<p>To be honest, I don’t know what the term “Worst Ivy” means. </p>
<p>Start from the premise that those who think a ranking means something would probably say Harvard, Yale, Princeton and maybe Columbia are 1-4. They certainly have much tougher admissions criteria than Cornell. </p>
<p>So, that leaves Penn, Dartmouth, Brown and Cornell. Over time these schools shift around in Ivy Rankings.</p>
<p>However, in determining rank of a University, isn’t the question - what do you want to study?</p>
<p>If you want to study Ag, Hotel, ILR and Hum Ec., well, Cornell is the only Ivy league school in these groups (which makes it the best, right!!). Cornell’s Architecture School may be #1 in the Ivies (I’ve seen it ranked as high as #1 in the nation) and certainly one of the top 3. Engineering either number 1 or number 2 in the Ivys. </p>
<p>So, that leaves Arts & Sciences. My guess is statistically that it’s somewhere between #6 and #8 in the Ivies. But for universities, the A&S I would guess top 15 or so in the nation, though I haven’t researched this. Overall, not too shabby.</p>
<p>Here’s the important thing – at the end of the day, whether a school is ranked 7, 12 or 18 in the Nation is probably meaningless. The differences are so small, and undoubtedly come down to subjective judgments. There are so many more important factors in choosing a school.</p>