They have rigorous vetting and admission processes, making gaining admission to study there extremely difficult.

The Ivy league schools are now offering free online courses across multiple platforms.

Here is a collection of them:

Humanities (59 courses)

Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”)University of Pennsylvania

Moralities of Everyday LifeYale University

Greek and Roman MythologyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His PredecessorsUniversity of Pennsylvania

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

Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His SuccessorsUniversity of Pennsylvania

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

China (Part 4): Literati China: Examinations and Neo-ConfucianismHarvard University

China (Part 6): The Manchus and the Qing DynastyHarvard University

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

Religious Literacy: Traditions and ScripturesHarvard University

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

The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1865-1890: The Unfinished RevolutionColumbia University

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

China (Part 10): Greater China Today: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong KongHarvard University

China (Part 9): China and CommunismHarvard University

China (Part 3): Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic CultureHarvard University

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

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

English for Career DevelopmentUniversity of Pennsylvania

English for JournalismUniversity of Pennsylvania

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

Effective AltruismPrinceton University

Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of LifeYale University

American Capitalism: A HistoryCornell University

The Ethics of EatingCornell University

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

The Ancient Greek HeroHarvard University

The Book: Books in the Medieval LiturgyHarvard University

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

Christianity Through Its ScripturesHarvard University

Masterpieces of World LiteratureHarvard University

PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854Harvard University

Buddhism Through Its ScripturesHarvard University

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its CivilizationUniversity of Pennsylvania

Hamlet’s GhostHarvard University

Wonders of Ancient EgyptUniversity of Pennsylvania

English for Business and EntrepreneurshipUniversity 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 – 1920Columbia University

The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th CenturyDartmouth

Religion, Conflict and PeaceHarvard University

Poetry in America: WhitmanHarvard 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 LiteratureHarvard University

Modern Masterpieces of World LiteratureHarvard University

Shylock’s BondHarvard University

Judaism Through Its ScripturesHarvard University

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese CultureHarvard University

Islam Through Its ScripturesHarvard University

Hinduism Through Its ScripturesHarvard University

Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its AftermathHarvard University

Poetry in America: ModernismHarvard University

English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth CommunityYale University

Women Have Always Worked: The US Experience 1920 – 2016Columbia University

Writing Case Studies: Science of DeliveryPrinceton University

Fantastic Places, Unhuman Humans: Exploring Humanity Through LiteratureBrown University

The Ethics of MemoryBrown University

Computer Science (23 courses)

CS50's Introduction to Computer ScienceHarvard University

Algorithms, Part IPrinceton University

Algorithms, Part IIPrinceton University

Machine Learning for Data Science and AnalyticsColumbia University

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency TechnologiesPrinceton University

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Columbia University

Reinforcement LearningBrown University

Computer ArchitecturePrinceton University

Machine LearningGeorgia Institute of Technology

Enabling Technologies for Data Science and Analytics: The Internet of ThingsColumbia University

Machine LearningColumbia University

Analysis of AlgorithmsPrinceton University

Networks Illustrated: Principles without CalculusPrinceton University

Machine Learning: Unsupervised LearningBrown University

CS50's Computer Science for Business ProfessionalsHarvard University

CS50's AP® Computer Science PrinciplesHarvard University

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

Animation and CGI MotionColumbia University

Networks: Friends, Money, and BytesPrinceton University

CS50's Understanding TechnologyHarvard University

Data Structures and Software DesignUniversity of Pennsylvania

Algorithm Design and AnalysisUniversity of Pennsylvania

Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and MachinesPrinceton University

Art & Design (19 courses)

GamificationUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Classical MusicYale University

Design: Creation of Artifacts in SocietyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Roman ArchitectureYale University

First Nights – Handel's Messiah and Baroque OratorioHarvard University

Listening to World MusicUniversity of Pennsylvania

Reinventing the PianoPrinceton University

Hollywood: History, Industry, ArtUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Italian OperaDartmouth

