List of collegiate glee clubs
Table:
Name	Year established	College or university	Gender

Harvard Glee Club	1858	Harvard University	Male

University of Michigan Men 's Glee Club	1859	University of Michigan	Male

Yale Glee Club	1861	Yale University	Coed

Wesleyan University Glee Club	1862	Wesleyan University	Coed

The University of Pennsylvania Glee Club	1862	University of Pennsylvania	Male

Amherst College Glee Club	1865	Amherst College	Male

Cornell University Glee Club	1868	Cornell University	Male

Dartmouth College Glee Club	1869	Dartmouth College	Male until 1970s

Union College Men 's Glee Club	1869	Union College	Male

Lehigh University Glee Club	1869	Lehigh University	Male

Virginia Glee Club	1871	University of Virginia	Male

Rutgers Glee Club	1872	Rutgers University	Male

Princeton Glee Club	1874	Princeton University	Coed

WPI Men 's Glee Club	1874	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Male

The Ohio State University Men 's Glee Club	1875	The Ohio State University	Male

The Mount Holyoke College Glee Club	1877	Mount Holyoke College	Historically Female

Michigan State University Men 's Glee Club	1880	Michigan State University	Male

Varsity Men 's Glee Club ( University of Illinois )	1886	University of Illinois	Male

The Pennsylvania State University Glee Club	1888	The Pennsylvania State University	Male

