Eighteen California higher learning institutions earned the highest score — five stars — in Money's 2025 Best Colleges in America study. Money rated the country’s top 732 colleges using 25 factors: ...

California universities dominated Forbes’ recent list of the top 500 colleges in the United States, with one public school shining near the top of rankings. UC Berkeley took the overall No. 5 slot for ...

These schools, with fewer than 4,000 students each, offer top academics, plus greater access to faculty and more protection from federal funding cuts, than at big research universities. The ...