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The United States is home to some of the worlds leading universities and provides significant choice to students wanting to travel overseas for their education.
Did You Know? The United States has over 2,500 Higher Education Institutes and universities to choose from.
Some of the most notable universities in the United States; and globally, are referred to as Ivy League Schools or Honorary Ivy League Members. These universities regularly feature in movies and form a large part of the cultural zeitgeist of the United States. In this blog we will explore the types of universities that feature in this group, the admissions requirements and the history of Ivy League Schools.
The term Ivy League is still a new concept when comparisons are made to their European counterparts. The term Ivy League only came into existence in the 1950’s during a National Collegiate Athletic Association {NCAA}event.
The term Ivy League made specific reference to a university’s academic integrity, global ranking, competitive admissions process, and the prestige attached to the specific institution. A more general sentiment shared amongst former and current students would be a sense of social and cultural ‘elitism’.
In the 1950’s the founding members of this prestigious group included the following universities:
•The University of Pennsylvania
These universities remain the only official members of the Ivy League; however, serval other institutions are considered honorary members based on the founding criteria established in the 1950’s. The Honorary Ivy League members include the following members / universities:
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology {MIT}
•California Institute of Technology
•University of California Berkeley
•The University of Chicago
•Johns Hopkins University
•Stanford University
Historically, the United States is still a new country when observations are made to their European and Asian counterparts. Interesting, several of the original Ivy League Schools came into existence in the 1770’s. These universities pre-date the American revolution.
The Ivy League have not included any additional universities within their group since its formation in 1954. Ivy League Schools have successfully marketed themselves to a domestic and international audience ensuring an imbalance exists between the supply of places and the demand in student applications. This has enabled Ivy League schools to justify their notoriously high student fees and help attract significant local, state and federal funding from governments, NGO’s, benefactors and famous alumni.
Ivy League schools feature prominently in the global university ranking index. The 2021
Times Higher Education {THE} World Rankings features three Ivy League Schools in their Top-10 and six Ivy League Schools in their Top-20 universities. Ivy League School rankings in 2021 / 2022 can be found below:
•Harvard University {3rd}
•Yale University {8th}
•Princeton University {9th}
•University of Pennsylvania {13th}
•Columbia University {17th}
•Cornell University {19th}
Increased competition amongst the Ivy League School Honorary members has become increasingly evident. For example, MIT were recently awarded first place in the QS World Rankings with Stanford University coming second.
The prestige and popularity of courses at Ivy League Schools mean competition remains tough. Students must achieve excellent academic grades just to submit their application to an Ivy League School. Most universities require students to sit a standardised SAT test to gain entry. Typically, students will be required to achieve a score of 1380 – 1420 in their SAT test and / or 30-33 in ACT to have a chance of gaining admission. A GPA of 4.0; or equivalent, will also be required. Harvard University reject between 92-96% of all applications they receive. If you have the academic credentials to apply to an Ivy League School or affiliate honorary members don’t let the rejection rates dissuade you from applying. Graduating from an Ivy League university doesn’t guarantee you a bright future and success but it can certainly help. Those in your class are likely to include future global leaders, financiers,
politicians, entrepreneurs and famous authors and academics. Ivy League schools are responsible for educating 16 US presidents and 488 Nobel Prize winners.
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