestige and selectivity. All Ivy League schools are highly competitive, with acceptance rates of less than 10%. Though expensive, Ivy League schools often provide generous financial aid packages. [...] The Ivy League started out as an athletic conference consisting of eight private colleges. But these days, the Ivy League refers to much more than just college athletics. The schools in the Ivy League boast centuries of history, tradition, and prestige. Located in the Northeast, all but one of the Ivies predates the American Revolution. Harvard was established in 1636, making it the oldest institution of higher education in the U.S. [...] The Ivy League is made up of eight private schools in the Northeast: Brown University Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College Harvard University Princeton University University of Pennsylvania Yale University View the following map of the Ivy League schools to see where each college is located and the year it was founded. Ivy League Schools Map The Ivy League schools vary in size, with each institution enrolling between 4,400 and 16,000 undergraduates.

• Ivy League College Admission Requirements & How to Get In

  First, what makes a college Ivy League? "Ivy League")" refers to eight private colleges and universities in the northeastern United States known for their academic excellence, selective admissions, and social prestige. These schools are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University. [...] The Ivy League originated as an athletic conference, but over time, it has come to represent institutions that offer a broad range of educational opportunities at the highest level. While all these schools have vital athletic programs, they are more renowned for their rigorous academic curricula, world-class faculty, abundant resources, and extensive alum networks. ### Admissions Requirements for Ivy League Schools

• Ivy League College Admission Requirements

  “Ivy League” refers to eight private universities known for the high caliber of students they attract: Brown University Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth University Harvard University University of Pennsylvania Princeton University Yale University Image 36: a gold laurel wreath that says ranked # 1 in education on usa today

• Ivy League

  The Ivy League is similar to other groups of universities in other countries, such as Oxbridge in England, the C9 League in China, the Écoles Normales Supérieures in France, the SKY Universities "SKY (universities)") in South Korea, and the Imperial Universities in Japan. ## Members [edit] [...] The first known instance of the term Ivy League appeared in The Christian Science Monitor on February 7, 1935. Several sportswriters and other journalists used the term shortly later to refer to the older colleges, those along the northeastern seaboard of the United States, chiefly the nine institutions with origins dating from the colonial era, together with the United States Military Academy (West Point), the United States Naval Academy, and a few others. These schools were known for their [...] Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

• Instance Of

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The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference comprising eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States. The term Ivy League is typically used beyond the sports context to refer to the eight schools as a group of elite colleges with connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism. Its members are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. While the term was in use as early as 1933, it became official only after the formation of the athletic conference in 1954. All of the "Ivies" except Cornell were founded during the colonial period; they thus account for seven of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The other two colonial colleges, Rutgers University and the College of William & Mary, became public institutions. Ivy League schools are viewed as some of the most prestigious universities in the world. All eight universities place in the top 18 of the 2023 U.S. News & World Report National Universities ranking, including three Ivies in the top five (Yale, Harvard, and Princeton). U.S. News has named a member of the Ivy League as the best national university every year since 2001: as of 2020, Princeton eleven times, Harvard twice, and the two schools tied for first five times. In the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking, two Ivies rank in the top 10 internationally (Harvard first and Columbia sixth). All eight Ivy League schools are members of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious alliance of American research universities. Undergraduate enrollments range from about 4,500 to about 15,000, larger than most liberal arts colleges and smaller than most state universities. Total enrollment, which includes graduate students, ranges from approximately 6,600 at Dartmouth to over 20,000 at Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, and Penn. Ivy League financial endowments range from Brown's $6.9 billion to Harvard's $53.2 billion, the largest financial endowment of any academic institution in the world. The Ivy League is similar to other groups of universities in other countries such as, the Grande Ecoles in France, Oxbridge in the United Kingdom, the C9 League in China, the Imperial Universities in Japan, and the Group of Eight in Australia.