Pitt Men 's Glee Club	1890	University of Pittsburgh	Male

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The Harvard Glee Club is a Tenor-Bass choral ensemble at Harvard University . Founded in 1858 in the tradition of English and American glee clubs , it is the oldest collegiate chorus in the US . The Glee Club is part of the Harvard Choruses of Harvard University , which also include the treble voice Radcliffe Choral Society and the mixed-voice Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum . All three groups are led by Harvard 's current Director of Choral Activities Andrew Clark . The Glee Club has long been a fixture of the Boston music scene , performing frequently with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles , but this local prominence has lessened in recent years . However , thanks to over 80 annual spring tours to different regions of the United States and appearances at the Kennedy Center Honors and in Leonard Bernstein 's popular series The Unanswered Question , the Glee Club has garnered national recognition ; tours around the world have brought the group further attention . A number of notable people were members of the Glee Club during their time at Harvard , and numerous major composers of the 20th and 21st centuries have dedicated works to the group .
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge , Massachusetts , with about 6,800 undergraduate students and about 14,000 postgraduate students . Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor , clergyman John Harvard , Harvard is the United States ' oldest institution of higher learning . Its history , influence , wealth , and academic reputation have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world . The Harvard Corporation , chartered in 1650 , is the governing body of Harvard . In its early years , Harvard College primarily trained Congregational and Unitarian clergy , although it has never been formally affiliated with any denomination . Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century , and by the 19th century , Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among Boston elites . Following the American Civil War , President Charles W. Eliot 's long tenure ( 1869-1909 ) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university ; Harvard was a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900 . A. Lawrence Lowell , who succeeded Eliot , further reformed the undergraduate curriculum and undertook aggressive expansion of Harvard 's land holdings and physical campus . James Bryant Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II ; he began to liberalize admissions after the war . The university is organized into eleven principal academic units - ten faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study - with campuses throughout Greater Boston : its 209-acre ( 85 ha ) original undergraduate campus is centered on Harvard Yard in Cambridge , approximately 3 miles ( 5 km ) northwest of Boston ; the business school and many athletics facilities , including Harvard Stadium , are across the Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston ; and the medical , dental , and public health schools are in the Longwood Medical Area . Harvard 's endowment is worth $ 40.9 billion , making it the largest of any academic institution . Harvard is a large , highly residential research university .
The University of Michigan Men 's Glee Club is an all-male glee club ( or choir ) at the University of Michigan . With roots tracing back to 1859 , it is the second oldest glee club in the United States and is the oldest student organization at the university . The club has won the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on four separate occasions . Since 2018 , the Club 's musical director has been Mark Stover who has continued to expand the Club 's repertoire and arranged performances . The origins of the club stem from a variety of groups that came together in 1876 . After a number of years including banjo and mandolin players in the club , it reverted to simply a vocal group by the mid-1920s . It received a substantial rise in profile under the directory of Philip Duey in the 1950s , who organised national , then international tours , and numerous television appearances . Since then , the club has continued to tour internationally at high-profile venues . The club is entirely managed by students , except for the musical director , taken from the university staff . It has a number of traditions , including the practice of snapping fingers instead of clapping .
The University of Michigan ( UM , U-M , U of M , or UMich ) , often simply referred to as Michigan , is a public research university in Ann Arbor , Michigan . The university is Michigan 's oldest ; it was founded in 1817 in Detroit , as the Catholepistemiad , or University of Michigania , 20 years before the territory became a state . The school was moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres ( 16 ha ) of what is now known as Central Campus . Since its establishment in Ann Arbor , the flagship university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 million gross square feet ( 780 acres ; 3.2 km2 ) spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus , two regional campuses in Flint and Dearborn , and a Center in Detroit . The university is a founding member of the Association of American Universities . Considered one of the foremost research universities in the United States with annual research expenditures approaching $ 1.5 billion , Michigan is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity . As of October 2019 [ update ] , 25 Nobel Prize winners , 6 Turing Award winners and 1 Fields Medalist have been affiliated with the University of Michigan . Its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities , social sciences , and STEM fields ( science , technology , engineering , and mathematics ) as well as professional degrees in architecture , business , medicine , law , pharmacy , nursing , social work , public health , and dentistry . Michigan 's body of living alumni comprises more than 540,000 people , one of the largest alumni bases of any university in the world . Michigan 's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Wolverines . They are members of the Big Ten Conference . More than 250 Michigan athletes or coaches have participated in Olympic events , winning more than 150 medals .
