Lists and Rankings

Campuses Where Movies Were Filmed

Want to go to the college that inspired Animal House? True, that could be any college. But you can find where it was filmed on this list. The year...

College Food Staples

Between the cafeteria and other campus eateries, we put together our top recommendations for college foods every student should eat at least once ...or...

Colleges Celebrating Thanksgiving

Granted, most colleges and campus groups will commemorate Thanksgiving with a little something, whether it's an annual day of service at a local soup...

Colleges Most Like Hogwarts

We know you love Harry Potter. We love him too. And if you're like us, you look at Harry's school, the majestic Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,...

Colleges Where You Can Spread Out on Big Campuses

At some colleges and universities, you have to walk a mile to get to class. But don't worry—most of them provide buses! Check out the acreage of these...

Colleges and Universities Attended by US Presidents

Hey, they had to start somewhere. Check out the alma maters of US presidents.

Dorm DVD Must-haves

Sometimes, you want to skip out on the social scene, or spend a lazy Sunday morning in bed watching a movie. But which movie to watch? There's an endless...

Educational Attainment of Adults

Here's the list of the current adult population's educational attainment. Where will the next gen fall on this list?

Fairly New Colleges (and When They Were Founded)

These are the newbies to the college world. The year listed is when they were founded.

Favorite Fictional Schools

We are some serious Pixar fans over here at CollegeXpress, so we were pretty floored when they launched the so-awesome-it-hurts

First-Year College Books and Readings 2014

Colleges and universities often assign their incoming class a single book or novel to read over the summer. The work is then usually discussed soon after...

Gawker's Top 10 Commencement Speeches

How do you sum up those college years and all the potential of a life yet to be lived? Umm...not easily. But the graduation speakers on this list...

Good Study Music

When you're studying at 3:00 a.m. before a final, you need some motivation. Musical motivation. From the CollegeXpress team, here are our personal...

Haunted Colleges and Universities

Colleges and universities often have long and illustrious histories. But those histories can also be marred by tragic events...and subsequent ghostly...

Interesting Team Mascots

Imagine having to dress up like a fighting pickle--some people do. Check out the other crazy mascots.

Leading Spring Break Destinations

What happens in Vegas . . . erm, we mean, here are the places where collegiates are spending their breaks.