Why are only certain schools considered Ivy League?
2007-05-23 12:10:40 · 3 answers · asked by smoothiemaker 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The "Ivy League" is a sports league. It was one of the first and one of the most prestigious 50 years ago, but the 8 schools in the league made a decision to de-emphasize sports, so today they have many teams, but they do not give athletic scholarships.
The Ivy schools (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale) are among the most prestigious universities in the world. Especially Harvard, Yale and Princeton are routinely ranked as the top three universities in the USA, and the other Ivys are ranked among the top 15. Only a few other schools in the US (Stanford, Duke, University of Chicago, MIT, Caltech) are routinely ranked as the academic equals of the Ivy League.
To become a student at one of these schools you must rank at the top of your HS class, with a very high GPA and SAT and probably also have some other excellent credentials. About 15 - 20,000 applicants try to enter each of the Ivy schools each year, but each school only enrolls about 1500 Freshmen.
2007-05-23 17:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Records show that the term Ivy League traces its roots back to 1935 as a mention in some publications. However, the term Ivy League really rose to national attention prominence in 1954 and through sports of all things, specifically with the formation of the NCAA Division I athletic conference. Since there were little or not professional sports in most areas at that time, people were great supporters of their favorite college teams and the Ivy League schools were no exception. Through the years and because of the sterling record of achievement compiled by its distinguished graduates, Ivy League schools became associated with more than just athletics. They gained a solid reputation for an effective educational philosophy that has been tempered by time in many of the country’s oldest schools.
2007-05-23 12:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by Jude 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there have been initially 4 faculties in the athletic convention that got here to be conventional as a results of fact the Ivy League. The Roman Numerals for 4, IV, while suggested of course sound like Ivy. ultimately it purely became Ivy League, in all possibility as a results of extra faculties turning out to be a member of the league.
2016-11-26 21:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