The Yale Glee Club is a mixed chorus of men and women , consisting of students of Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . Founded in 1861 , it is the third oldest collegiate chorus in the United States after the Harvard Glee Club , founded in 1858 , and the University of Michigan Men 's Glee Club , founded in 1859 . The Glee Club performs several concerts each year in New Haven and goes on tour each January . According to music critic Zachary Woolfe of the New York Times , it is one of the best collegiate singing ensembles , and one of the most adventurous . Its members are world famous for their harmonic precision per New York Times music critic Robert Sherman .
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven , Connecticut . Founded in 1701 , it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution . Chartered by Connecticut Colony , the Collegiate School was established in 1701 by clergy to educate Congregational ministers . It moved to New Haven in 1716 and shortly after was renamed Yale College in recognition of a gift from British East India Company governor Elihu Yale . Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages , the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution . In the 19th century , the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction , awarding the first Ph.D. in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887 . Its faculty and student populations grew after 1890 with rapid expansion of the physical campus and scientific research . Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools : the original undergraduate college , the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and twelve professional schools . While the university is governed by the Yale Corporation , each school 's faculty oversees its curriculum and degree programs . In addition to a central campus in downtown New Haven , the university owns athletic facilities in western New Haven , a campus in West Haven , Connecticut and forest and nature preserves throughout New England . The university 's assets include an endowment valued at $ 30.3 billion as of September 2019 , the second largest endowment of any educational institution in North America . The Yale University Library , serving all constituent schools , holds more than 15 million volumes and is the third-largest academic library in the United States .
Wesleyan University ( /ˈwɛsliən/ ( listen ) WESS-lee-ən ) is a private liberal arts college in Middletown , Connecticut . It is a baccalaureate college that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and sciences , but also grants research master 's and doctoral degrees in many academic disciplines . Founded in 1831 as a men 's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown , the now-secular university was the first institution of higher education to be named after John Wesley , the founder of Methodism . The college became fully co-educational in 1970 after accepting female applicants from 1872 to 1909 ; the college 's reversal on accepting women led to the establishment of Connecticut College in 1912 . With Amherst and Williams Colleges , Wesleyan is one of the Little Three liberal arts colleges which have long been rivals in athletic competitions . Wesleyan University has produced distinguished alumni in the arts and sciences , literature , politics and government , business , journalism , and academia . Its alumni include 13 Pulitzer Prize winners such as playwright and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda , 14 Rhodes scholars , three Truman scholars , three Guggenheim fellows , seven MacArthur fellows , and 156 Fulbright scholars . Additionally , four Nobel laureates have been associated with the university . Other prominent alumni include 34 members of United States Congress , 16 presidential cabinet members , 11 governors , six directors and heads of U.S. federal agencies , several CEOs and founders of Fortune 500 companies , and two attorneys general of the United States .
Founded in 1862 , the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club is one of the oldest continually running glee clubs in the United States and the oldest performing arts group at the University of Pennsylvania . The Club draws its singing members from the undergraduate and graduate men of the University of Pennsylvania ; men and women from the Penn community are also called upon to fill roles in the pit band and technical staff when the Club is involved with theatrical productions . The Club , known for its eclectic mix of Penn standards , Broadway classics , classical favorites , and pop hits , has traveled to over 40 countries and territories on 5 continents . After directing the Glee Club for 44 years , Bruce Montgomery stepped down as director in 2000 and was replaced by former Glee Club member C. Erik Nordgren . After 15 years of dedicated service to the group , Nordgren stepped down and was succeeded by Joshua Glassman . After three years at the podium Joshua Glassman stepped down , passing the baton to Club alumnus Daniel Carsello .
