A tiny Philadelphia music conservatory is one of the hardest colleges in the US to get into. See why.

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The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia is one of the hardest US schools to get into.

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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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The US average of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36.8%.

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I left Google to pursue an MBA. I think higher education is still worth the investment in the age of AI.

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Tennessee Watt says her MBA program is helping her to build a portfolio business.

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The best college in every US state

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Princeton University was ranked as the best college in the US in 2026 by US News & World Report.

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Is college still worth it? What tech execs are telling their kids.

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In the age of AI, some people are rethinking college. Tech execs are telling their own kids that a degree is still important.

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Student Parker Jones calls out college professors for being slow on AI

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Parker Jones (left), on the Cal Poly campus
Parker Jones (left), on the Cal Poly campus

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A Penn professor used AI to replicate part of a master's course — and says it threatens universities' business model

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Penn economics professor Jesús Fernández-Villaverde said he used AI to replicate a master's-level course in just 12 hours.

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The 15 most educated states in the US — and the 15 least educated

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Test scores, among 17 other metrics, were used to rank US states in a recent study.

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It's not just Harvard. The Pentagon is barring troops from attending more Ivy League schools and other top universities.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has moved to bar troops from attending more elite schools.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has moved to bar troops from attending more elite schools.

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