There is an lvy alliance in the United States, which is a university federation composed of eight universities and a college in the United States. They are Harvard University in Massachusetts, Yale University in Connecticut, Columbia University in new york, Princeton University in New Jersey, Brown University in Rhode Island, Cornell University in new york, Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and University of Pennsylvania. 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. In the United States, Ivy League schools are synonymous with top universities.