First Nights – Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century OrchestraHarvard University

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

Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and RiotsHarvard University

Exposing Digital PhotographyHarvard University

The Architectural ImaginationHarvard University

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

Music and Social ActionYale University

Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and ArcheologyHarvard University

Age of CathedralsYale University

Introduction to German OperaDartmouth

Business (66 courses)

Introduction to MarketingUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Financial AccountingUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Operations ManagementWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Financial MarketsYale University

Introduction to Corporate FinanceWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Customer AnalyticsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious ContentUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Global Financial CrisisYale University

Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part IColumbia University

Global Human Capital TrendsColumbia University

Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-UpUniversity of Pennsylvania

Operations AnalyticsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Accounting AnalyticsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the OpportunityUniversity of Pennsylvania

Fundamentals of Quantitative ModelingUniversity of Pennsylvania

Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and InnovatorsUniversity of Pennsylvania

More Introduction to Financial AccountingUniversity of Pennsylvania

A Preview Course on The 5 Killer Risks of Enterprise Risk ManagementColumbia University

Entrepreneurship 3: Growth StrategiesUniversity of Pennsylvania

Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and ProfitabilityUniversity of Pennsylvania

Wharton Business Foundations CapstoneUniversity of Pennsylvania

Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part IIColumbia University

Entrepreneurship in Emerging EconomiesHarvard University

Arts and Culture StrategyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introducción al MarketingUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Global Hospitality ManagementCornell University

市场营销概论 (中文版）University of Pennsylvania

Leading the Life You WantUniversity of Pennsylvania

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Strategic ApproachUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introducción a las Finanzas CorporativasUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introducción a la Contabilidad FinancieraUniversity of Pennsylvania

Construction Project ManagementColumbia University

Construction SchedulingColumbia University

Analytics in PythonColumbia University

Construction FinanceColumbia University

Entrepreneurship and Healthcare in Emerging EconomiesHarvard University

Decision-Making and ScenariosUniversity of Pennsylvania

Modeling Risk and RealitiesUniversity of Pennsylvania

Managing the Value of Customer RelationshipsUniversity of Pennsylvania

InfluenceUniversity of Pennsylvania

Optimizing Diversity on TeamsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Wharton Entrepreneurship CapstoneUniversity of Pennsylvania

Business Strategies for Social ImpactUniversity of Pennsylvania

Proyecto de Fundamentos Empresariales de WhartonUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Power of Team CultureUniversity of Pennsylvania

Wharton Business and Financial Modeling CapstoneUniversity of Pennsylvania

Management FundamentalsUniversity of Pennsylvania

财务会计概论（中文版）University of Pennsylvania

Introducción a la Gestión de OperacionesUniversity of Pennsylvania

运营管理概论（中文版）University of Pennsylvania

Creating a Team Culture of Continuous LearningUniversity of Pennsylvania

Managing Social and Human CapitalUniversity of Pennsylvania

企业金融概论（中文版）University of Pennsylvania

Building High-Performing TeamsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Global Trends for Business and SocietyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Financial Acumen for Non-Financial ManagersUniversity of Pennsylvania

沃顿商务基础毕业项目 (中文版)University of Pennsylvania

CrowdfundingUniversity of Pennsylvania

Business Analytics CapstoneUniversity of Pennsylvania

Construction Cost Estimating and Cost ControlColumbia University

Introduction to Corporate FinanceColumbia University

Marketing AnalyticsColumbia University

Demand and Supply AnalyticsColumbia University

Business Strategy from Wharton: Competitive AdvantageWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Retail FundamentalsDartmouth

Omnichannel Strategy and ManagementDartmouth

Health & Medicine (25 courses)

Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling UsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Fundamentals of PharmacologyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and SafetyHarvard University

Introduction to Dental MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Breast CancerYale University

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and DisasterHarvard University

