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Here are 300 free Ivy League university courses you can take online right now

The eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania.

ByDhawal Shah
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The eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania.

All eight schools place in the top fifteen of the US News and World Report 2017 national university rankings.

These Ivy League schools are also highly selective and extremely hard to get into. But the good news is that all these universities now offer free online courses across multiple online course platforms.

So far, they’ve created over 430 courses, of which around 344 are still active. Here’s a collection of all of them, split into courses in the following subjects: Computer Science, Business & Management, Humanities, Art & Design, Science, Health & Medicine, Mathematics, Education & Teaching, and Engineering.

Humanities (59 courses)

Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”)


University of Pennsylvania

Moralities of Everyday Life


Yale University

Greek and Roman Mythology


University of Pennsylvania

Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors


University of Pennsylvania

China (Part 1): Political and Intellectual Foundations: From the Sage Kings to Confucius and the Legalists


Harvard University

Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors


University of Pennsylvania

China (Part 2): The Creation and End of Centralized Empire


Harvard University

China (Part 4): Literati China: Examinations and Neo-Confucianism


Harvard University

China (Part 6): The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty


Harvard University

Visualizing Japan (1850s-1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity


Harvard University

Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures


Harvard University

China (Part 8): Creating Modern China: The Birth of a Nation


Harvard University

The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1865-1890: The Unfinished Revolution


Columbia University

The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1850-1861: A House Divided


Columbia University

China (Part 10): Greater China Today: The People’s Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Harvard University

China (Part 9): China and Communism


Harvard University

China (Part 3): Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture


Harvard University

China (Part 5): From a Global Empire under the Mongols to a Global Economy under the Ming Dynasty


Harvard University

China (Part 7): Invasions, Rebellions and the Fall of Imperial China


Harvard University

English for Career Development


University of Pennsylvania

English for Journalism


University of Pennsylvania

The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1861 – 1865: A New Birth of Freedom


Columbia University

Effective Altruism


Princeton University

Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life


Yale University

American Capitalism: A History


Cornell University

The Ethics of Eating


Cornell University

Question Reality! Science, philosophy, and the search for meaning


Dartmouth

The Ancient Greek Hero


Harvard University

The Book: Books in the Medieval Liturgy


Harvard University

The Book: The Medieval Book of Hours: Art and Devotion in the Later Middle Ages


Harvard University

Christianity Through Its Scriptures


Harvard University

Masterpieces of World Literature


Harvard University

PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854


Harvard University

Buddhism Through Its Scriptures


Harvard University

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization


University of Pennsylvania

Hamlet’s Ghost


Harvard University

Wonders of Ancient Egypt


University of Pennsylvania

English for Business and Entrepreneurship


University of Pennsylvania

A Journey through Western Christianity: from Persecuted Faith to Global Religion (200 – 1650)


Yale University

Women Have Always Worked: The US Experience 1700 – 1920


Columbia University

The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century


Dartmouth

Religion, Conflict and Peace


Harvard University

Poetry in America: Whitman


Harvard University

The Book: Book Sleuthing: What 19th-Century Books Can Tell Us About the Rise of the Reading Public?


Harvard University

Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature


Harvard University

Modern Masterpieces of World Literature


Harvard University

Shylock’s Bond


Harvard University

Judaism Through Its Scriptures


Harvard University

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture


Harvard University

Islam Through Its Scriptures


Harvard University

Hinduism Through Its Scriptures


Harvard University

Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath


Harvard University

Poetry in America: Modernism


Harvard University

English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics


University of Pennsylvania

The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community


Yale University

Women Have Always Worked: The US Experience 1920 – 2016


Columbia University

Writing Case Studies: Science of Delivery


Princeton University

Fantastic Places, Unhuman Humans: Exploring Humanity Through Literature


Brown University

The Ethics of Memory


Brown University

Computer Science (23 courses)

CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science


Harvard University

Algorithms, Part I


Princeton University

Algorithms, Part II


Princeton University

Machine Learning for Data Science and Analytics


Columbia University

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies


Princeton University

Artificial Intelligence (AI)


Columbia University

Reinforcement Learning


Brown University

Computer Architecture


Princeton University

Machine Learning


Georgia Institute of Technology

Enabling Technologies for Data Science and Analytics: The Internet of Things


Columbia University

Machine Learning


Columbia University

Analysis of Algorithms


Princeton University

Networks Illustrated: Principles without Calculus


Princeton University

Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning


Brown University

CS50’s Computer Science for Business Professionals


Harvard University

CS50’s AP® Computer Science Principles


Harvard University

HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Administrative/IT Perspective)


