College Pulse

We’re excited to announce the The Wall Street Journal / College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking! The Wall Street Journal worked with College Pulse and Statista to create a trusted guide for applicants and their families ranking the top 500 universities in the country. Our rankings focus on student outcomes, including graduation rates and graduate salaries, rather than the colleges’ wealth or reputation. Key highlights include:  - Princeton University takes top honors of the best colleges in the U.S. for the second year in a row - Two of the top 10 highest-ranking schools are public schools compared to no public schools in the top 10 in last year's rankings. (University of California, Berkeley / Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus) - 25 new colleges ranked in the top 50 this year Read the full ranking results and methodology here: https://lnkd.in/gGX3kMMj

The 2025 College Free Speech Rankings from College Pulse and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) are here! More than 58,000 students from over 250 colleges provided insight into their experience of free speech on their campus. The top 5 colleges for free speech are: 1) The University of Virginia 2) Michigan Technological University 3) Florida State University 4) Eastern Kentucky University 5) Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Read the full report to find out how colleges were ranked and overall scores: https://lnkd.in/gyJkmhth

Princeton University took first place in The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranking of U.S. colleges for the second year in a row. But there are plenty of new schools in the upper echelon of the ranking. Half of the colleges in the top 50 this year are new, with a wide range of schools—large and small, public and private, technical and liberal-arts—serving their students especially well and leaving them broadly satisfied with their college experience. Public schools are prominent among those that climbed the ranking this year, with two in the top 10 and six in the top 20. No public school was in the top 10 last year and only two were in the top 20. The colleges in this ranking have found many ways to set their students up to succeed, Tom Corrigan and Kevin McAllister write. To name just a few: ▪ Some schools have extensive, highly engaged alumni networks that ease graduates’ career paths ▪ Some work extensively with area businesses to put students in real-world environments before graduation ▪ Some have developed in-classroom curricula that can adapt to the changing array of skills most desirable in the labor market 🔗 Take a look at the full list, and see where your school ranks: https://lnkd.in/eKckDcEE 

In a recent survey from Inside Higher Ed x College Pulse, parents are the No. 1 choice of influence for students thinking about which careers to pursue after graduation, with continuing-generation students being more likely than first-generation students to cite their parents as a top factor. The next top 4 career influences are: - strengths and weaknesses - Professor(s) - Peer(s) - My academic abilities Read more about students’ biggest career influences and the impact of internships for students here: https://lnkd.in/enVTWPnS #highered #postgrad #career

#StudentSuccess | Survey: How AI Is Impacting Students’ Career Choices The rise of artificial intelligence is influencing what many students want to study and pursue as a career, according to a new flash survey from Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse's Student Voice. Students also say they want to be prepared for AI and the workplace. #HigherEd https://bit.ly/48jdA8F