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The Ivy League is an association of eight American universities, named for the ivy plants traditionally covering their older buildings. The term "Ivy League" has connotations of academic excellence as well as a certain amount of elitism. These schools are also sometimes affectionately referred to as the Ancient Eight.
All of the Ivy League universities share some general characteristics: They are among the most prestigious and selective universities in the U.S., consistently placing near the top of college and university rankings; they rank within the top one percent of the world's universities in terms of financial endowment; they attract top-tier students and faculty; and they have relatively small undergraduate populations. The Ivies are also all located in the Northeast region of the United States and are among the oldest universities in the country—all but Cornell University were founded during America's colonial era.
The Ivy League universities are all privately owned and controlled, although many of them receive funding from the federal or state governments to pursue research. One of the eight, Cornell, has four state-supported academic units, termed statutory colleges, that are an integral part of the university.
1 Members
The members of the Ivy League are, in alphabetical order:
- Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1764 as Rhode Island College
- Columbia UniversityColumbia University officially known as Columbia University in the City of New York is a private institution of higher education. It is one of the world's foremost research universities and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1754 under a royal charter, in New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,, New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States whose U. postal abbreviation is NY . It is sometimes called New York State when there is need to distinguish it from New York City. History See: History of New York New York was one of the thirteen col, founded 1754Events June 19 The Albany Convention of New England Colonies proposes an American Union Duke of Saxony takes the Colditz Castle to his own use Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mahmud I ( 1730-1754) to Osman III (1754- 1757) Beginning of the Fr as King's CollegeThere are a number of institutions known as King's College King's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge King's College London, a college of the University of London King's College School, a school originally founded to f
- Cornell UniversityCornell University located in Ithaca, New York, USA, is a major research university and a member of the Ivy League. Cornell was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell, a businessman and a pioneer in the telegraph industry, and Andrew Dickson White, a respected s, in IthacaFor census data on the two municipalities called "Ithaca" see Ithaca (city), New York and Ithaca (town), New York. The city of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca in Homer's Odyssey) sits on the southern shores of Cayuga Lake, in upstate New York, New York, founded 1865
- Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire, founded 1769
- Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded 1636
- University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1751 as the Academy of Philadelphia
- Princeton University, in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey
- Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, founded 1701 as the Collegiate School