Columbia University

Animation and CGI Motion


Columbia University

Networks: Friends, Money, and Bytes


Princeton University

CS50’s Understanding Technology


Harvard University

Data Structures and Software Design


University of Pennsylvania

Algorithm Design and Analysis


University of Pennsylvania

Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines


Princeton University

Art & Design (19 courses)

GamificationUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Classical Music


Yale University

Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society


University of Pennsylvania

Roman Architecture


Yale University

First Nights – Handel’s Messiah and Baroque Oratorio


Harvard University

Listening to World Music


University of Pennsylvania

Reinventing the Piano


Princeton University

Hollywood: History, Industry, Art


University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Italian Opera


Dartmouth

First Nights – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra


Harvard University

First Nights – Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century


Harvard University

Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots


Harvard University

Exposing Digital Photography


Harvard University

The Architectural Imagination


Harvard University

First Nights: Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera


Harvard University

Music and Social Action


Yale University

Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archeology


Harvard University

Age of Cathedrals


Yale University

Introduction to German Opera


Dartmouth

Business (66 courses)

Introduction to Marketing


University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Financial Accounting


University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Operations Management


Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Financial Markets


Yale University

Introduction to Corporate Finance


Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Customer Analytics


University of Pennsylvania

Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content


University of Pennsylvania

The Global Financial Crisis


Yale University

Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part I


Columbia University

Global Human Capital Trends


Columbia University

Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up


University of Pennsylvania

Operations Analytics


University of Pennsylvania

Accounting Analytics


University of Pennsylvania

Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity


University of Pennsylvania

Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling


University of Pennsylvania

Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators


University of Pennsylvania

More Introduction to Financial Accounting


University of Pennsylvania

A Preview Course on The 5 Killer Risks of Enterprise Risk Management


Columbia University

Entrepreneurship 3: Growth Strategies


University of Pennsylvania

Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability


University of Pennsylvania

Wharton Business Foundations Capstone


University of Pennsylvania

Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part II


Columbia University

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies


Harvard University

Arts and Culture Strategy


University of Pennsylvania

Introducción al Marketing


University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Global Hospitality Management


Cornell University

市场营销概论 (中文版）


University of Pennsylvania

Leading the Life You Want


University of Pennsylvania

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Strategic Approach


University of Pennsylvania

Introducción a las Finanzas Corporativas


University of Pennsylvania

Introducción a la Contabilidad Financiera


University of Pennsylvania

Construction Project Management


Columbia University

Construction Scheduling


Columbia University

Analytics in Python


Columbia University

Construction Finance


Columbia University

Entrepreneurship and Healthcare in Emerging Economies


Harvard University

Decision-Making and Scenarios


University of Pennsylvania

Modeling Risk and Realities


University of Pennsylvania

Managing the Value of Customer Relationships


University of Pennsylvania

Influence


University of Pennsylvania

Optimizing Diversity on Teams


University of Pennsylvania

Wharton Entrepreneurship Capstone


University of Pennsylvania

Business Strategies for Social Impact


University of Pennsylvania

Proyecto de Fundamentos Empresariales de Wharton


University of Pennsylvania

The Power of Team Culture


University of Pennsylvania

Wharton Business and Financial Modeling Capstone


University of Pennsylvania

Management Fundamentals


University of Pennsylvania

财务会计概论（中文版）


University of Pennsylvania

Introducción a la Gestión de Operaciones


University of Pennsylvania

运营管理概论（中文版）


University of Pennsylvania

Creating a Team Culture of Continuous Learning


University of Pennsylvania

Managing Social and Human Capital


University of Pennsylvania

企业金融概论（中文版）


University of Pennsylvania

Building High-Performing Teams


University of Pennsylvania

Global Trends for Business and Society


University of Pennsylvania

Financial Acumen for Non-Financial Managers


University of Pennsylvania

沃顿商务基础毕业项目 (中文版)


University of Pennsylvania

Crowdfunding


University of Pennsylvania

Business Analytics Capstone


University of Pennsylvania

Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control


Columbia University

Introduction to Corporate Finance


Columbia University

Marketing Analytics


Columbia University

Demand and Supply Analytics


Columbia University

Business Strategy from Wharton: Competitive Advantage


Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Retail Fundamentals


Dartmouth

Omnichannel Strategy and Management


Dartmouth

Health & Medicine (25 courses)

Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us


University of Pennsylvania

Fundamentals of Pharmacology


University of Pennsylvania

Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety


Harvard University

Introduction to Dental Medicine


University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Breast Cancer


Yale University

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster


Harvard University

United States Health Policy


Harvard University

Going Out on a Limb: Anatomy of the Upper Limb


University of Pennsylvania

The Opioid Crisis in America


Harvard University

Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective


Harvard University

Health and Society


Harvard University

Readings in Global Health


Harvard University

Essentials of Global Health


Yale University

HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Clinical Perspective)


Columbia University

The Science and Politics of the GMO


Cornell University

Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic


Harvard University

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results


Harvard University

Innovating in Health Care


Harvard University

Fundamentals of Clinical Trials


Harvard University

The Economics of Health Care Delivery


University of Pennsylvania

Health Care Innovation


University of Pennsylvania

The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and Disease


University of Pennsylvania

Feeding the World


University of Pennsylvania

HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Social/Peer Perspective)


Columbia University

Artful Medicine: Art’s Power to Enrich Patient Care


Brown University

Social Sciences (54 courses)

Justice


Harvard University

Buddhism and Modern Psychology


Princeton University

An Introduction to American Law


University of Pennsylvania

Moral Foundations of Politics


Yale University

Paradoxes of War


Princeton University

America’s Written Constitution


Yale University

Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract


Harvard University

Designing Cities


University of Pennsylvania

Tangible Things: Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You


Harvard University

Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases


University of Pennsylvania

Microeconomics: The Power of Markets


University of Pennsylvania

American Government


Harvard University

Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, Freedom


University of Pennsylvania

A Law Student’s Toolkit


Yale University

Introduction to Sociology


Princeton University

The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 1: Reading the Late Medieval Marseille Archive


Harvard University

The Book: Making and Meaning in the Medieval Manuscript


Harvard University

America’s Unwritten Constitution


Yale University

JuryX: Deliberations for Social Change


Harvard University

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics


Harvard University

The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 2: Introduction to the Transitional Gothic Script


Harvard University

Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills


University of Pennsylvania

The History of Medieval Medicine Through Jewish Manuscripts


University of Pennsylvania

Networks, Crowds and Markets


Cornell University

The Book: The History of the Book in the 17th and 18th Century Europe


Harvard University

The Book: Scrolls in the Age of the Book


Harvard University

The Book: Print and Manuscript in Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East (1450-1650)


Harvard University

Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy, and the Press


Harvard University

Revolutionary Ideas: Borders, Elections, Constitutions, Prisons


University of Pennsylvania

English for Media Literacy


University of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions


University of Pennsylvania

Social Norms, Social Change II


University of Pennsylvania

Corruption


University of Pennsylvania

Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 1


University of Pennsylvania

Social Norms, Social Change I


University of Pennsylvania

Microeconomics: When Markets Fail


University of Pennsylvania

Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 2


University of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science


University of Pennsylvania

Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing


Yale University

Making Government Work in Hard Places


Princeton University

Wiretaps to Big Data: Privacy and Surveillance in the Age of Interconnection


Cornell University

Reclaiming Broken Places: Introduction to Civic Ecology


Cornell University

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life


Harvard University

PredictionX: Diviner’s Guide


Harvard University

Network Dynamics of Social Behavior


University of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being


University of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods


University of Pennsylvania

Top 10 Social Issues for the President’s First 100 Days


University of Pennsylvania

The Science of Well-Being


Yale University

Risk and Return and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital


Columbia University

Freedom of Expression in the Age of Globalization


Columbia University

Global Muckraking: Investigative Journalism and Global Media


Columbia University

Economics of Money and Banking


Columbia University

Structuring Business Agreements for Success


Cornell University

Data Science (21 courses)

Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics


Columbia University

Statistics and R


Harvard University

Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models


University of Pennsylvania

People Analytics


University of Pennsylvania

High-Dimensional Data Analysis


Harvard University

Introduction to Bioconductor: Annotation and Analysis of Genomes and Genomic Assays


