The first recorded usage of the term "Ivy League" was by a sportswriter in 1933 and was a general reference to the older, and therefore "ivy covered," schools in the Northeast. The Ivy League athletic association was formally established in 1954 and now comprises eight schools: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania. While most of these schools are certainly capable of providing a good education, it's what you do with your education that counts.
Ivy League should always be capitalized (not school, however). An example would be: "Harvard is an Ivy League school."
No, UCLA is not an Ivy League school.
No, Duke is not an ivy league school. The Ivy League is an athletic conference. Duke is in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
No it's not. The level of competitiveness in the school is comparable to an ivy league level but supposedly it can't be considered ivy league because it doesn't have a football team!
No, Duke is not an Ivy League school. The Ivy League is an athletic conference. Duke is in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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There is only one Ivy League college in New Jersey: Princeton University.
Lehigh University was asked to join the Ivy League multiple times, but they politely refused the offers. The academic prestige and excellence that comes along with a Lehigh degree is partly due to the fact that they were potentially an Ivy League school.
No, Ivy League Schools are all on the east coast. However, Stanford, which is in California, is a highly commended, excellent university, which rates as highly as ivy leagues on the league tables.
The big deal about getting into an ivy league school is that when you graduate you will have great respect and will be recognized as a great professional anywhere you go.