The 8 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 U.S. 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 300 courses, of which around 250 are still active. Class Central has made a collection of all these, which you can explore below. I’ve split these courses into the following categories:
Computer Science
Business & Management
Humanities
Art & Design
Science
Health & Medicine
Mathematics
Education & Teaching
and Engineering
I’ve also assembled these courses on Class Central’s collection page for Ivy League MOOCs. This collection gets updated automatically as new courses are added. You can subscribe to receive updates by clicking the blue “follow” button there.
Ivy League MOOCs collection on Class Central
Computer Science (28 courses)
Introduction to Computer Science
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (52 ratings)
Algorithms, Part I
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (48 ratings)
Machine Learning
Georgia Institute of Technology via Udacity
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
Analysis of Algorithms
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (10 ratings)
Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (3 ratings)
Computer Architecture
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
Machine Learning
Brown University via Udacity
★★★★★ (1 rating)
Networks Illustrated: Principles without Calculus
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (3 ratings)
Software Defined Networking
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (5 ratings)
Machine Learning 1 — Supervised Learning
Brown University via Udacity
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning
Brown University via Udacity
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
Introduction to Bioconductor: Annotation and Analysis of Genomes and Genomic Assays
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
Statistics and R
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (13 ratings)
Networks: Friends, Money, and Bytes
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★☆☆ (1 rating)
The Computing Technology Inside Your Smartphone
Cornell University via edX
★★★★★ (2 ratings)
Using Python for Research
Harvard University via edX
Case Studies in Functional Genomics
Harvard University via edX
★★★☆☆ (1 rating)
Machine Learning for Data Science and Analytics
Columbia University via edX
★★★☆☆ (15 ratings)
Reinforcement Learning
Brown University via Udacity
★★☆☆☆ (6 ratings)
Enabling Technologies for Data Science and Analytics: The Internet of Things
Columbia University via edX
★☆☆☆☆ (5 ratings)
Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics
Columbia University via edX
★★☆☆☆ (13 ratings)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Columbia University via edX
★☆☆☆☆ (1 rating)
Machine Learning
Columbia University via edX
Big Data in Education
Columbia University via edX
High-performance Computing for Reproducible Genomics
Harvard University via edX
AP® Computer Science Principles
Harvard University via edX
Animation and CGI Motion
Columbia University via edX
Humanities (44 courses)
Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”)
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (128 ratings)
Moralities of Everyday Life
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★★ (31 ratings)
The Civil War and Reconstruction — 1865–1890: The Unfinished Revolution
Columbia University via edX
★★★★★ (5 ratings)
Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (9 ratings)
The Civil War and Reconstruction — 1861–1865: A New Birth of Freedom
Columbia University via edX
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
The Civil War and Reconstruction — 1850–1861: A Nation Divided
Columbia University via edX
★★★★★ (5 ratings)
American Capitalism: A History
Cornell University via edX
★★★★★ (3 ratings)
Visualizing Japan (1850s-1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (5 ratings)
Greek and Roman Mythology
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★☆ (11 ratings)
Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (1 rating)
The Book: Books in the Medieval Liturgy
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
Buddhism Through Its Scriptures
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
Effective Altruism
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★★ (2 ratings)
The Ethics of Eating
Cornell University via edX
★★★★★ (2 ratings)
Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (3 ratings)
Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★☆ (7 ratings)
Christianity Through Its Scriptures
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (2 ratings)
Masterpieces of World Literature
Harvard University via edX
★★★☆☆ (1 rating)
The Book: The Medieval Book of Hours: Art and Devotion in the Later Middle Ages
Harvard University via edX
★★★☆☆ (2 ratings)
The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours
Harvard University via edX
★★★☆☆ (2 ratings)
China (Part 1): Political and Intellectual Foundations: From the Sage Kings to Confucius and the Legalists
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (7 ratings)
China (Part 2): The Creation and End of Centralized Empire
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (6 ratings)
China (Part 3): Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
China (Part 4): Literati China: Examinations and Neo-Confucianism
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (6 ratings)
China (Part 5): From a Global Empire under the Mongols to a Global Economy under the Ming Dynasty
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
China (Part 6): The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (6 ratings)
China (Part 7): Invasions, Rebellions and the Fall of Imperial China
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
China (Part 8): Creating Modern China: The Birth of a Nation
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (5 ratings)
China (Part 9): China and Communism
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
China (Part 10): Greater China Today: The People’s Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
English for Journalism
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
English for Career Development
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community
Yale University via Coursera
Question Reality! Science, philosophy, and the search for meaning
Dartmouth via edX
The Book: Book Sleuthing: What 19th-Century Books Can Tell Us About the Rise of the Reading Public?