Harvard University

Data Science: R Basics


Harvard University

Case Studies in Functional Genomics


Harvard University

Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions


Harvard University

Big Data and Education


Columbia University

Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Science


Harvard University

Data Science: Inference and Modeling


Harvard University

Data Science: Visualization


Harvard University

High-performance Computing for Reproducible Genomics


Harvard University

Data Science: Linear Regression


Harvard University

Data Science: Capstone


Harvard University

Data Science: Wrangling


Harvard University

Data Science: Machine Learning


Harvard University

Data Science: Productivity Tools


Harvard University

Data Science: Probability


Harvard University

Data, Models and Decisions in Business Analytics


Columbia University

Education & Teaching (17 courses)

Leaders of Learning


Harvard University

Applying to US Universities


University of Pennsylvania

American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice


University of Pennsylvania

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 1: History and Politics of US Education


Harvard University

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 3: Accountability and National Standards


Harvard University

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 2: Teacher Policies


Harvard University

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 4: School Choice


Harvard University

Orchestrating Whole Classroom Discussion


University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Online and Blended Teaching


University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Family Engagement in Education


Harvard University

Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching


Harvard University

Saving Schools: Reforming the US Education System


Harvard University

Understanding Classroom Interaction


University of Pennsylvania

How to Apply to College


University of Pennsylvania

The Science of Learning – What Every Teacher Should Know


Columbia University

Innovating Instruction: Reimagining Teaching with Technology


Columbia University

University Studies for Student Veterans


Columbia University

Science (25 courses)

The Age of Sustainable Development


Columbia University

Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 1: Electrical Properties of the Neuron


Harvard University

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (part 1)


Harvard University

Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 2: Neurons and Networks


Harvard University

Introduction to Environmental Science


Dartmouth

Principles of Biochemistry


Harvard University

Relativity and Astrophysics


Cornell University

Super-Earths And Life


Harvard University

Basic Behavioral Neurology


University of Pennsylvania

Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management


Harvard Medical School

Sharks! Global Biodiversity, Biology, and Conservation


Cornell University

The Quantum World


Harvard University

AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Cases


Harvard University

Imagining Other Earths


Princeton University

The Climate-Energy Challenge


Harvard University

Cell Biology: Mitochondria


Harvard University

The Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 3: The Brain


Harvard University

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (physics)


Harvard University

MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe


Harvard University

宇宙之旅：对话 (Journey of the Universe: Weaving Knowledge and Action)


Yale University

宇宙之旅：展现生命 (Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life)


Yale University

Anatomy of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis


Yale University

Thomas Berry的世界观：地球社区的繁荣 (The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community)


Yale University

Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action


Yale University

Bipedalism: The Science of Upright Walking


Dartmouth

Engineering (16 courses)

Robotics: Aerial Robotics


University of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Computational Motion Planning


University of Pennsylvania

Energy Within Environmental Constraints


Harvard University

Robotics: Perception


University of Pennsylvania

The Art of Structural Engineering: Bridges


Princeton University

Robotics: Mobility


University of Pennsylvania

A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations


Cornell University

The Engineering of Structures Around Us


Dartmouth

Robotics: Estimation and Learning


University of Pennsylvania

MOS Transistors


Columbia University

Robotics: Locomotion Engineering


University of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Capstone


University of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Vision Intelligence and Machine Learning


University of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Dynamics and Control


University of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Fundamentals


University of Pennsylvania

Robotics


Columbia University

Mathematics (11 courses)

Introduction to Linear Models and Matrix Algebra


Harvard University

Calculus: Single Variable Part 1 – Functions


University of Pennsylvania

Calculus: Single Variable Part 2 – Differentiation


University of Pennsylvania

Calculus: Single Variable Part 3 – Integration


University of Pennsylvania

Statistical Inference and Modeling for High-throughput Experiments


Harvard University

Calculus: Single Variable Part 4 – Applications


University of Pennsylvania

Analytic Combinatorics


Princeton University

Calculus Applied!


Harvard University

Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up


Harvard University

Single Variable Calculus


University of Pennsylvania

A Crash Course in Causality: Inferring Causal Effects from Observational Data


University of Pennsylvania

Programming (4 courses)

Using Python for Research


Harvard University

Programming for the Web with JavaScript


University of Pennsylvania

The Computing Technology Inside Your Smartphone


Cornell University

Software Development Fundamentals


University of Pennsylvania

Personal Development (4 courses)

Introduction to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled and Persuasive Negotiator


Yale University

A Preview Course on Collaborative Knowledge Services


Columbia University

Success


University of Pennsylvania

Improving Communication Skills


University of Pennsylvania

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