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Ithaca, NY
Undergrads:
13,510
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Agriculture, Biology, Business, Engineering, Marketing, Psychology
There are several things Cornell students would like everyone to know: they are not hypercompetitive, they are not all stressed to the point of suicide, and by no means should they ever be considered the dumbest school in the Ivy League.
Cambridge, MA
Undergrads:
6,715
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Biology, Economics, English, Political Science, Psychology
With an endowment as large as some countries’ GDPs, an academic legacy that reaches into the upper levels of American government and business, and an acceptance rate that’ll make your jaw drop, it’s no surprise that Harvard University is at the top of ambitious college wish-lists.
Middletown, CT
Undergrads:
2,817
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
English, Psychology, Sociology, Government
Wesleyan University, along with Amherst and Williams Colleges, is one the historic "Little Ivies," a trio of prestigious liberal arts schools in New England.
Providence, RI
Undergrads:
5,813
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Biology, Economics, History, International Relations, Literature
Brown University cultivates a reputation for being the most eccentric of the Ivy League schools.
Evanston, IL
Undergrads:
7,976
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Economics, Engineering, Journalism, Psychology, Theater
Students at Northwestern University may be frustrated with the lack of name recognition for their school outside the Midwest, but they aren't disappointed by the stellar academics and beautiful campus on the shore of Lake Michigan that drew them there in the first place.
New Haven, CT
Undergrads:
5,311
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Economics, English, History, Political Science, Psychology
Yale University boasts the outstanding academic programs, dynamic student body, and classically beautiful campus befitting a member of the Ivy League’s Big Three.
Brunswick, ME
Undergrads:
1,716
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Anthropology, Biology, Economics, English, History
Academics are a top priority for students at this highly-selective New England liberal arts college where everyone knows each other.
Medford, MA
Undergrads:
4,977
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Biology, English, History, Mechanical Engineering
Many schools talk about being Ivy equivalents, but Tufts University really does deliver an education on par with some of the best schools in the country.
Swarthmore, PA
Undergrads:
1,491
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Biology, Economics, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology
Swarthmore College trains very bright, ambitious students to think differently, question their assumptions, and act with what the school calls “ethical intelligence.”
Princeton, NJ
Undergrads:
4,790
Selectivity:
Most Selective
Top Majors:
Biology, Economics, History, International Relations, Political Science
Princeton University is a school of extremes: the typical student works obsessively, heads several clubs, and treats partying like it’s a required class.
