Ivy League Colleges in the United States

Harvard

• The oldest college in the U.S. (est. 1639), Harvard has produced numerous American presidents, great thinkers and writers, and famous cultural figures. Harvard is one of the hardest schools in which to get accepted.

  Harvard University
  Massachusetts Hall
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-1000
  harvard.edu

Princeton

• Located in New Jersey, Princeton has been ranked the number one university in the country by U.S. News and World Report multiple times (2001 to 2008, consecutively). Princeton's strongest programs are engineering, divinity and theology, and the sciences.

  Princeton University
  Princeton, NJ 08544
  princeton.edu

Yale

• This Connecticut university has a rich history of producing strong political figures in America. It is a rival with Harvard in both athletics and academics (Harvard-Yale Regatta). Yale has the second largest library in the world.

  Yale College
  P.O. Box 208241
  New Haven, CT 06520
  yale.edu

Cornell

• Founded by Ezra Cornell, this university was established without any connection to a religion. It has a diverse number of programs, but the most successful are in liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, and city/regional planning.

  Cornell University
  Ithaca, NY 14853
  607-254-4636
  cornell.edu

Dartmouth

• Focusing primarily on medicine, engineering, and business, Dartmouth College is the smallest of the Ivy League schools. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth is in an isolated part of the country, spurring students to strong campus life participation in athletics and the Greek system.

  Dartmouth College
  Hanover, NH 03755
  603-646-1110
  dartmouth.edu

Brown

• Located in the largest city in Rhode Island, Providence, Brown University has the oldest engineering program in the Ivy League. Brown boasts the first African-American school president in the Ivy League, Ruth Simmons.

  Brown University
  Box 1876
  45 Prospect Street
  Providence, RI 02912
  401-863-2378
  brown.edu

Columbia

• The only Ivy League school in New York City, Columbia University has more Nobel Prize winners than any other college in the world. It also awards Pulitzer Prizes every year. A long list of famous historical persons adorn Columbia's list of alumni.

  Columbia University
  2960 Broadway
  New York, NY 10027
  212-854-1754
  columbia.edu

University of Pennsylvania

• Also referred to as simply, "Penn," the University of Pennsylvania was founded by Benjamin Franklin. It is one of the largest private universities in the country, with famous programs in business, medicine, and law. It is located in the city of Philadelphia.

  University of Pennsylvania
  3451 Walnut Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  215-898-5000
  upenn.edu