Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University and University of Pennsylvania are among the four major Ivy League universities in the United States, and they are world-renowned institutions of higher learning. This paper will introduce the basic situation of these four schools.

Harvard University

Founded in 1636, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and a world-renowned research and teaching center in various fields. The school has been rated as a world-renowned institution for many years, with a strong academic research atmosphere. There are ten specialized research institutes in the school and 97 libraries in the university, with a collection of13 million volumes.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The school is located in Cambridge, a world-famous university town near Boston, with more than 1 10,000 students, including nearly 500 international students from all over the world. Campus facilities include art galleries, history museums, more than 70 specialized laboratories, audio-visual research centers, celestial observatories, magnet laboratories, nuclear reactors and so on.

Yale University

Founded in 170 1 year, 186 1 year was awarded the first doctoral degree in the United States and one of the Ivy League schools. There are more than 5,400 undergraduates and more than 5,600 graduate students. Famous alumni include former US President George W. Bush and current US Vice President Cheney.

University of Pennsylvania

Is a member of the American Ivy League school, founded in 1740, and its history is second only to Harvard and Yale University in the first-class universities.