1 Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College.

Ivy League College was used as early as 1933, but it didn't become an official name until 1954 when the first NCAA Games was established. All the Ivy League universities except Cornell University were established during the colonial period.

Therefore, before the American Revolution, they occupied seven of the nine chartered colonial colleges. The other two colonial colleges, Rutgers University and William and Mary College, were changed to public institutions. Ivy League schools are considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the world. In American News & World Report 202 1 National University Ranking, these eight universities are all in the top 18.

The top universities in the world 10 are:

1, Harvard University

Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is a world-famous private research university and one of the famous Ivy League schools. Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, especially in the fields of literature, medicine, law and commerce. Harvard University is recognized as one of the top higher education and research institutions in the world today. As early as 20 13, the contribution index of high-quality papers published by Nature ranked first.

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), located in Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with its main campus on the Charles River, is a world-renowned private research university. Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded in 186 1, and its early days were mainly applied science and engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) relies on the R&D demand of American defense technology to rise rapidly. MIT researchers have made great contributions to the development of science and technology such as computer, radar and inertial navigation system.

3. Stanford University

Stanford University, located in Palo Alto, south of San Francisco Bay Area, California, is the sixth largest university in the United States. Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco North Bay have become academic centers in the western United States, responsible for the operation and management of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Hoover Institute and other institutions.

4. University of California at Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley, located in Berkeley, San Francisco Bay Area, USA, is a world-famous public research university, enjoying a high reputation in academic circles and one of the top public universities in the world. As early as 1942, american council on education ranked Berkeley as the second largest university in the United States, second only to Harvard University.

5. Oxford University

Oxford University, located in Oxford, England, is a world-famous public research university, which adopts college federalism. Oxford University and Cambridge University, also known as "Niu Jian", are both "G5 Super Elite Universities" with Cambridge University, University College London, Imperial College London and London School of Economics.

6. Columbia University

Columbia University is a world-class private research university located in Manhattan, new york, USA. It is one of the 14 founding institutions of the association of american universities and one of the Ivy League schools. Columbia University was founded according to King George II of England 1754. Columbia University is one of the five oldest universities in the United States. Columbia University has world-class law schools, business schools, medical schools, journalism schools, international relations schools and engineering schools.

7. University of Washington

Founded in 186 1, the University of Washington is an American public research university and a member of association of american universities, Pacific Rim University Alliance and International University Climate Alliance. Our school ranked 8th in 20021American News World University, 29th in 20021Times Higher Education World University, and 85th in academic ranking of world universities in 2020 16 and 2022QS World University.

8. Cambridge University

Cambridge University, a world-famous public research university, adopts college federalism. It belongs to "G5 Super Elite University" with Oxford University, University College London, London Imperial College London and London School of Economics and Political Science. Cambridge University is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world. Its predecessor was an association of scholars founded in 1209. ?

9. California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology, located in Pasadena, the northeast suburb of Los Angeles, California, USA, is a world-renowned private research university and recognized as one of the most typical elite institutions. California Institute of Technology has a long-standing reputation in the world's scientific and technological circles, and its dominant disciplines include physics, chemistry, astronomy and space science.

Johns Hopkins University, 10

Johns Hopkins University, the first research university in the United States, is also a world-class famous private university, which belongs to the top universities in the world. The main campus of the school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and the branch campus is located in Washington State, DC, about one kilometer from the White House.