1) Brown University
Located in: Providence, Rhode Island
Number of undergrads: 7,000
US News Ranking: 13
Known for: Open curriculum, being the "chill" ivy, collaborating with RISD, liberal arts, computer science + English
2) Harvard University
Located in: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Number of undergrads: 7,000
US News Ranking: 3
Known for: being the oldest and most famous American university, alumni network, having residential houses, medical and law school
3) Yale University
Located in: New Haven, Connecticut
Number of undergrads: 6,500
US News Ranking: 3
Known for: alumni network, having residential houses, music and drama programs
4) Princeton University
Located in: Princeton, New Jersey
Number of undergrads: 5,000
US News Ranking: 1
Known for: eating clubs, research, emphasizing independent work
5) Columbia University
Located in: New York City, New York
Number of undergrads: 8,000
US News Ranking: 18
Known for: a strict core curriculum, nontraditional sports, urban/city campus, liberal arts
6) Cornell University
Located in: Ithaca, New York
Number of undergrads: 15,000
US News Ranking: 17
Known for: being rural, engineering, programs/colleges for Vet, architecture, and Hotel Admin, highest acceptance rate of the Ivies, sustainability
7) University of Pennsylvania
Located in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Number of undergrads: 10,000
US News Ranking: 7
Known for: Wharton School for business, social life, real estate + finance, double degree programs
8) Dartmouth University
Located in: Hanover, New Hampshire
Number of undergrads: 4,500
US News Ranking: 12
Known for: being rural/woodsy, Greek life, political science + economics, undergraduate liberal arts focus, off campus study programs
