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  1. Ivy League - Wikipedia

    • The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, and in football, in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The term Ivy League is used more broadly to refer to the eight schools that belong t… See more

    Overview

    Ivy League schools are some of the most prestigious universities in the world. All eight universities place in the … See more

    Members

    Ivy League universities have some of the largest university financial endowments in the world, allowing the universities to provide abundant resources for their academic programs, financial aid, and research e… See more

    Founded1954
    HeadquartersPrinceton, New Jersey, U.S.
    AssociationNCAA
    CommissionerRobin Harris (since 2009)
    History

    Note: Six of the eight Ivy League universities consider their founding dates to be simply the date that they received their charters and thus became legal corporations with the authority to grant academic d… See more

    Academics

    The Ivy League schools are highly selective, with seven out of the eight universities reporting undergraduate acceptance rates below 6%. Admitted students come from around the world, although th… See more

    History of diversity

    Ivy League institutions have a complex history of racial segregation, and, eventually, integration. All of the universities in the Ivy League besides Cornell University were chartered during the … See more

    Student demographics

    Students of the Ivy League largely hail from the Northeast, largely from the New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia areas. As all eight Ivy League universities are within the Northeast, most graduates end up working and residin… See more

    Competition and athletics

    Ivy champions are recognized in sixteen men's and sixteen women's sports. In some sports, Ivy teams actually compete as members of another league, the Ivy championship being decided by isolating the membe… See more

     
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  3. List of Ivy League Schools and Colleges | Rankings

    Compare the rankings, tuition fees and acceptance rates of the eight Ivy League universities based on different sources. Learn about the history, athletics and academic reputation of the prestigious Ivy League system.

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  8. Ivy League won't join NCAA antitrust settlement, clings …

    1 day ago · CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Ivy League will not join the antitrust settlement that will allow schools to pay their players directly, a decision that leaves the conference of eight elite academic institutions clinging to college …

  9. What Is The Ivy League And Why Are They Called That?

    Jun 10, 2024 · Ivy League schools are an elite group of eight private universities based in the northeastern U.S., best characterized by their historical campuses, rigorous academic programs, and strong alumni networks.

  10. What are the Ivy League schools? - Times Higher …

    Nov 20, 2024 · The Ivy League is a collection of eight private colleges located in the northeast of America. These universities were originally members of the NCAA Division 1 athletics league, which was established in the 1950s.