Several colleges in California have landed on the latest edition of the "Best Colleges" list, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Stacker compiled a list of the best colleges in America using 2026 rankings from Niche, which ranks schools on academics, admissions, cost, and more.

U.S. News and World Report released its 2026 ranking of the best colleges in the United States, and several Oregon colleges made the list.

The 2026 ranking from U.S. News shows Princeton University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University retaining their top three spots. Yale and Stanford tie for fourth ...

Inspections of California’s more than 400 traffic violator schools have effectively ceased in recent months, since the state Department of Motor Vehicles declined to renew its contract with a private ...

UC Merced ranked among the top five colleges in the nation for social mobility, U.S. News & World Report said, tying for third place with California State University-Long Beach. Founded in 2005, UC ...

California lawmakers consider a state proposition to fund billions in building projects and student housing for colleges and universities.

The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse rankings focus on how well colleges set their graduates up for financial success ...

It has been a tough year for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as the University of Southern California (USC) as they faced federal funding cuts and pressure to redefine its ...

When it comes to the Republican candidates for California governor in 2026, the two who regularly poll ahead of the others — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News host Steve Hilton ...

The Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan ranked No. 20 on the 2026 list of Best Colleges published by U.S. News & World Report and was one of a dozen Michigan schools included in the ranking.