Ivy Plus
In the United States, "Ivy Plus" is an informal term that refers to the Ivy League universities and a small group of non-Ivy private universities regarded as their peers in prestige and academic standing.
Background
[edit]The Ivy League is a university athletic league comprising eight universities in the Northeastern United States that, according to U.S. News and World Report, "are considered the most sought-after institutions of higher learning in the country".[1] Its members are: Brown University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.[1]
Included universities
[edit]The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University,[2][3] Duke University, The University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University are the most commonly cited Ivy Plus universities.[4] Of them University of Chicago, MIT and Stanford are permanently included in the list of Ivy Plus schools since its inception.[5][2][6] Other institutions such as Northwestern University,[7][8][3] and Vanderbilt University,[2] have occasionally also been identified as non-Ivy League highly acclaimed schools.
Formal grouping
[edit]The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, an interlibrary loan service maintained by a consortium of university libraries, includes Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, Stanford University, and the University of Chicago among its non-Ivy League members.[9]
The Ivy Plus Sustainability Consortium, established in 2007 to "advance sustainability in higher education," includes the University of Chicago, Duke University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, and Stanford University alongside the eight Ivy League institutions.[10][11]
The Ivy Plus Exchange Scholars Program, an institutionally-recognized graduate exchange program operated by a consortium of universities, includes the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Chicago, MIT, and Stanford University among its non-Ivy League members.[12]
In 2017, following the United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the first Trump administration, the presidents of eight Ivy League universities, Duke, Johns Hopkins, UChicago and MIT, referring to themselves as the "Ivy Plus Group", co-signed a joint statement to affirm their commitment to tackling climate change.[13][14][15]
Studies and research
[edit]A 2023 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that, while "less than half of one percent of Americans attend Ivy-Plus colleges", they "account for more than 10 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, a quarter of U.S. senators, and three-fourths of Supreme Court justices appointed in the last half-century". The study defined "Ivy Plus" as the Ivy League institutions plus Chicago, Duke, MIT, and Stanford.[16]
Forbes' New Ivies List
[edit]Since 2024, Forbes has published a list of non-Ivy League universities based on exclusivity and surveys of hiring managers.[17][18][19] The article qualifies the term "Ivy" to encompass the eight members of the Ivy League plus Stanford, MIT, The University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins and Duke. The 2026 list of promising "New Ivies" includes Carnegie Mellon University, Rice University, University of Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt University among others.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ivy League Schools". U.S. News & World Report. September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Karger, Howard (2024). Failing Universities: How Higher Education Became a Commodity and What We Can Do About It. Bloomsbury. p. 230. ISBN 135038383X.
- 1 2 "The Ivy Plus Society: Where Dating Requires A Resumé (POLL)". HuffPost. 2010-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ Park, Alicia (September 30, 2025). "New Ivies for 2026". Forbes. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ Mechanic, Michael (2022). Jackpot. Simon and Schuster. p. 154. ISBN 1982127228.
- ↑ Tipler, Eric (2024). Write Yourself In: The Definitive Guide to Writing Successful College Admissions Essays. Simon and Schuster. p. 209. ISBN 166805521X.
- ↑ Garcia, Ally; Wienski, Julie; Cote, Nicole; Silva, Christopher (2020), "A Rating Spectrum for Sexual Assault Education and Prevention at 10 Ivy-Plus Institutions", The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 145–169, doi:10.1002/9781119257639.ch8, ISBN 978-1-119-25763-9, retrieved 2025-12-27
- ↑ Bindley, Katherine (2009-10-03). "The Dating Game, Ivied and Pedigreed". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ "About – Ivy Plus Libraries". ivpluslibraries.org. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ "Leadership through Partnership | Yale Sustainability". Yale Office of Sustainability. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ "Ivy Plus Sustainability Consortium | Sustainability & Resiliency | Brown University". Brown University. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ "IvyPlus Exchange Scholar Partners". yale.edu. Yale University. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Elite US universities defy Trump on climate change". Times Higher Education (THE). 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ↑ Supran, Geoffrey; Bekkers, Ralien; Aidun, Hillary; Wier, Emily (2017-06-21). "To lead on climate, leave the ivy tower". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ↑ "Penn Joins 11 Other Universities in Reaffirming Commitment to Progress on Climate Change | Penn Today". penntoday.upenn.edu. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ↑ Chetty, Raj. "DIVERSIFYING SOCIETY'S LEADERS? THE DETERMINANTS AND CAUSAL EFFECTS OF ADMISSION TO HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRIVATE COLLEGES" (PDF). nber.org. National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Whitford, Emma. "The New Ivies For 2024". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
- ↑ Whitford, Emma. "The New Ivies 2025: 20 Great Colleges Employers Love". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2025-12-13. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
- ↑ McNair, Kamaron (2024-05-04). "10 top-rated colleges that could compete with the Ivy League, says Forbes". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-12-27.