Ivy League clinches top 3 spots in ranking of best U.S. colleges
Corrections & clarifications: This story was updated to remove an accompanying video about college rankings. Yale remains the top university in the United States, according to new data released...
View ArticlePrinceton's still No. 1, but other Ivies slipped in the 2017 U.S. News best...
The campus of Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. (Princeton University) Think Ivy Leagues are the best place for an education? Well, some of them still are — though others are slipping in U.S....
View ArticleYale apologizes for racist imagery on football program cover
Yale University (iStock) NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University officials are apologizing for using racist images of Native Americans on the cover of the program for last weekend’s football game...
View Article'Tolerant' educators exile Trump voters from campus: Glenn Reynolds
One of the more amusing bits of fallout from last week’s election has been the safe-space response of many colleges and universities to the election of the “wrong” candidate. But on closer...
View ArticleApplications for the class of 2021 are seriously exploding
It’s application season on turbo. Essays, recommendation letters and informational forms for admittance to the university class of 2021 are at higher levels at schools around the country this year —...
View ArticleDo you know where the presidents of the United States went to college?
Mount Rushmore is one of the most famous travel destinations in South Dakota. (Photo: Getty Images) Sixteen attended Ivy League schools. One had a Ph.D. Twelve had no formal degrees. Eight didn’t go to...
View ArticleCampus news of the week: Sexual misconduct, food stamps and support for...
Welcome to the weekly Campus news of the week roundup here at USA TODAY College. There are around five thousand colleges and universities in the U.S. Here’s a snapshot of the most compelling stories...
View ArticleIt's harder than it's ever been to get into the Ivy League
Yale University. (Photo: istock/Getty Images) It’s admissions season — and this one is one like no other. College application numbers for a spot in the Class of 2021 defied expectations, setting...
View ArticleThese students' acceptance letters are #goals
Lakota East seniors and quadruplet brothers from left, Zachary, Aaron, Nigel, and Nick Wade pose together at Lakota East High School, in Liberty Township, Ohio, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. All the...
View ArticleHere's what it really takes to get into the Ivy League these days
Many prospective Harvard students touch the left shoe of the John Harvard statue for luck. But you need way more than luck to get in. (iStock/Getty Images) The eight Ivy League schools — Brown,...
View ArticleAt least 10 who got into Harvard lose admission over offensive memes
At least 10 students who were accepted to Harvard University’s incoming Class of 2021 had their acceptances rescinded for sharing memes that were either sexually explicit or racially insensitive,...
View ArticleMost college students are female, but college presidents? Not so much.
In this May 30, 2013 file photo Harvard University President Drew Faust clasps hands with a graduate as she walks in the procession at commencement ceremonies in Cambridge, Mass. President Faust, who...
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