College Search/Knowledge

December 5, 2023

Reasons for enrolling in one of the U.S.’s best military colleges may vary. Yet all graduates will obtain a retinue of life skills, tons of discipline, and a sense...

December 4, 2023

Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is one of the top institutions in Canada. With a long history of academic excellence, ingenuity, and transformative research, it’s no wonder...

November 21, 2023

If you dream of a historic campus, individual faculty mentorship, epic libraries, and prestige for your college experience, you may want to add Oxford to your wish list (University...

October 31, 2023

If religion is important to you, then you may consider attending a college with a curriculum shaped by faith and spirituality. In fact, there are many institutions in the...

October 21, 2023

If you hold strong political beliefs, then it makes sense to select a college that aligns with your views. Even if you do not consider yourself politically active, you...

October 13, 2023

If you are a politically active student, then it makes sense to select a college that aligns with your views. Even if you do not consider yourself politically-minded, you...

September 19, 2023

Let’s begin by making clear that the College Transitions team would never recommend picking a college based solely on its physical beauty. There are dozens of more critical factors...

August 2, 2023

If you attended college in the US, you likely had classmates in the ROTC. That’s because ROTC programs are near-ubiquitous—more than 1,700 colleges and universities in the US offer...

July 29, 2023

Each year thousands of students apply for admission to CUNY, the largest urban public university system in the United States. CUNY stands for The City University of New York...

July 28, 2023

In 1997, UC Irvine received 17,000 applications and admitted two-thirds of that group. By 2007, applications had more than doubled and the acceptance rate had fallen to 56%. Fast-forward...

July 25, 2023

As a prospective student entering the bustling world of higher education, you’ve found yourself facing a critical decision: the choice between the semester and quarter systems. So what exactly...

July 25, 2023

As we enter the 2023-24 cycle, the American college admissions process continues to be insanely competitive at the very top. Schools that are considered “elite” and “prestigious” are attracting...

July 21, 2023

Have you ever seen The Jetsons, that classic TV show about a family living in a futuristic utopia of flying cars and domestic robots? While this vision of the...

July 17, 2023

The State University of New York (SUNY) system is one of the most well-known university systems in the U.S. It’s also the largest. With so many top colleges and...

July 14, 2023

All of the member schools within the Claremont Consortium have excellent reputations, but Pomona College and its 1,774 brilliant undergrads, edge out Claremont McKenna for the title of “Most...

July 14, 2023

The oldest university in the state of Texas, A&M has long outgrown the “Agricultural & Mechanical” portion of its name. More than 40,000 students applicants have applied for the...

July 10, 2023

Prior to the turn of the new millennium, the University of Maryland-College Park welcomed 75% of the applicant pool into the Terrapin family. In recent years, the University of...

July 7, 2023

Ranked by U.S. News as one of the Top 5 public universities in the nation and a Top 30 overall national university, the University of California—Santa Barbara now attracts...

July 6, 2023

Sitting in the company of other top public university gems like UCLA, UNC-Chapel Hill, UVA, the University of Michigan, and UT-Austin, the University of Washington-Seattle perhaps flies a bit...

July 6, 2023

Any list of the top colleges in the U.S. South will typically start with names like Duke, Vanderbilt, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University of Virginia. Somewhat hidden toward the...