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1. Ivy League

Ivy League - American Association of eight private universities located in seven states in the northeast United States. This name comes from the twigs of ivy intertwine around the old buildings in these universities. It is believed that members of the league of high quality education.History. The term is also often used to refer to those eight schools as a group. It implies exclusivity as education, elective admission and membership in the social elites.The term Ivy League was accepted in 1954 after the formation of sports associations NCAA Division I, when Americans are largely divided between supporters of different university sports (football) teams. However, over time the concept of Ivy League and has spread to other aspects of life combined in her university.

Universities - Members of the League and states, which are located in the Ivy League universities:

Brown University (English Brown University) - Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1764 under the name College of Rhode IslandHarvard University (English Harvard University) - Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636.Dartmouth College (English Dartmouth College) - Hanover, New Hampshire, founded in 1769,Yale University (born Yale University) - New Haven, Conn., founded in 1701 under the name of the Collegiate SchoolColumbia University (English Columbia University) - New York, New York, founded in 1754 under the name of the Royal College ofCornell University (English Cornell University) - Ithaca, New York, founded in 1865.University of Pennsylvania (English University of Pennsylvania) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1740 under the name of the Philadelphia AcademyPrinceton University (English Princeton University) - Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1746 under the name of the College of New Jersey

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2. Harvard

Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was named after the College’s first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of University Hall in Harvard Yard, and is perhaps the University’s best known landmark.

Harvard University has 12 degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000 degree candidates including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. There are more than 360,000 living alumni in the U.S. and over 190 other countries.

2.1 Faculties, schools, and an institute

Harvard University is made up of 11 principal academic units – ten faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The ten faculties oversee schools and divisions that offer courses and award academic degrees. There are such faculties as: Business, Dental, Design, Divinity education, Engineering, Faculty of Arts&Sciences, Government, Law, Medical and others.