The University of Pennsylvania ( Penn or UPenn ) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The University claims a founding date of 1740 [ note 2 ] and is one of the nine colonial colleges founded prior to the U.S . Declaration of Independence . Benjamin Franklin , Penn 's founder and first president , advocated an educational program that trained leaders in commerce , government , and public service , similar to a modern liberal arts curriculum . Penn has four undergraduate schools as well as twelve graduate and professional schools . Among its graduate and professional schools are the first school of medicine in North America ( Perelman School of Medicine , 1765 ) , the first collegiate business school ( Wharton School , 1881 ) , and the first student union building and organization ( Houston Hall , 1896 ) . In 2019 , the university had an endowment of $ 14.65 billion , the seventh largest endowment of all colleges in the United States , as well as a research budget of $ 1.02 billion . The university 's athletics program , the Quakers , fields varsity teams in 33 sports as a member of the NCAA Division I Ivy League conference . As of 2018 , distinguished alumni include 14 heads of state , 64 billionaires , 3 U.S. Supreme Court justices , 33 U.S . Senators , 44 U.S. Governors , 159 members of the U.S. House of Representatives , 8 signers of the U.S . Declaration of Independence , 12 signers of the U.S. Constitution , 24 members of the Continental Congress , and the current U.S. President , Donald Trump . Other notable alumni include 29 Rhodes Scholars , 15 Marshall Scholars , 16 Pulitzer Prize winners , and 48 Fulbright Scholars .
The Amherst College Glee Club , founded in 1865 , is a 40-voice all-male vocal ensemble , and one of the oldest continuous student organizations at Amherst College . It is part of the Amherst College Choral Society , along with the Women 's Chorus , the Concert Choir , and the Madrigal Singers . The club has a history of extensive international touring , having to date performed in over 55 countries . It is currently directed by Dr. Arianne Abela .
Amherst College ( /ˈæmərst/ ( listen ) AM-ərst ) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst , Massachusetts . Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore , Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts . The institution was named after the town , which in turn had been named after Jeffery , Lord Amherst , Commander-in-Chief of British forces of North America during the French and Indian War . Originally established as a men 's college , Amherst became coeducational in 1975 . Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution ; the school enrolled 1,855 students in fall 2018 . Students choose courses from 38 major programs in an open curriculum and are not required to study a core curriculum or fulfill any distribution requirements ; students may also design their own interdisciplinary major . For the class of 2023 , Amherst received 10,567 applications and accepted 1,144 , yielding a 10.8% acceptance rate . Amherst was ranked as the best liberal arts college in the country for 2018-19 by The Wall Street Journal , the second best liberal arts college in the country by U.S. News & World Report , and 16th out of all U.S. colleges and universities by Forbes in their 2018 rankings . Amherst competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference . Amherst has historically had close relationships and rivalries with Williams College and Wesleyan University , which form the Little Three colleges . The college is a member of the Five College Consortium , which allows its students to attend classes at four other Pioneer Valley institutions : Mount Holyoke College , Smith College , Hampshire College , and the University of Massachusetts Amherst .
The Cornell University Glee Club ( CUGC ) is the oldest student organization at Cornell University , having been organized shortly after the first students arrived on campus in 1868 . The CUGC is a fifty-five member chorus for tenor and bass voices , with repertoire including classical , folk , 20th-century music , and traditional Cornell songs . The Glee Club also performs major works with the Cornell University Chorus such as Beethoven 's Missa Solemnis , Handel 's Messiah , and Bach 's Mass in B Minor .
Cornell University ( /kɔːrˈnɛl/ kor-NEL ) is a private and statutory Ivy League research university in Ithaca , New York . Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White , the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge - from the classics to the sciences , and from the theoretical to the applied . These ideals , unconventional for the time , are captured in Cornell 's founding principle , a popular 1868 Ezra Cornell quotation : I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study . The university is broadly organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions at its main Ithaca campus , with each college and division defining its own admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy . The university also administers two satellite medical campuses , one in New York City and one in Education City , Qatar , and Cornell Tech , a graduate program that incorporates technology , business , and creative thinking . The program moved from Google 's Chelsea Building in New York City to its permanent campus on Roosevelt Island in September 2017 . Cornell is one of ten private land grant universities in the United States and the only one in New York . [ note 1 ] Of its seven undergraduate colleges , three are state-supported statutory or contract colleges through the State University of New York ( SUNY ) system , including its agricultural and human ecology colleges as well as its industrial labor relations school . Of Cornell 's graduate schools , only the veterinary college is state-supported . As a land grant college , Cornell operates a cooperative extension outreach program in every county of New York and receives annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions . The Cornell University Ithaca Campus comprises 745 acres , but is much larger when the Cornell Botanic Gardens ( more than 4,300 acres ) and the numerous university-owned lands in New York City are considered . As of October 2019 , 59 Nobel laureates , four Turing Award winners and one Fields Medalist have been affiliated with Cornell University .
This page contains detailed information on a number of student groups at Dartmouth College . For more information on athletic teams , please see Dartmouth College athletic teams . For more information on college publications , please see Dartmouth College publications .
