Ivy League University refers to a sports league composed of eight universities in the northeast of the United States, all of which are first-class universities in the United States and the university league that produces the most Rhodes scholars in the United States. Ivy League schools include Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Brown University and Cornell University.

The origin of ivy name:

The first statement can be traced back to 1937, when Mr. Stanley Woodward, a sports reporter from The New York Herald Tribune, coined the term, because the oldest and most elite school buildings in the United States were covered with ivy.

The second argument comes from folk etymology. It is said that ivy comes from the Roman numeral "IV". When reading English letters, "IV" and "Ivy" are pronounced the same. Because there were only four schools in the original sports league. Which four schools? Columbia University, Harvard University, Princeton University and Yale University. The Ivy League is derived from the IV League.

No matter which theory is correct, by 1954, the word "Ivy League" (also known as the Ivy League President's Council) was formally formed and used.

In the United States, Ivy League schools are synonymous with top universities. It represents the outstanding academic achievements and enrollment difficulties of eight universities. Because these eight universities are the leading universities in the United States, with a long history and rigorous scholarship, many famous scientists, politicians and businessmen have graduated here.