The Ivy League consists of 8 schools. The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools is $67,433, up 4.02% from the previous year. Compared to tuition 10 years ago, Ivy League's tuition has increased by 39.46%. Compare to 20 years ago, it has increased by 109.89%.
The average acceptance rate of Ivy League schools is 5.14%, which is 0.14% lower than 2023's rate. Compared to rate 10 years ago, Ivy League's acceptance rate is 3.83% lower.
In 2025, a total of 164,929 students enrolled in Ivy League schools, which is a 34.48% increase compared to population 20 years ago.
You can analyze the changes in Ivy League data including tuition, admission, and student population over the past 20 years through the tables and charts below.
Ivy League Tuition Trends by Year
Over the past 20 years, in average, Ivy League's tuition has increased by $35,305 (109.89%), from $32,128 to $67,433. Cornell's tuition has increased 120.28%, the largest increase among Ivy League in the past 20 years. On the other hand, Harvard's tuition increase rate is the lowest at 92.16%.
The tuition increase rate in 10 years is 39.46%. During that period, Brown's tuition rose the most(44.51%), and Columbia University's tuition rose the least (33.05%).
The following table shows the tuition changes for Ivy League over the past 20 years, with 10 year and 20 year increase rate. The Interactive chart allows you to track changes in Ivy League tuition by year.
| School | 2005 | 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 | 10 Year Increase | 20 Year Increase |
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| Yale University | $31,460 | $47,600 | $57,700 | $64,700 | $67,250 | 41.28% | 113.76% |
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| Harvard University | $32,097 | $45,278 | $53,968 | $59,076 | $61,676 | 36.22% | 92.16% |
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| Dartmouth College | $31,965 | $49,506 | $59,458 | $65,739 | $68,019 | 37.40% | 112.79% |
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| Princeton University | $31,450 | $43,450 | $48,502 | $59,710 | $62,688 | 44.28% | 99.33% |
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| Columbia University in the City of New York | $33,246 | $53,000 | $60,532 | $69,045 | $70,517 | 33.05% | 112.11% |
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| Cornell University | $31,467 | $49,116 | $59,282 | $66,014 | $69,314 | 41.12% | 120.28% |
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| University of Pennsylvania | $32,364 | $49,536 | $60,042 | $66,104 | $68,686 | 38.66% | 112.23% |
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| Brown University | $32,974 | $49,346 | $60,584 | $68,230 | $71,312 | 44.51% | 116.27% |
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| Average | $32,128 | $48,354 | $57,509 | $64,827 | $67,433 | 39.46% | 109.89% |
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Ivy League Acceptance Rate by Year
In average, the acceptance rate at Ivy League Schools has decreased by 3.83%, from 8.97% to 5.14% for the past 10 years. For Ivy League, all schools' acceptance rates become lower than the rate of 10 years ago.
For the past 10 years, Cornell's acceptance rate has dropped the most from 15.07% to 8.76%. Harvard's rate has dropped the least (relatively became easy to admit) from 5.58% to 3.65%.
The following table shows the acceptance rate changes for Ivy League. The Interactive chart allows you to track changes in Ivy League's acceptance rate by year.
Ivy League Enrollment Changes by Year
Compared to 20 years ago, the total number of students at Ivy League Schools has increased by 42,286, from 140,849 to 164,929 (17.10% increase). The student numbers increased in all Ivy League Schools, compared to population 20 years ago.
Columbia University's student population increased the most from 27,589 to 35,173 for the past 10 years. Dartmouth's population has risen the least from 6,298 to 6,938.
The following table shows the student population changes for Ivy League. The Interactive chart allows you to track changes in enrollment by year.
| School | 2004 | 2014 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 10 Year Change | 20 Year Change |
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| Yale University | 11,483 | 12,385 | 13,609 | 15,081 | 15,564 | 25.67% | 35.54% |
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| Harvard University | 25,017 | 29,652 | 31,655 | 30,386 | 30,259 | 2.05% | 20.95% |
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| Dartmouth College | 5,780 | 6,350 | 6,606 | 6,746 | 6,938 | 9.26% | 20.03% |
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| Princeton University | 6,773 | 8,138 | 8,419 | 8,922 | 9,137 | 12.28% | 34.90% |
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| Columbia University in the City of New York | 21,983 | 28,086 | 31,456 | 35,279 | 35,173 | 25.23% | 60.00% |
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| Cornell University | 19,642 | 21,904 | 24,027 | 26,264 | 26,793 | 22.32% | 36.41% |
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| University of Pennsylvania | 23,704 | 24,876 | 26,675 | 28,711 | 29,109 | 17.02% | 22.80% |
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| Brown University | 8,261 | 9,458 | 10,333 | 11,516 | 11,956 | 26.41% | 44.73% |
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| Average | 122,643 | 140,849 | 152,780 | 162,905 | 164,929 | 17.10% | 34.48% |
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