Dartmouth College ( /ˈdɑːrtməθ/ DART-məth ) is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover , New Hampshire , United States . Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock , it is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution . Although founded as a school to educate Native Americans in Christian theology and the English way of life , Dartmouth primarily trained Congregationalist ministers throughout its early history before it gradually secularized , emerging at the turn of the 20th century from relative obscurity into national prominence . Following a liberal arts curriculum , the university provides undergraduate instruction in 40 academic departments and interdisciplinary programs including 57 majors in the humanities , social sciences , natural sciences , and engineering , and enables students to design specialized concentrations or engage in dual degree programs . Dartmouth comprises five constituent schools : the original undergraduate college , the Geisel School of Medicine , the Thayer School of Engineering , the Tuck School of Business , and the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies . The university also has affiliations with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center , the Rockefeller Institute for Public Policy , and the Hopkins Center for the Arts . With a student enrollment of about 6,400 , Dartmouth is the smallest university in the Ivy League . Undergraduate admissions are highly competitive , with an acceptance rate of 7.9% for the Class of 2023 . Situated on a terrace above the Connecticut River , Dartmouth 's 269-acre main campus is in the rural Upper Valley region of New England . The university functions on a quarter system , operating year-round on four ten-week academic terms . Dartmouth is known for its undergraduate focus , strong Greek culture , and wide array of enduring campus traditions . Its 34 varsity sports teams compete intercollegiately in the Ivy League conference of the NCAA Division I. Dartmouth is consistently included among the highest-ranked universities in the United States by several institutional rankings , and has been cited as a leading university for undergraduate teaching and research by U.S. News & World Report .
In 1869 , several undergraduate men at Union College formed the College Musical Association , which represented every known musical endeavor at Union . Enduring many obstacles to its existence during its first quarter century , in 1894 the college administration elected to actively support the Musical Association , comprised at that time by the Mandolin , Banjo and Glee Clubs . The Glee Club 's director at that time was Frank C. MacMahon .
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady , New York . Founded in 1795 , it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents . In the 19th century , it became the Mother of Fraternities , as three of the earliest such organizations were established there . After 175 years as a traditional all-male institution , Union College began enrolling women in 1970 . The college offers a liberal arts curriculum across some 21 academic departments , as well as opportunities for interdepartmental majors and self-designed organizing theme majors . In common with most liberal arts colleges , Union offers a wide array of courses in arts , sciences , literature , and foreign languages , but , in common with only a few other liberal arts colleges , Union also offers ABET-accredited undergraduate degrees in computer engineering , bioengineering , electrical engineering , and mechanical engineering . By the time they graduate , about 60% of Union students will have engaged in some form of international study or study abroad .
Lehigh University ( LU ) is a private research university in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania . It was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer . Its undergraduate programs have been coeducational since the 1971-72 academic year . As of 2019 [ update ] , the university had 5,047 undergraduate students and 1,802 graduate students . Lehigh has four colleges : the P.C . Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science , the College of Arts and Sciences , the College of Business and Economics , and the College of Education . The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest , with 35% of the university 's students . The university offers a variety of degrees , including Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Science , Master of Arts , Master of Science , Master of Business Administration , Master of Engineering , Master of Education , and Doctor of Philosophy . Lehigh has produced Pulitzer Prize winners , Fulbright Fellows , members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and of the National Academy of Sciences , and National Medal of Science winners .
The Virginia Glee Club is a men 's chorus based at the University of Virginia . It performs both traditional and contemporary vocal works , typically in TTBB arrangements . Founded in 1871 , the Glee Club is the University 's oldest musical organization and one of the oldest all-male collegiate vocal ensembles in the United States . It is currently conducted by Frank Albinder .
The University of Virginia ( U.Va . or UVA ) is a public research university in Charlottesville , Virginia . It was founded in 1819 by Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson . It is the flagship university of Virginia and home to Jefferson 's Academical Village , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . UVA is known for its historic foundations , student-run honor code and secret societies . The original governing Board of Visitors included Jefferson , James Madison , and James Monroe . Monroe was the sitting President of the United States at the time of its foundation and earlier Presidents Jefferson and Madison were UVA 's first two rectors . Jefferson conceived and designed the original courses of study and original architecture . UVA was the first university of the American South elected to the research-driven Association of American Universities in 1904 . More than a century later , the journal Science credited UVA faculty with two of the top ten global scientific breakthroughs of 2015 . The University of Virginia offers 121 majors across the eight undergraduate and three professional schools . Its alumni have founded many companies , such as Reddit and CNET , which together produce more than $ 1.6 trillion in annual revenue and have created 2.3 million jobs .