Harvard University via edX
Writing Case Studies: Science of Delivery
Princeton University via edX
The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century
Dartmouth via edX
Islam Through Its Scriptures
Harvard University via edX
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures
Harvard University via edX
Judaism Through Its Scriptures
Harvard University via edX
Hamlet’s Ghost
Harvard University via edX
English for Business and Entrepreneurship
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Social Sciences (37 courses)
Justice
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (27 ratings)
An Introduction to American Law
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (13 ratings)
Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (5 ratings)
The Book: Making and Meaning in the Medieval Manuscript
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (3 ratings)
America’s Unwritten Constitution
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★★ (3 ratings)
Buddhism and Modern Psychology
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (19 ratings)
Tangible Things: Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (5 ratings)
Moral Foundations of Politics
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (11 ratings)
The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 2: Introduction to the Transitional Gothic Script
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (2 ratings)
Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (7 ratings)
Microeconomics: When Markets Fail
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (1 rating)
The Book: Print and Manuscript in Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East (1450–1650)
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
The Book: The History of the Book in the 17th and 18th Century Europe
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
The Book: Scrolls in the Age of the Book
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
Intellectual Property Law and Policy — Part 1: IP and Patent Laws
University of Pennsylvania via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
The History of Medieval Medicine Through Jewish Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
JuryX: Deliberations for Social Change
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (2 ratings)
Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, Freedom
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★☆ (3 ratings)
American Government
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (3 ratings)
Paradoxes of War
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (9 ratings)
America’s Written Constitution
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (8 ratings)
A Law Student’s Toolkit
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 1: Reading the Late Medieval Marseille Archive
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (3 ratings)
Intellectual Property Law and Policy — Part 2: Copyright and Trademark Laws
University of Pennsylvania via edX
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (2 ratings)
Microeconomics: The Power of Markets
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★☆ (5 ratings)
Introduction to Sociology
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (4 ratings)
Wiretaps to Big Data: Privacy and Surveillance in the Age of Interconnection
Cornell University via edX
★★★☆☆ (1 rating)
Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy, and the Press
Harvard University via edX
★★★☆☆ (1 rating)
Networks, Crowds and Markets
Cornell University via edX
★★☆☆☆ (1 rating)
Top 10 Social Issues for the President’s First 100 Days
University of Pennsylvania via edX
Corruption
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Revolutionary Ideas: Borders, Elections, Constitutions, Prisons
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Social Norms, Social Change I
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Social Norms, Social Change II
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Making Government Work in Hard Places
Princeton University via edX
Freedom of Expression in the Age of Globalization
Columbia University via edX
Art & Design (16 courses)
Introduction to Classical Music
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★★ (14 ratings)
Gamification
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★☆ (52 ratings)
Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★★ (13 ratings)
First Nights: Handel’s Messiah and Baroque Oratorio
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
First Nights: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
First Nights: Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
First Nights: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
Hollywood: History, Industry, Art
University of Pennsylvania via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
First Nights: Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
Music and Social Action
Yale University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
Listening to World Music
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★★★☆ (3 ratings)
Introduction to Italian Opera
Dartmouth via edX
★★★☆☆ (2 ratings)
The Architectural Imagination
Harvard University via edX
The History of Music Production Techniques
Columbia University via Kadenze
Introduction to German Opera
Dartmouth via edX
Reinventing the Piano
Princeton University via Kadenze
Science (19 courses)
The Age of Sustainable Development
Columbia University via Coursera
★★★★★ (11 ratings)
Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (part 1)
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (7 ratings)
Principles of Biochemistry
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (3 ratings)
Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 2: Neurons and Networks
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (3 ratings)
Introduction to Sustainable Development
Columbia University via Coursera
★★★★★ (7 ratings)
Super-Earths And Life
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (4 ratings)
Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 1: Electrical Properties of the Neuron
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (7 ratings)
Sharks! Global Biodiversity, Biology, and Conservation
Cornell University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
The Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 3: The Brain
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (1 rating)
AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Cases
Harvard University via edX
★★★★★ (2 ratings)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Dartmouth via edX
★★★★☆ (5 ratings)
Imagining Other Earths
Princeton University via Coursera
★★★★☆ (1 rating)
High-Dimensional Data Analysis
Harvard University via edX
★★★★☆ (3 ratings)
Relativity and Astrophysics
Cornell University via edX
★★★★☆ (5 ratings)
The Einstein Revolution
Harvard University via edX
★★☆☆☆ (1 rating)
Cell Biology: Mitochondria
Harvard University via edX
★★☆☆☆ (1 rating)
Basic Behavioral Neurology
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
★★☆☆☆ (4 ratings)
Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action
Yale University via Coursera
Sustainability, Resilience, and Society
Harvard University via edX
Health & Medicine(19 subjects)
Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera