is university of rochester an ivy league school
University of Rochester UR was one of the 25 New Ivies in the 2007 Kaplan/Newsweek "How to Get into College Guide."[104] The list names institutions whose caliber of students is considered to rival traditional Ivy League schools.[104] The rankings are based on admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, students, faculty, and alumni.[105]
Ivy League A common folk etymology attributes the name to the Roman numeral for four (IV), asserting that there was such a sports league originally with four members. The Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins helped to perpetuate this belief. The supposed "IV League" was formed over a century ago and consisted of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and a fourth school that varies depending on who is telling the story.[38][39][40] However, it is clear that Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Columbia met on November 23, 1876 at the so-called Massasoit Convention to decide on uniform rules for the emerging game of American football, which rapidly spread.[41]