Massachusetts is home to arguably the greatest concentration of academic excellence anywhere on Earth. Harvard University and MIT lead a remarkable ecosystem that includes Tufts, Boston University, Northeastern, Boston College, Brandeis, Wellesley, Amherst, Williams, and dozens more. The Pioneer Valley Five College Consortium alone represents more intellectual firepower per square mile than almost any region […]

Maryland is home to one of the most powerful higher education systems in the United States. Johns Hopkins University — the first research university in America, founded in 1876, and the #1 recipient of NIH research funding globally for 40+ consecutive years — leads alongside the University of Maryland College Park (AAU, Big Ten), a […]

Maine may be the northernmost New England state, but its higher education offerings are among the finest in the country. Bowdoin College — consistently ranked a top-5 liberal arts college in the US — is joined by Bates College, Colby College, and the University of Maine system in offering a complete range of academic options […]