As with other aspects of the college search, find the athletic recruiting and institutional practices that give your student a relative advantage. Ask admissions and coaches to explain how applications of athletes are processed. Check out the article below and you will see Dartmouth’s take on the Ivy League. Note private scholarships with specific criteria are available for athletes at these schools.

Quoting from the first installment of an article in the Dartmouth college paper:

Ivy League institutions offer only need-based financial aid and do not grant any athletic scholarships, making it unique among athletic conferences. Ivy League athletes must also meet certain academic standards in order to be considered for admission.

http://thedartmouth.com/2012/03/05/news/athletics