A shorthand used among academics to refer to the Ivy League universities plus MIT, Stanford, Northwestern, Duke, and the U of Chicago. They are often considered the most elite schools in the United States of America.

It is also sometimes denoted as "Ivy+"
The Ivy Plus schools often hold alumni gatherings in cities across the U.S.
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A shorthand used among academics to refer to the Ivy League universities plus MIT, Stanford, Northwestern, Duke, and the U of Chicago. They are often considered the most elite schools in the United States of America.

It is also sometimes denoted as "Ivy+"
The Ivy Plus schools often hold alumni gatherings in cities across the U.S.
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A consortium of universities, including the eight ivy league universities, Stanford, MIT, Duke and the University of Chicago.
The ivy plus came together for a meeting.
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Schools that are better than or comparable to the ivies. Includes all top 25 schools on the usnews ranking that are not ivies.
“I went to an ivy plus school. “ “No way! You mean MIT and UChicago?”
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