Check out the stats and find out what life’s really like at each! Ask below and we'll reply! I learned that yes, I did sacrifice a lot.

I averaged these three rankings but counted the US News rankings twice, since this list is the most prestigious and most commonly cited of all college ranking lists.

All the Ivy League colleges are considered National Universities, so each school's ranking is being compared with those of all other colleges in the National Universities category.

Rural colleges tend to provide more of a community atmosphere, but there are usually fewer jobs and internships in the vicinity. Cornell has the highest acceptance rate of all Ivy League institutions (but it still only admits 11% of its applicants). While Niche also incorporates academic reputation and measurements of student outcomes into its rankings, unlike the other two lists, Niche takes into account the quality of campus housing, athletics, technology, the party scene, and diversity. Forget those “dorms” that kids are other colleges live in.

As long as you're motivated and have a good work ethic, you can be successful in life regardless of the college you attend. Every obstacle along the way built character. Princeton is only an hour from Philadelphia and an hour and a half from NYC. Harvard makes sure that you can afford to go if they accept you.

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Here are my 2019 rankings of the Ivy League schools.

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The connections I have made are ones that I cant imagining finding anywhere else.

For this reason, many people incorrectly label other prestigious private colleges, such as MIT and Stanford, as Ivy League schools.

If you're interested in attending an Ivy, you'll have to do extensive research to determine which Ivy League school is right for you. The fact that Brown doesn’t have gen-eds creates a very flexible atmosphere for students, such that we can take a variety of classes that are interesting and fun while we’re pursuing our majors.” – College Junior, On the Overall Experience: “Like with any school, Princeton has its pros and cons.

We can help. If you're deciding between Cornell and Dartmouth, for instance, keep in mind that Cornell's undergraduate enrollment is about three times the size of Dartmouth's. The full list of Ivy League schools includes Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, and Cornell University. Ivy League colleges are often viewed as the gold standard of colleges in the US and worldwide.

Furthermore, I'll describe what makes the Ivy League unique, explain how to find the Ivy League school that's right for you, and give you advice on how to decide whether you should pursue an Ivy League education.

You can use college finders, search websites, guidebooks, and other ranking lists to try to find the best Ivy for you.