The WSJ/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking rates the 584 eligible universities in the country. The ranking was developed and executed in collaboration with our research partners ...

High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. Does a virtual college coach know what’s best for students? By Callie Holtermann It was September, and ...

The day classrooms across the country went dark in March 2020, the world of education was reshaped almost overnight. There were no more elbow bumps at the lockers, frantic study sessions in the ...

The 2025-26 bowl season is over and the Indiana Hoosiers are the national champions after a historic 16-0 run to the title. Here's how the whole bowl season played out.

This article was featured in New York’s One Great Story newsletter. Sign up here. When I left for college in the fall of 1991, the internet era was just beginning. By sophomore year, I received my ...

Here's what you need to know about North Dakota State's move to FBS. Here's a breakdown of the many changes to the FCS football landscape in the upcoming seasons amid major conference realignment.

Nielsen ranks Kansas sixth in national TV viewership through Jan. 18, 2026. KU holds a 15-5 record midseason, riding a four-game win streak in Big 12 play. Kansas vs. Duke averaged 1.87 million ...

(Illustration: Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; CFP; Bryan Byerly/ISI Photos/ISI Photos; Justin Casterline; Kevin C. Cox; Getty Images) A year ago in this column, I made the regrettable decision to rank ...

Ohio State has the nation’s top QB-RB-WR trio. Quarterback Julian Sayin, running back Bo Jackson and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith should all be among the best in the country this year. Sayin was a ...

The 2025 college football season, punctuated by Indiana's historic and thrilling championship win over Miami, earned its place among the best the sport has produced. Parity still hasn't fully arrived, ...