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List of Ivy League universities in the United States
Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, Cornell University.

The origin of the name of Ivy League University: Generally speaking, in the United States, they have a name called Ivy League, because their eight schools used to engage in sports competitions, and many walls in the northeastern United States were covered with Ivy League, and many buildings in their colleges were covered with Ivy League, so these eight universities gave their sports leagues a name called Ivy League.

In terms of fame, Ivy League universities are basically divided into the top three and the last five. The first three. The first three are Harvard.

1 the first 1636 Harvard University was founded in 1636, which is the first 1 institute in North America and the sixth institution of higher learning in the English-speaking world. It is located in Cambridge, a small town in the eastern United States. Near Boston, one of the eight Ivy League schools in the United States, is regarded as a model of universities in the world.

The second place is Yale University, which is recognized as one of the best private universities in the United States and even the world. It is one of the eight members of the famous Ivy League in the northeast of the United States, one of the eight Ivy League universities that attach great importance to undergraduate education, one of the most influential top private universities in the United States, and the third university established in the United States.

Third place Princeton University is a famous private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. There are three types of bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degree. It is also the fourth oldest higher education institution in the United States. So far, there are 35 Nobel Prize winners and 17 National Science Medal winners.