As the original Ivy League school to begin the chain that brought seven others, Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers the opportunity to study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, in fields such as public health, divinity, design, engineering, government, dental practice, business, education, engineering and government.
Harvard offers students the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom with organizations such as the Caribbean Business Club, the Environmental Health Student Club, the Student Club of Japan, and the Entertainment and Media Club.
Harvard's admission process states that its admitted students are usually in the top 10 to 15 percent of their graduating classes, with extra curricular activities and athletic achievements, as well as high ranking grades.
Harvard University
Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-1502
harvard.edu
Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, was the second Ivy League university, with its foundation in 1701. The school offers two options: Yale College, an undergraduate program, and Yale Law School. Students have many options for bachelor's degrees, including African studies, astronomy, music, medieval studies, neuroscience, nursing, linguistics, surgery, teacher preparation, gender studies and sacred music.
Yale University offers a number of ways to get involved on campus, with athletics, theater performances, publications, community service and multicultural organizations, such as the Black Student Alliance, the Cultural Center for Chicano Students and the Native American Cultural Center.
Yale claims not to have a certain admissions criteria, but it also claims that the majority of its students earn a low 30s on their ACTs and low to mid 1400s on their SATs. However, high school academic performance is weighted higher than testing. Yale also considers counselor recommendations, essays and teacher recommendations.
Yale University
PO Box 209128
New Haven, CT 06520-9128
203-432-4771
yale.edu
As the third original Ivy League school, the University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1749 in Philadelphia. Students may earn undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees in fields, such as accounting, communication, computational biology, early modern studies, fine arts, folklore, secondary education, social policy, Slavic languages, romance languages, law and liberal arts. While enrolled, students may participate in groups such as the Roller Hockey Club, Male Association of Nurses, UNICEF, AIDS Awareness and Dominican Students Association.
Penn claims its admitted applicants usually rank in the top five percent of their high school class. The school also takes recommendations and any previously earned college credits into account.
The University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6243
215-898-5000
upenn.edu