Founded in 1872 , the Rutgers University Glee Club ( RUGC ) is the eighth oldest Glee Club in the United States of America , a nationally recognized men 's chorus based at Rutgers University , in New Brunswick , New Jersey . It is currently conducted by Dr. Patrick Gardner . Dr. Patrick Gardner has directed the group since 1994 . The Rutgers University Glee Club , based as it is equidistant to Philadelphia and New York City , has a long history of participating in the musical life of both those cities . The group tours frequently , both domestically and internationally ; has been featured on a number of commercial recordings ; and has commissioned notable works for men 's chorus .
Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey ( /ˈrʌtɡərz/ ) , commonly referred to as Rutgers University , or RU , is an American public research university in New Jersey . It is the largest institution of higher education in New Jersey . Rutgers was originally chartered as Queen 's College on November 10 , 1766 . It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution . The college was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers . For most of its existence , Rutgers was a private liberal arts college but it evolved into a coeducational public research university after being designated The State University of New Jersey by the New Jersey Legislature in laws enacted in 1945 and 1956 . Rutgers has three campuses located throughout New Jersey : New Brunswick campus in New Brunswick and adjacent Piscataway , the Newark campus , and the Camden campus . The university has additional facilities elsewhere in the state . Instruction is offered by 9,000 faculty members in 175 academic departments to over 45,000 undergraduate students and more than 20,000 graduate and professional students . The university is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance , the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association . The New Brunswick campus was categorized by Howard and Matthew Green in their book titled The Public Ivies : America 's Flagship Public Universities ( 2001 ) as a Public Ivy .
The Princeton University Glee Club , a choir for the 22nd century , is the oldest and most prestigious choir at Princeton University , composed of approximately 100 mixed voices . They give multiple performances throughout the year featuring music from Renaissance to Modern , and also tour internationally biannually . They have performed recently with Bobby McFerrin , Roomful of Teeth , Calmus , and a collection of the world 's premier oktavists . Currently the Glee Club is led by Gabriel Crouch .
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton , New Jersey . Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey , Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution . [ a ] The institution moved to Newark in 1747 , then to the current site nine years later , and renamed itself Princeton University in 1896 . Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities , social sciences , natural sciences , and engineering . It offers professional degrees through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , the School of Engineering and Applied Science , the School of Architecture and the Bendheim Center for Finance . The university has ties with the Institute for Advanced Study , Princeton Theological Seminary and the Westminster Choir College of Rider University . [ b ] Princeton has the largest endowment per student in the United States . From 2001 to 2018 , Princeton University was ranked either first or second among national universities by U.S. News & World Report , holding the top spot for 16 of those 18 years . As of November 2019 , 68 Nobel laureates , 15 Fields Medalists and 13 Turing Award laureates have been affiliated with Princeton University as alumni , faculty members or researchers . In addition , Princeton has been associated with 21 National Medal of Science winners , 5 Abel Prize winners , 5 National Humanities Medal recipients , 209 Rhodes Scholars , 139 Gates Cambridge Scholars and 126 Marshall Scholars . Two U.S. Presidents , twelve U.S. Supreme Court Justices ( three of whom currently serve on the court ) and numerous living billionaires and foreign heads of state are all counted among Princeton 's alumni body . Princeton has also graduated many prominent members of the U.S. Congress and the U.S .
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ( WPI ) is a private research university in Worcester , Massachusetts , focusing on the instruction and research of technical arts and applied sciences . Founded in 1865 in Worcester , WPI was one of the United States ' first engineering and technology universities and now has 14 academic departments with over 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science , engineering , technology , management , the social sciences , and the humanities and arts , leading to bachelor 's , master 's and PhD degrees . WPI 's faculty works with students in a number of research areas , including biotechnology , fuel cells , information security , surface metrology , materials processing , and nanotechnology .
The Ohio State University Men 's Glee Club is an all-male choral ensemble at The Ohio State University . Officially founded in 1875 , the Men 's Glee Club is one of the oldest student organizations on Ohio State 's campus and is the 12th oldest collegiate glee club in the United States . The group has garnered many accolades , most notably winning Choir of the World 1990 from the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod . Membership consists of Ohio State students auditioned from all academic colleges within the university . The current director is Robert J . Ward , who is also the Director of Choral Activities at Ohio State . He has held the position since 2004 .
