New York school makes 'New Ivy League' colleges list

Columbia and CCNY protesters arraigned

Some of the protesters arrested Tuesday night faced a judge on Thursday. FOX 5 NY's Antwan Lewis was in the courtroom as this was taking place.

NEW YORK - A university in New York made Forbes' list of "New Ivies," a new list of the top schools beyond those with the once-coveted distinction.

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Forbes reported earlier this week that "something feels distinctly off on Ivy League campuses," thanks to complaints over admissions policies, grade inflation, and university officials' responses to on-campus protests.

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'New Ivy League' colleges list released as legacy schools lose luster

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'New Ivy League' colleges list released as legacy schools lose luster

Forbes rolls out list of 'New Ivies,' saying traditional Ivy League 'losing its standing.'

After disqualifying the eight original Ivy League schools – Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Penn, Columbia, Dartmouth and Cornell – along with "Ivy-plus" schools Stanford, MIT, Duke and the University of Chicago, Forbes used several data points like standardized test scores and surveys of hiring managers to determine the top public and private institutions in the country to replace the legacies.

Binghamton University made the list of the 10 "Public Ivies" that "attract high-achievers and turn out hard-working, highly-regarded employees."

LOWELL, MA - FEBRUARY 04: Binghamton University Bearcats guard Timmy Rose (4) drives past UMass Lowell Riverhawks guard/forward Logan Primerano (23) during the second half of the game between the Binghamton University Bearcats and the UMass Lowell Ri

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Here's the complete list:

Public Ivies

Binghamton University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Florida
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of Texas - Austin
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Columbia University protesters rally after arrests

Hundreds of protesters from Columbia University and CCNY gathered in Harlem as they stated that they are undeterred in their demands that the school cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the war in Gaza.