<p>Historically, I would place Brown and Dartmouth in that group of Ivies that took their time evolving into full-fledged research universities. Dartmouth, to this day, still refers to itself unambiguously as a “college”. However, if you’re going to argue that Brown differs as much from HYP as it does much from Dartmouth, Williams, and, Wesleyan, you may have your hands full. :)</p>