What is a Public Ivy? - Miami University

It defines a Public Ivy as a public university that provides “an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price," and identified eight national ... BacktoTop BACK WhatisaPublicIvy? ThetermPublicIvyfirstappearedasthetitleofa1985bookbyRichardMoll,ThePublicIvys:AGuidetoAmerica'sBestPublicUndergraduateCollegesandUniversities.ItdefinesaPublicIvyasapublicuniversitythatprovides“anIvyLeaguecollegiateexperienceatapublicschoolprice,"andidentifiedeightnationaluniversitiesthatmeetthecriteria: MiamiUniversity UniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHill UniversityofVirginia UniversityofCalifornia(system) CollegeofWilliam&Mary UniversityofMichigan UniversityofTexasatAustin UniversityofVermont AtMiami,wethinkourPublicIvyheritageismoremeaningfultodaythanever.Miamichallengesandpreparesambitiousstudentsforlifelongsuccessinaquintessentiallycollegiatesettingthathasinspiredgenerationsformorethan200years;wewelcomeadiversityofpeople,ideas,andbeliefstoavibrantlearninganddiscoverycommunitythatvalues,aboveall: Academicrigor Character Intellect Servingthepublicgood MiamicontinuestoberecognizednationallyasaPublicIvy.Checkoutthe2014-2015EducationQuest;the2014Niche.com,2014CollegeConfidentialcollegesearchsite,BrandCollegeConsulting,andDIYCollegeRankings,amongothers.