Public Ivies

A term coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book entitled, "The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Undergraduate Colleges." According to Moll, a public ivy is a public university or college that provides an "ivy league" collegiate experience at a public school price. Moll was the director of admissions at the University of California and traveled the nation examining higher education and in particular, the select few public institutions with the feel of an ivy league university.

The eight original public ivies are as follows:

• University of Virginia
• University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
• College of William and Mary
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Vermont
• Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of California at Berkeley

A later book entitled, "THE PUBLIC IVIES: America's Flagship Public Universities" (ISBN: 0060953624) by Howard and Matthew Greene of Greene's Guides also include in the list:

• Indiana University
• The Ohio State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Rutgers -- The State University of New Jersey
• State University of New York
• University of Colorado
• University of Florida
• University of Illinois
• University of Washington
• University of Wisconsin in Madison

See also

• Ivy League
• Jesuit Ivy
• Little Ivies

See also: Public Ivies, 1985, College of William and Mary, ISBN, Indiana University, Ivy League, Jesuit Ivy, Little Ivies, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio