<p>The stats don’t lie. The eight universities that comprise the Ivy (Athletic) League do a very good job of matching the student with the school. Six year graduation rates exceed 90% at all eight schools. More precisely, these colleges reported the following 6-Year graduation rates to the University and College Accountability Network this year:</p>
<p>Brown 94%, Columbia 94%, Cornell 92%, Dartmouth 94%, Harvard 98%, Penn 94%, Princeton 96%, Yale 96%</p>
<p>Still, a small percentage of students – ranging from 2% at Harvard to 8% at Cornell – either got their degree elsewhere or never graduated. I’d be interested in hearing from students who applied to an were accepted at an Ivy League university, then realized it was a poor fit and transferred to a non-Ivy to complete their degree. Why was the Ivy a poor fit for you? What type of school did you transfer to and why has this school worked for you when your original choice did not? (Yes, I realize some students may have transferred to another Ivy League university, but this thread is directed toward those who opted out of the IL)</p>