Two DC-area schools make 'New Ivy League' colleges list
WASHINGTON - Two D.C. area schools have made Forbes' list of "New Ivies," a new list of the top schools beyond those with the once-coveted distinction.
Forbes reported earlier this week that "something feels distinctly off on Ivy League campuses," thanks to complaints over admissions policies, grade inflation, and university officials' responses to on-campus protests.
After disqualifying the eight original Ivy League schools – Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Penn, Columbia, Dartmouth and Cornell – along with "Ivy-plus" schools Stanford, MIT, Duke and the University of Chicago, Forbes used several data points like standardized test scores and surveys of hiring managers to determine the top public and private institutions in the country to replace the legacies.
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University of Maryland - College Park made the list of the ten "Public Ivies" that "attract high-achievers and turn out hard-working, highly-regarded employees."
On the list of "New Private Ivies" – known for "attracting the smartest students and plaudits from employers" – is Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Here's the complete list: