From MIT’s technological ingenuity to Harvard’s enduring prestige and Stanford’s entrepreneurial spirit, this year’s list celebrates how U.S. universities continue to shape the world’s next generation of thinkers,

Another Western Massachusetts school, Amherst College, came in second place and the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, finished third. You can click here to see the full 2026 Best Colleges rankings from US News.

The two schools are no stranger to the US News & World Report annual lists. Here's where they ranked this year.

Several New England academic institutions placed high on US News & World Report’s latest lists of the best universities and liberal arts colleges, according to rankings published Tuesday.

Michigan continues to tick higher in the college football rankings with four games to go. After beating Michigan State on Saturday, the 6-2 Wolverines rose to No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 and US LBM coaches’ poll unveiled Sunday.

There's a major shakeup in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a pair of top-10 upsets in Week 6 of the college football season. The Nittany Lions' loss marked their second in a row, after falling to Oregon at home in overtime in Week 5. A loss to UCLA is ...