The Ivy League

In our Employment Outcomes metric, visible in QS datasets, the median rank of Ivy League institutions is 21st. Harvard University (1), University of Pennsylvania (4) and Columbia University (8) all place among the top 10 in the world for Employement Outcomes.

The Ivy League are a prestigious group of institutions because of their long-standing history, as well as their continued excellence. Harvard University, the top ranked Ivy League institution, is ranked first for Academic Reputation and Employer Reputation in the QS World University Rankings 2026, as just one example.

In the QS World University Rankings 2026, almost all of the the Ivy League institutions are ranked among the world's top 100.

5. Harvard University

15. University of Pennsylvania

16. Cornell University

21. Yale University

25. Princeton University

38. Columbia University

69. Brown University

247. Dartmouth College