Which colleges are considered the "Little Ivies"?
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Anonymous
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Is it the following? Am I missing any?
The "Little Three": Amherst (Massachusetts) Williams (Massachusetts) Wesleyan (CT) Others: Bowdoin College (Maine) Colby College (Maine) Hamilton College (New York) Haverford College (Pennsylvania) Middlebury College (Vermont) Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania) Vassar (New York) Wellesley (New York) |
Anonymous
Wesleyan is not what it was a generation or two ago. But let me give you a hint: the acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. |
Anonymous
| Brown and Dartmouth |
Anonymous
| Just finished a tour at Middlebury and it was fantastic. What an amazing campus! |
Anonymous
| What about Smith? |
Anonymous
LMAO |
Anonymous
| ^Obviously |
Anonymous
L’Ile Lesbos |
Anonymous
| Last time looked Wellesley was still in Massachusetts. |
Anonymous
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Forbes provided these examples recently:
"Many of the so-called Little Ivies are on this list, including Williams College in Massachusetts, which cracked the overall ranking’s top 10 for the first time this year, as well as Bowdoin College in Maine, Hamilton College in New York and Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania." |
Anonymous
Yes I do know that - sorry for the mistake I was typing quickly! |
Anonymous
No, MAGA, it’s physically in Massachusetts, but can identify as being in New York if that’s what feels right at any given time. |
Anonymous
The term Little Ivy tends to refer to formerly all-male colleges, especially those whose athletic teams now play in the NESCAC. Smith, as a Sister, can claim its own designation. I'd say the same for the other Sisters as well. |
Anonymous
People associate Williams and Amherst with Wesleyan? Really? Wesleyan is several tiers lower and doesn’t really excel at…much. |
Anonymous
| The only one in that entire list is Swarthmore. The others are not. They are fine, but not ivy. |