United States Health PolicyHarvard University

Going Out on a Limb: Anatomy of the Upper LimbUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Opioid Crisis in AmericaHarvard University

Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial PerspectiveHarvard University

Health and SocietyHarvard University

Readings in Global HealthHarvard University

Essentials of Global HealthYale University

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

The Science and Politics of the GMOCornell University

Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next PandemicHarvard University

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting ResultsHarvard University

Innovating in Health CareHarvard University

Fundamentals of Clinical TrialsHarvard University

The Economics of Health Care DeliveryUniversity of Pennsylvania

Health Care InnovationUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and DiseaseUniversity of Pennsylvania

Feeding the WorldUniversity of Pennsylvania

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

Artful Medicine: Art’s Power to Enrich Patient CareBrown University

Social Sciences (54 courses)

JusticeHarvard University

Buddhism and Modern Psychology Princeton University

An Introduction to American LawUniversity of Pennsylvania

Moral Foundations of Politics Yale University

Paradoxes of WarPrinceton University

America's Written ConstitutionYale University

Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to ContractHarvard University

Designing CitiesUniversity of Pennsylvania

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

Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court CasesUniversity of Pennsylvania

Microeconomics: The Power of MarketsUniversity of Pennsylvania

American GovernmentHarvard University

Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, FreedomUniversity of Pennsylvania

A Law Student's ToolkitYale University

Introduction to SociologyPrinceton University

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

The Book: Making and Meaning in the Medieval ManuscriptHarvard University

America's Unwritten ConstitutionYale University

JuryX: Deliberations for Social ChangeHarvard University

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and GeneticsHarvard University

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

Positive Psychology: Resilience SkillsUniversity of Pennsylvania

The History of Medieval Medicine Through Jewish ManuscriptsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Networks, Crowds and MarketsCornell University

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

The Book: Scrolls in the Age of the BookHarvard 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 PressHarvard University

Revolutionary Ideas: Borders, Elections, Constitutions, PrisonsUniversity of Pennsylvania

English for Media LiteracyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Applications and InterventionsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Social Norms, Social Change IIUniversity of Pennsylvania

CorruptionUniversity of Pennsylvania

Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 1University of Pennsylvania

Social Norms, Social Change IUniversity of Pennsylvania

Microeconomics: When Markets FailUniversity of Pennsylvania

Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 2University of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary ScienceUniversity of Pennsylvania

Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child RearingYale University

Making Government Work in Hard PlacesPrinceton University

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

Reclaiming Broken Places: Introduction to Civic EcologyCornell University

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban LifeHarvard University

PredictionX: Diviner’s GuideHarvard University

Network Dynamics of Social BehaviorUniversity of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-beingUniversity of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research MethodsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Top 10 Social Issues for the President’s First 100 DaysUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Science of Well-BeingYale University

Risk and Return and the Weighted Average Cost of CapitalColumbia University

Freedom of Expression in the Age of GlobalizationColumbia University

Global Muckraking: Investigative Journalism and Global MediaColumbia University

Economics of Money and BankingColumbia University

Structuring Business Agreements for SuccessCornell University

Data Science (21 courses)

Statistical Thinking for Data Science and AnalyticsColumbia University

Statistics and RHarvard University

Introduction to Spreadsheets and ModelsUniversity of Pennsylvania

People AnalyticsUniversity of Pennsylvania

High-Dimensional Data AnalysisHarvard University

Introduction to Bioconductor: Annotation and Analysis of Genomes and Genomic AssaysHarvard University

Data Science: R BasicsHarvard University

Case Studies in Functional GenomicsHarvard University

Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your ConclusionsHarvard University

Big Data and EducationColumbia University

Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible ScienceHarvard University

Data Science: Inference and ModelingHarvard University

Data Science: VisualizationHarvard University

High-performance Computing for Reproducible GenomicsHarvard University

Data Science: Linear RegressionHarvard University

Data Science: CapstoneHarvard University

Data Science: WranglingHarvard University

Data Science: Machine LearningHarvard University

Data Science: Productivity ToolsHarvard University

Data Science: ProbabilityHarvard University

Data, Models and Decisions in Business AnalyticsColumbia University

Education & Teaching (17 courses)

