Here are the average salaries of professors at all 8 Ivy League schools

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Cornell University: $175,682

Cornell University: $175,682

Out of all the Ivy League institutions, Cornell professors make the least. However, that isn't to say that they aren't paid generously. Cornell pays their professors an average of $175,682 a year — roughly $80,000 more than the national average salary for college professors.

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Brown University: $181,173

Brown University: $181,173

In 2018, Brown University employed 1,023 instructional faculty members. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the average salary for a Brown University professor is $181,173.

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Dartmouth College: $188,163

Dartmouth College: $188,163

The 2019 tuition and fees cost for attending Dartmouth College is $76,623 per year, according to the school's website. Professors at Dartmouth make $188,163 per year on average.

Princeton University: $213,769

Princeton University: $213,769

Princeton is a for-profit university in Princeton, New Jersey. The average salary of a professor at Princeton is $213,769 per year. The student to faculty ratio is 20%.

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Yale University: $214,575

Yale University: $214,575

The cost of attending Yale University in New Haven, CT is $53,430. Professors there are paid $214,575. It is classified as a research university by Carnegie Classification and the highest degree you can receive from Yale is a Doctorate.

University of Pennsylvania: $217,411

University of Pennsylvania: $217,411

University of Pennsylvania professors are paid generous salaries — they make an average of $217,411 per year. There are more than 5,000 professors at Penn, and they offer "an integrated, multi-disciplinary point of view," according to the university's website.

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Columbia: $223,427

Columbia: $223,427

At $223,427 a year, Columbia professors make the second-highest salaries. Columbia has a total enrollment of 30,454 students and employs 4,205 faculty members. The cost to attend Columbia is $59,430 per year.

Harvard University: $226,394

Harvard University: $226,394

Harvard professors make the most out of all Ivy League professors. They earn an average of $226,394 each year. Student tuition is $50,420 per year and total student enrollment is 31,120.

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