Public Ivies are chosen , according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education , to be able to be `` successfully competing with the Ivy League schools in academic rigor ... attracting superstar faculty and in competing for the best and brightest students of all races . '' Public Ivies are considered , according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education , to be capable of `` successfully competing with the Ivy League schools in academic rigor ... attracting superstar faculty and in competing for the best and brightest students of all races . ''