Almost all the oldest universities in the United States are private colleges. Harvard and St. John’s College, for example, were founded before the 18th century and boast alumni and founders, ...

Niche.com ranked the top 10 colleges in California based on academics, admissions, finances, and student life. Stanford University, Harvey Mudd College, and Caltech are among the top three California ...

Smaller class sizes, grassy knolls, campus idyll — for low-income college students chasing that storied experience at ...

SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to provide $20 million in funding for a small private arts college in San Francisco backed by a tech CEO ran into fierce pushback from Democratic ...

Twenty universities in the United States were recently named the “New Ivies” by Forbes for 2025, highlighting which schools are enrolling the brightest students as employers continually warm to ...

Public community colleges in California are much more likely to offer strong ROIs for students compared to private nonprofit or for-profit institutions, according to a new study. A new statewide study ...

California has become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions in the college application process, a practice that has long been criticized as favoring white or wealthy students based on their ...

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