Leaders of LearningHarvard University

Applying to US UniversitiesUniversity of Pennsylvania

American Education Reform: History, Policy, PracticeUniversity of Pennsylvania

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

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 3: Accountability and National StandardsHarvard University

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 2: Teacher PoliciesHarvard University

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 4: School ChoiceHarvard University

Orchestrating Whole Classroom DiscussionUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Online and Blended TeachingUniversity of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Family Engagement in EducationHarvard University

Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & TeachingHarvard University

Saving Schools: Reforming the US Education SystemHarvard University

Understanding Classroom InteractionUniversity of Pennsylvania

How to Apply to CollegeUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Science of Learning – What Every Teacher Should KnowColumbia University

Innovating Instruction: Reimagining Teaching with TechnologyColumbia University

University Studies for Student VeteransColumbia University

Science (25 courses)

The Age of Sustainable DevelopmentColumbia University

Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 1: Electrical Properties of the NeuronHarvard University

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

Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 2: Neurons and NetworksHarvard University

Introduction to Environmental ScienceDartmouth

Principles of BiochemistryHarvard University

Relativity and AstrophysicsCornell University

Super-Earths And LifeHarvard University

Basic Behavioral NeurologyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data ManagementHarvard Medical School

Sharks! Global Biodiversity, Biology, and ConservationCornell University

The Quantum WorldHarvard University

AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal CasesHarvard University

Imagining Other EarthsPrinceton University

The Climate-Energy ChallengeHarvard University

Cell Biology: MitochondriaHarvard University

The Fundamentals of Neuroscience Part 3: The BrainHarvard University

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

MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the GlobeHarvard 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 PelvisYale 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 ActionYale University

Bipedalism: The Science of Upright WalkingDartmouth

Engineering (16 courses)

Robotics: Aerial RoboticsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Computational Motion PlanningUniversity of Pennsylvania

Energy Within Environmental ConstraintsHarvard University

Robotics: PerceptionUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Art of Structural Engineering: BridgesPrinceton University

Robotics: MobilityUniversity of Pennsylvania

A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering SimulationsCornell University

The Engineering of Structures Around UsDartmouth

Robotics: Estimation and LearningUniversity of Pennsylvania

MOS TransistorsColumbia University

Robotics: Locomotion EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania

Robotics: CapstoneUniversity of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Vision Intelligence and Machine LearningUniversity of Pennsylvania

Robotics: Dynamics and ControlUniversity of Pennsylvania

Robotics: FundamentalsUniversity of Pennsylvania

RoboticsColumbia University

Mathematics (11 courses)

Introduction to Linear Models and Matrix AlgebraHarvard University

Calculus: Single Variable Part 1 – FunctionsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Calculus: Single Variable Part 2 – DifferentiationUniversity of Pennsylvania

Calculus: Single Variable Part 3 – IntegrationUniversity of Pennsylvania

Statistical Inference and Modeling for High-throughput ExperimentsHarvard University

Calculus: Single Variable Part 4 – ApplicationsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Analytic CombinatoricsPrinceton University

Calculus Applied!Harvard University

Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground UpHarvard University

Single Variable CalculusUniversity of Pennsylvania

A Crash Course in Causality: Inferring Causal Effects from Observational DataUniversity of Pennsylvania

Programming (4 courses)

Using Python for ResearchHarvard University

Programming for the Web with JavaScriptUniversity of Pennsylvania

The Computing Technology Inside Your SmartphoneCornell University

Software Development FundamentalsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Personal Development (4 courses)

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

A Preview Course on Collaborative Knowledge ServicesColumbia University

SuccessUniversity of Pennsylvania

Improving Communication SkillsUniversity of Pennsylvania