Harvard or Princeton? Here’s which Ivy League colleges reign supreme in national rankings

Princeton tops the 2026 U.S. News National University Rankings, followed by Harvard at No. 3 and Yale tied at No. 4, reaffirming their Ivy League dominance. Penn ranks seventh, Cornell 12th, Brown and Dartmouth 13th, and Columbia 15th. The rankings highlight differences in research strength, faculty resources, and student outcomes among these elite universities.