Ivy League

The Ivy League is an athletics association, founded in 1954, of eight universities located in the eastern United States. The term has connotations of academic excellence, as well as a certain amount of elitism.

Notable Programs

Many of the universities are well known for their top-rate graduate and professional programs (the acceptance rate at Harvard's medical school is around 5%). Some notable programs include:

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• Brown's Medical School
• Columbia's Business School, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Law School, Columbia School of the Arts, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), School of Journalism, and Teachers College
• Cornell's College of Engineering, Law School, Johnson School of Management, Weill Medical College, NYS College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, NYS College of Veterinary Medicine, NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations and School of Hotel Administration
• Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering
• Harvard's Business School, Kennedy School of Government, Law School, Medical School, and School of Education
• Penn's Law School, School of Education, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, Annenberg School for Communication, and The Wharton School
• Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and School of Architecture (Princeton maintains its undergraduate focus and does not have professional schools)
• Yale's Law School, School of Management, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, School of Art, School of Drama, School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Music