All eight Ivy League schools are rated five star, and a strong sense of self-esteem has made them more or less overt rivals, none wanting to fall behind the others in terms of quality.
總括來說，長春藤八所盟校全數美國「五顆星級」（也就是課業競爭最激烈型），強烈的榮譽感和自律心，使得這些學校始終暗中較勁，誰也不肯降低品質。