The Ohio State University ( OSU , commonly referred to as Ohio State ) is a public research university in Columbus , Ohio . Founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862 , the university was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College . The college originally focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor ( later , U.S. president ) Rutherford B. Hayes , and in 1878 the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to The Ohio State University . The main campus in Columbus , Ohio , has since grown into the third-largest university campus in the United States . The university also operates regional campuses in Lima , Mansfield , Marion , Newark , and Wooster . The university has an extensive student life program , with over 1,000 student organizations ; intercollegiate , club and recreational sports programs ; student media organizations and publications , fraternities and sororities ; and three student governments . Ohio State athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Ohio State Buckeyes . As of the 2016 Summer Olympics , athletes from Ohio State have won 104 Olympic medals ( 46 gold , 35 silver , and 23 bronze ) . The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference for the majority of sports .
Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts college for women and transgender people of both sexes in South Hadley , Massachusetts . Founded in 1837 , it is the oldest institution within the Seven Sisters schools , an alliance of East Coast liberal arts colleges that was originally created to provide women with education equivalent to that provided in the then men-only Ivy League . Mount Holyoke is part of the region 's Five College Consortium , along with Amherst College , Smith College , Hampshire College , and the University of Massachusetts Amherst .
Michigan State University ( MSU ) is a public research university in East Lansing , Michigan . MSU was founded in 1855 and served as a model for land-grant universities later created under the Morrill Act of 1862 . The university was founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan , one of the country 's first institutions of higher education to teach scientific agriculture . After the introduction of the Morrill Act , the college became coeducational and expanded its curriculum beyond agriculture . Today , MSU is one of the largest universities in the United States ( in terms of enrollment ) and has approximately 634,300 living alumni worldwide . U.S. News & World Report ranks its graduate programs the best in the U.S. in elementary teacher 's education , secondary teacher 's education , industrial and organizational psychology , rehabilitation counseling , African history ( tied ) , supply chain logistics and nuclear physics in 2019 . MSU pioneered the studies of packaging , hospitality business , supply chain management , and communication sciences . Michigan State is a member of the Association of American Universities , an organization of 62 leading research universities in North America . The university 's campus houses the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory , the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden , the Abrams Planetarium , the Wharton Center for Performing Arts , the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum , the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams , and the country 's largest residence hall system . The Michigan State Spartans compete in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference . Michigan State Spartans football won the Rose Bowl Game in 1954 , 1956 , 1988 and 2014 , and a total of six national championships . Spartans men 's basketball won the NCAA National Championship in 1979 and 2000 and has attained the Final Four eight times since the 1998-1999 season , including in 2019 with a victory over Duke .
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( U of I , Illinois , UIllinois , or colloquially the University of Illinois or UIUC ) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana . It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system and was founded in 1867 . The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified as a R1 Doctoral Research University under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , which denotes the highest research activity . In fiscal year 2017 , research expenditures at Illinois totaled $ 642 million . The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the United States by holdings after Harvard University . The university also hosts the National Center for Supercomputing Applications ( NCSA ) and is home to the fastest supercomputer on a university campus . The university contains 16 schools and colleges and offers more than 150 undergraduate and over 100 graduate programs of study . The university holds 651 buildings on 6,370 acres ( 2,578 ha ) and its annual operating budget in 2016 was over $ 2 billion . The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign also operates a Research Park home to innovation centers for over 90 start-up companies and multinational corporations , including Abbott , AbbVie , Caterpillar , Capital One , Dow , State Farm , and Yahoo , among others . As of October 2018 [ update ] , 30 Nobel laureates , 2 Turing Award winners , and 1 Fields medalist have been affiliated with the university as alumni , faculty members , or researchers .
