Delving beyond traditional metrics, we explore a nuanced evaluation of Ivy League institutions, spotlighting multiple facets of their academic prowess, student experience, and institutional impact.
1. Overall Student Population
| School | Total Student Population |
| 1) Columbia | 36,649 (26,888 postgraduate and 9,761 undergraduate) |
| 2) Cornell | 26,284 (10,207 postgraduates and 16,071 undergraduates) |
| 3) Penn | 23,374 (13,614 postgraduates and 9,760 undergraduates) |
| 4) Harvard | 21,613 (14,373 postgraduates and 7,240 undergraduates) |
| 5) Yale | 14,806 (5,344 postgraduates and 6,590 undergraduates) |
| 6) Brown | 10,737 (2,920 postgraduates and 7,222 undergraduates) |
| 7) Princeton | 8,922 (3,251 postgraduates and 5,671 undergraduates) |
| 8) Dartmouth | 6,746 (2,299 postgraduates and 4,447 undergraduates) |
2. Endowment
| School | Endowment (USD) |
| 1) Harvard | $50.7 billion |
| 2) Yale | $40.7 billion |
| 3) Princeton | $35.8 billion |
| 4) Penn | $21 billion |
| 5) Columbia | $13.3 billion |
| 6) Cornell | $10 billion |
| 7) Dartmouth | $8.5 billion |
| 8) Brown | $6.6 billion |
3. Endowment per Student
| School | Endowment per student in USD |
| 1) Princeton | $4.222 million |
| 2) Yale | $2.748 million |
| 3) Harvard | $2.345 million |
| 4) Dartmouth | $1.260 million |
| 5) Penn | $0.898 million |
| 6) Brown | $0.633 million |
| 7) Columbia | $0.382 million |
| 8) Cornell | $0.380 million |
4. Jewish Student Population
| School | Jewish Student Population |
| 1) Columbia | 5,000 (3,500 postgradautes and 1,500 undegraduates 13.6% of student population |
| 2) Harvard | 3,200 (2,500 postgraduates and 700 undergraduates) 14.8% of student population |
| 3) Cornell | 3,000 (500 postgradautes and 2,500 undegraduates 11.4% of student population |
| 4) Brown | 1,839 (1,700 undergraduates and 139 postgraduates) 17.1% of student population |
| 5) Penn | 1,600 (N/A postgradautes and 1,600 undergraduates) 16.4% of undergraduate population |
| 6) Yale | 1,500 (700 postgraduates and 800 undergraduates) 10.1% of student population |
| 7) Princeton | 750 (250 postgradautes and 500 undergraduates) 8.4% of student population |
| 8) Dartmouth | 600 (200 postgradautes and 400 undegraduates) 8.9% of student population |
5. Acceptance rates
| School | Acceptance rate (Class of 2026) | Acceptance rate (Class of 2027) | Acceptance rate (Class of 2028) |
| 1) Harvard | 3.19% | 3.41% | 3.59% |
| 2) Columbia | 3.73% | 3.93% | 3.85% |
| 3) Princeton | 4.38% | Not Reported | Not Yet Released |
| 4) Yale | 4.47% | 4.35% | 3.7% |
| 5) Brown | 5% | 5.09% | 5.16% |
| 6) Penn | 5.87% | Not Reported | Not Yet Released |
| 7) Dartmouth | 6.24% | 6.23% | 5.3% |
| 8) Cornell | 6.91% | 9.73% | Not Yet Released |
6. Notable Alumni
| School | Notable Alumni |
| 1) Harvard | Bill Gates, Robert Oppenheimer, Mark Zuckerberg, John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 2) Princeton | Jeff Bezos, Alan Turing, Richard Feynman, John Nash, Woodrow Wilson |
| 3) Yale | George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Clarence Thomas, George H.W. Bush, Meryl Streep |
| 4) Penn | Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Noam Chomsky, John Legend, William Henry Harrison |
| 5) Columbia | Barack Obama, Warren Buffet, Robert Kraft, George Stephanopoulos, Lou Gehrig |
| 6) Cornell | Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kurt Vonnegut, Anthony Fauci, Isaac Herzog, Bill Nye |
| 7) Brown | Janet Yellen, Ted Turner, Brian Moynihan, Emma Watson, John D. Rockefeller Jr. |
| 8) Dartmouth | Dr. Seuss, Nelson Rockefeller, Robert Frost, Daniel Webster, Timothy Geithner |
7. Nobel Prizes
| School | Nobel Prize Laureates |
| 1) Harvard | 162 |
| 2) Columbia | 103 |
| 3) Princeton | 75 |
| 4) Yale | 65 |
| 5) Cornell | 62 |
| 6) Penn | 38 |
| 7) Brown | 11 |
| 8) Dartmouth | 3 |
8. Average Graduate Salaries by School
| School | Average Graduate Salaries |
| 1) Penn | $177,300 |
| 2) Harvard | $169,500 |
| 3) Princeton | $165,700 |
| 4) Yale | $163,900 |
| 5) Dartmouth | $162,900 |
| 6) Brown | $153,000 |
| 7) Cornell | $151,900 |
| 8) Columbia | $150,900 |
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