<p>I've been hearing talk of these "New Ivies" And I'd like to know which schools are considered new ivies. I suppose there is an "official" list? To my understanding they are prestigous schools comparable to the Ivy League?</p>
<p>There is nothing official. The actual "Ivies" are the ancient eight and are really a sports confederation now. As for "new ivies", that would be schools right at the Ivies' prestige level. So pick your poison: be it USNWR or whatever other manufactured list. If you believe that kinda stuff --</p>
<p>The ranking thing is overblown. Resist it.</p>
<p>But to the heart of your question: some schools have been labelled "new ivy" because of a combination of their prestige and increasing selectivity. They and the Ivies are great schools. And so are hundreds of others.</p>
<p>T26 (an Ivy alum)</p>
<p>So which schools are often called, The New Ivies? (I was kidding about the official list part).</p>
<p>I know the Unversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor is one of 'em. I'd just look up the article on it; it's out there somewhere.</p>
<p>Found it! For the record, these are the "new Ivies," according to Newsweek:</p>
<p>Boston College, Bowdoin, Carnegie Mellon, Harvey Mudd and Pomona, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Emory, Kenyon, Macalaster, Michigan, NYU, UNC, Notre Dame, Olin College of Engineering, Reed, RPI, Rice, University of Rochester, Skidmore, Tufts, UCLA, Vanderbilt, UVA and Washington U. </p>
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