<p>Public Ivy is a term coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book Public Ivys: A Guide to America’s best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which “provide an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price.” Public Ivies are considered, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, to be capable of “successfully competing with the Ivy League schools in academic rigor… attracting superstar faculty and in competing for the best and brightest students of all races”.
*U of A is on the list. Along with UCLA and Berkley.
The definition of an Ivy League School: The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term also has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.
*This is what an Ivy League is, and it’s only 8 schools. The U of A is amazing, and again superficial test scores.</p>