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( U of I , Illinois , UIllinois , or colloquially the University of Illinois or UIUC ) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana . It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system and was founded in 1867 . The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified as a R1 Doctoral Research University under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , which denotes the highest research activity . In fiscal year 2017 , research expenditures at Illinois totaled $ 642 million . The campus library system possesses the second-largest university library in the United States by holdings after Harvard University . The university also hosts the National Center for Supercomputing Applications ( NCSA ) and is home to the fastest supercomputer on a university campus . The university contains 16 schools and colleges and offers more than 150 undergraduate and over 100 graduate programs of study . The university holds 651 buildings on 6,370 acres ( 2,578 ha ) and its annual operating budget in 2016 was over $ 2 billion . The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign also operates a Research Park home to innovation centers for over 90 start-up companies and multinational corporations , including Abbott , AbbVie , Caterpillar , Capital One , Dow , State Farm , and Yahoo , among others . As of October 2018 [ update ] , 30 Nobel laureates , 2 Turing Award winners , and 1 Fields medalist have been affiliated with the university as alumni , faculty members , or researchers .
The Pennsylvania State University Glee Club is an all-male choral ensemble at Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State ) . Founded in 1888 , the Penn State Glee club is the oldest organization at Penn State consisting of 60-80 undergraduate and graduate men from all colleges of the University . The Glee Club performs several concerts each year and goes on a tour during spring break . The Glee Club performs a variety of music from Broadway to Classical music , and has its place in Penn State tradition by singing University fight songs and performing at numerous events . Dr. Christopher Kiver is the current director of the Penn State Glee Club .
The Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State or PSU ) is a state-related , land-grant , doctoral university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania . Founded in 1855 as the Farmers ' High School of Pennsylvania , Penn State conducts teaching , research , and public service . Its instructional mission includes undergraduate , graduate , professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery . Its University Park campus , the flagship campus , lies within the Borough of State College and College Township . It has two law schools : Penn State Law , on the school 's University Park campus , and Dickinson Law , located in Carlisle , 90 miles south of State College . The College of Medicine is located in Hershey . Penn State has another 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special mission campuses located across the state . Penn State has been labeled one of the Public Ivies , a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League . Annual enrollment at the University Park campus totals more than 46,800 graduate and undergraduate students , making it one of the largest universities in the United States . It has the world 's largest dues-paying alumni association . The university 's total enrollment in 2015-16 was approximately 97,500 across its 24 campuses and online through its World Campus . The university offers more than 160 majors among all its campuses .
cThe University of Pittsburgh Men 's Glee Club ( also known as the Pitt Men 's Glee Club or PMGC ) is a men 's choir of students at the University of Pittsburgh and is the oldest nonathletic extracurricular group at the University . Founded in 1890 by John L. High , the Glee Club performs at First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh and normally goes on a concert tour each year , with an international tour every 3rd year . Recently , the Glee Club has performed in areas such as Texas , Philadelphia , New York City , Belgium , France , and a recent 125th anniversary tour of Italy in the spring of 2015 . As of 2016 , the club 's director is Richard Teaster , who has led the group and its subset , the Pantherhythms , since 1999 . The current officers of the group for 2018-2019 are Jake Harwas ( President ) , Ethan Paules ( Vice President ) , Zac Spicer ( Secretary ) Ben Ferrara ( Business Manager ) and Nico Robben ( Social and Outreach Chair ) .
The University of Pittsburgh ( Pitt ) is a state-related research university in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Pitt was founded as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on the edge of the American frontier . It developed and was renamed as Western University of Pennsylvania by a change to its charter in 1819 . After surviving two devastating fires and various relocations within the area , the school moved to its current location in the Oakland neighborhood of the city ; it was renamed as the University of Pittsburgh in 1908 . Pitt was a private institution until 1966 when it became part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education . The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus , home to the university 's central administration and 28,391 undergraduate , graduate , and professional students . The university also includes four undergraduate schools located at campuses within Western Pennsylvania : Bradford , Greensburg , Johnstown , and Titusville . The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus has multiple contributing historic buildings of the Schenley Farms Historic District , most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece , the Cathedral of Learning . The campus is situated adjacent to the flagship medical facilities of its closely affiliated University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ( UPMC ) , as well as the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh , Schenley Park , and Carnegie Mellon University . The university has an annual operating budget of approximately $ 2 billion . This includes nearly $ 940 million in research and development expenditures as of 2017 , the 16th-highest in the nation . A member of the Association of American Universities , Pitt is the third-largest recipient of federally sponsored health research funding among U.S. universities in 2018 and it is a major recipient of research funding from the National Institutes of Health .