The 3 Most Popular Majors at Every Ivy League School

The 3 Most Popular Majors at Every Ivy League School An Ivy League education is often thought to be a ticket to future successes. The most recent admissions numbers â€" with acceptance rates in the single digits â€" shows just how sought after a degree from their campuses can be. So what do undergraduates at the eight Ivy League schools like to study? Turns out, it’s surprisingly similar no matter which school they attend. At six of the eight schools, economics is the most popular major among students who graduated in 2016. The most popular major at the two outliers, Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania, were engineering and finance, respectively. Scroll down to see the top three most popular majors across the Ivy League. Brown University Brown University's Carrie Tower Walter Bibikowâ€"Getty Images/AWL Images RM 1. Economics 2. Computer Science 3. Biology Columbia University Graduating students attend the Columbia University 2016 Commencement. TIMOTHY A. CLARYâ€"AFP/Getty Images 1. Economics 2. Political Science 3. Psychology Cornell University Dennis Macdonaldâ€"Getty Images 1. Engineering 2. Business, Management Marketing 3. Biological and Biomedical Sciences Dartmouth College Dartmouth College courtesy of Dartmouth College 1. Economics 2. Government 3. History Harvard University mark petersonâ€"Corbis via Getty Images 1. Economics 2. Government 3. Computer Science University of Pennsylvania John Greim/LOOP IMAGESâ€"Getty Images 1. Finance 2. Economics 3. Nursing Princeton University Corey Perrineâ€"Getty Images 1. Economics 2. Woodrow Wilson School (policy making, analysis, and evaluation) 3. Computer Science Yale University Bloombergâ€"Bloomberg via Getty Images 1. Economics 2. Political Science 3. History This article originally appeared in Business Insider.