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Stanford University tops the list of the best U.S. colleges in the latest WSJ/College Pulse rankings. Unlike other school rankings, this list emphasizes one point: How well did the college prepare ...

The Common Data Set can help prospective students know how much aid they could get to pay for college. Why don’t all schools provide it? By Ron Lieber A similar version of this column was published ...

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of best universities and colleges. Several central Illinois colleges are ranked highly. We took a look at how the region and the state fared in ...

The price of college is as high as ever, but many institutions, particularly in Massachusetts, have been offering tuition-free admission to those at certain income levels. All told, there are more ...

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Corrections & clarifications: University of Portland is No. 2 for regional colleges (west). U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 ranking for the best colleges in the United States, and several ...

Mr. Selingo is the author of “Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You.” Every fall, as another college admissions season begins in earnest, high school counselors witness a predictable ...

The rankings were out of 434 universities and colleges nationwide. The data was collected using a rigorous methodology that evaluates more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities with up to 17 ...

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...

U.S. News & World Report has announced its Best Colleges 2026 list. In all, the college prep list ranked seven Mississippi universities as some of the best in the nation. Another three were some of ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina is home to some of the nation’s top colleges, a new report says. The 2026 U.S. News & World Report listed 11 state ...