Brown University
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: Brown University
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1764
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2007): $36,342
Total enrollment (Fall 2006): 8,125
Undergraduate enrollment: 6,010
Number of applicants (Fall 2006): 18,316
Percent applicants admitted: 13.8%
Graduation rate: 94%
Sports Team Nickname: Bears
School Web site: Brown.edu

 
 
Columbia University
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: Columbia University in the City of New York
Location: New York, N. Y.
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1754
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2007): $37,223
Total enrollment (2006): 22,317
Undergraduate enrollment: 7,318
Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2006): 19,851
Percentage admitted: 11.6%
Graduation rate: 93%
Sports Nickname: Lions
Official Web site: Columbia.edu

 
 
Cornell University
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, N.Y.
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1865
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2007): $34,781
Total enrollment (2006): 19,639
Undergraduate enrollment: 13,562
Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2006): 28,098
Percentage admitted: 24.7%
Graduation rate: 92%
Sports Nickname: Big Red
Official Web site: Cornell.edu

 
 
Dartmouth College
 
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: Dartmouth College
Location: Hanover, N. H.
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1769
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2007): $35,288
Total enrollment (2006): 5,753
Undergraduate enrollment: 4,085
Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2006): 13,938
Percentage admitted: 15.7%
Graduation rate: 94%
Sports Nickname: Big Green
Official Web site: Dartmouth.edu

 
 
Harvard University
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: Harvard University
Location: Cambridge, Mass.
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1636
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2007): $34,998
Total enrollment (2006): 25,778
Undergraduate enrollment: 9,968
Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2006): 22,645
Percentage admitted: 8.9%
Graduation rate: 98%
Sports Nickname: Crimson
Official Web site: Harvard.edu

 
 
Princeton University
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: Princeton University
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1746
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2008): $34,290
Total enrollment (Fall 2006): 7,085
Undergraduate enrollment: 4,790
Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2007): 18,942
Percentage admitted: 9.7%
Graduation rate: 96%
Sports Nickname: Tigers
Official Web site: Princeton.edu

 
 
University of Pennsylvania
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: University of Pennsylvania
Location: Philadelphia, Penn.
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1740
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2007): $35,916
Total enrollment (Fall 2006): 23,743
Undergraduate enrollment: 11,922
Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2007): 22,645
Percentage admitted: 16%
Graduation rate: 94%
Sports Nickname: Quakers
Official Web site: UPenn.edu

 
 
Yale University
 
School Snapshot
 
Name: Yale University
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Year Founded: 1701
Tuition and Fees (Fall 2007): $34,530
Total enrollment (2006): 11,415
Undergraduate enrollment: 5,332
Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2005): 19,451
Percentage admitted: 9.7%
Graduation rate: 96%
Sports Nickname: Bulldogs
Official Web site: Yale.edu