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Among public universities, Binghamton University is the best value in New York, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 College Rankings.U.S. News and World Report bases its comprehensive college rankings on a variety of factors, including graduation rates, first-year retention rates, first-generation graduation rates, graduates who earn more than high school graduates, borrower debt, peer ratings, financial resources per student, faculty salaries, standardized tests and citations per publication.The best value schools are determined by the quality of academics relative to the price paid by students who receive need-based aid, the number of students who receive that aid, especially those…

After 57 years based in Oakland, the Oakland Athletics will play their final home game in the Bay Area on Thursday, September 24 against the Texas Rangers. To express his gratitude to the Oakland fans, team owner John Fisher sent an email thanking the fans and attempting to explain the situation.This was not well received by fans.Throughout the whole effort to get the Athletics out of Oakland, fans had made it clear they wanted the team to stay in Oakland. The team’s ticket sales had been consistently low, in large part due to the owners’ unwillingness to renovate the outdated…

The 2025 U.S. News & World Report college rankings were released, giving high school students the opportunity to learn about colleges they may not have previously considered attending.Two South Carolina universities were named to the national rankings, with Clemson University topping the state at No. 80. The University of South Carolina also made the national rankings at No. 121.If you want to know if your college is ranked among the top, there are other lists that feature SC schools, such as national liberal arts colleges and regional college lists.Here’s what you need to know about the rankings:How are university rankings…

U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the best colleges in the nation has been released, and a Rhode Island university has been ranked in the top 20.The publication releases rankings of the best universities each year based on several factors, including academic reputation, cost of attendance, and return on investment.Brown University was the highest-ranked university in Rhode Island, coming in at No. 13 on the list.Several other New England universities also scored highly on the list, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.Here’s what you need to know:The nation’s best colleges according to U.S. News & World…

Georgia’s top universities have once again proven their excellence as they appeared in U.S. News’ 2025 National College Rankings, showcasing some of the state’s best institutions.These rankings comprehensively evaluate the nation’s roughly 1,500 four-year, bachelor’s degree-granting institutions and categorize them into different groups based on the institutions’ academic missions.Emory University tops U.S. news listComing out on top in Georgia is Emory University in Atlanta, earning an impressive position in the nation at No. 24. Known for its rigorous academic programs and vibrant campus life, Emory University continues to maintain its reputation as a top-tier educational institution.Georgia Tech tops U.S. News…

A new list of the best colleges in the country has been released, and some big-name Texas universities have made an appearance.US News & World Report released its rankings of the Best Colleges for 2025, evaluating nearly 1,500 universities on 17 factors that emphasize social mobility and post-graduation success. With this in mind, most of these factors are linked to a range of outcome indicators.”Now in its 40th year, our Best Colleges rankings remain a trusted source of information for students and their families,” said Dr. Lamont Jones, U.S. News education editor in chief. “By considering factors like social mobility…

Florida A&M University has steadily climbed the top 100 in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2024-2025” rankings.After making a big jump last year, FAMU made another big jump in the latest rankings, surging to 81st place, a 10-place jump from 91st, which would put the university at 103rd place in 2023 and 12 spots up on its way to achieving its long-standing goal of entering the top 100.But the ranking puts the school in a tie for 81st place with nine other universities: Montclair State University, Stockton University, University of Cincinnati, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University…

Love them or hate them, college rankings have been a mainstay of higher education for decades.While many universities tout their rankings on the annual list, some critics say the lists unfairly favor certain schools, but students and parents often rely on them to help them decide which colleges are right for them.It seems like there are ranking systems for everything, from ranking schools by region and major to campus safety and partying.College: Can a focus on social mobility save higher education? Some experts say yesU.S. News & World Report on Tuesday released its 2025 rankings of more than 1,500 four-year…

The University of Iowa and Iowa State University dropped in rank on the 2025 U.S. News Best Colleges list, but one school remained in the top 100.The Wall Street Journal has rated Iowa State University the best public university in Iowa, but U.S. News has a different take, ranking the University of Iowa 23 places higher.U.S. News divided its rankings into four categories: national universities, national liberal arts colleges, regional universities and regional junior colleges, which are ranked by region and not across the nation, the magazine said.Iowa had three schools ranked among the top 200 universities in the nation…

Florida State University remained in the same position as last year in U.S. News & World Report’s latest “Best Colleges for 2024-2025″ rankings.FSU remains ranked 23rd in the annual national report, but is tied with the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and the College of William & Mary, creating a sense of deja vu as those three schools shared the same spot in the top 25 last year.”We’ve made dramatic progress as a university, but the data used for some of these rankings lags behind what’s actually happening at the university,” Florida State University President Richard McCullough said in an interview…