The 30 most expensive colleges in the US in 2026, ranked

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES - JUNE 7: University of Chicago graduates celebrate during the commencement ceremony on June 7, 2025
The University of Chicago has the highest tuition and fees at $79,395 for the 2026-27 academic year.

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The most and least educated US states, ranked by the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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Students sit and walk outside on Quad lawn of University of Illinois college campus in Urbana Champaign
The US average of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36.8%.

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The top 20 party schools in the US, ranked

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Syracuse University students
Syracuse University was ranked as the seventh-best party school in the US.

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The best college in every US state

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Henry Hall, one of the students housing buildings in Princeton University. Photograph shot on April 2014
Princeton University was ranked as the best college in the US in 2026 by US News & World Report.

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I dropped out of college to work at Trivago. Now I run the company.

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Johannes Thomas went from intern to CEO of Trivago

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These 20-year-olds have grown their AI note-taking app for students by 5 million users in 6 months

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Turbo AI cofounders Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan.

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I'm a mom of 5 and spent years doing everything for my kids. One of them told me he needed to make his own mistakes.

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Photos show how US colleges celebrate homecoming, from curious traditions to star-filled concerts

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Homecoming celebrations at Jackson State University.
Homecoming celebrations at Jackson State University.

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The robots are coming: How food delivery bots are conquering college campuses

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Starship delivery robots at the University of Nevada, Reno are pictured.
Starship, Robot.com, and Avride have emerged as the primary competitors for campus robot deliveries.

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Colleges should teach how to use AI rather than skills a 'machine' can do better, a leading economist says

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Economist Tyler Cowen at the Summer Davos Forum 2017, in Dalian city, northeast China's Liaoning province.
Tyler Cowen said colleges must overhaul their curricula to prepare students for an AI-driven future.

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