Pendaftaran ijazah pertama terdiri daripada kira-kira 4,000 hingga 14,000, menjadikan mereka lebih besar daripada orang-orang yang swasta biasa kolej seni liberal dan lebih kecil daripada yang awam biasa universiti negeri. Jumlah pendaftaran, termasuk pelajar siswazah, berkisar dari kira-kira 6,400 di Dartmouth kepada lebih 20,000 di Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, dan Penn. Kekayaan kewangan Ivy League terdiri daripada Brown $ 3.5 bilion kepada Harvard's $ 34.5 bilion,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org|title=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)|last="U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2013 Endowment Market Value" (published Jan. 28, 2014)|first=|date=|website=|access-date=2018-02-13}}</ref> endowmen kewangan terbesar bagi mana-mana institusi akademik di dunia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2011/06/28/10-universities-with-largest-financial-endowments|title=10 Private Universities With Largest Financial Endowments|accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref>
Liga Ivy League telah banyak membuat perbandingan dengan pengelompokan elit lain di negara lain seperti Oxbridge<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxbridgeapplications.com/blog/oxbridge-vs-the-ivy-league-whats-the-difference/|title=Oxbridge vs the Ivy League: what's the difference? – Oxbridge Applications|date=13 April 2012|publisher=|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crimsoneducation.org/us/blog/Ivy-League-or-Oxbridge-Best-University-Experience|title=Ivy League v Oxbridge: Best Experience in the World?|website=Crimson Education|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref> dan Segitiga Emas di [[United Kingdom]], Liga C9<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/203691/7822275.html|title=China's Ivy League：C9 League|website=en.people.cn|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref> di China, Kumpulan Lapan<ref>{{Citecite web|url=http://theconversation.com/three-misguided-beliefs-of-the-group-of-eight-universities-31334|title=Three misguided beliefs of the Group of Eight universities|first=John|last=Quiggin|publisher=|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref> di Australia, dan [[Universiti Imperial Jepun|Universiti Imperial]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.studyinternational.com/news/prestigious-imperial-universities-best-japan-rankings/|title=Prestigious 'Imperial Universities' the best in Japan – THE rankings – Study International|date=31 March 2017|publisher=|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref> di Jepun. Pasangan ini sering dirujuk di media Amerika sebagai "Ivy League" dari negara masing-masing. Selain itu, pengumpulan sekolah menggunakan tatanama "Ivy" untuk menunjukkan perbandingan yang dapat dilihat, seperti kolej seni liberal Amerika (Little Ivies), sekolah yang kurang dikenali (Hidden Ivies), universiti awam (Public Ivies), dan sekolah-sekolah di Amerika Selatan Selatan (Southern Ivies).
[[Fail:Ivy_League_locations.svg|kiri|thumb|367x367px| Lokasi universiti Ivy League ]]
