{
  "id": 471401,
  "title": "The 25 best state universities in the US, ranked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/the-25-best-state-universities-in-the-us-ranked",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:07:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/best-state-schools-in-the-us-ranking"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The University of California, Merced, established in 2005, is the most recent addition to the University of California system. It is situated approximately 80 miles west of Yosemite National Park and currently enrolls around 9,000 students. UC Merced is recognized for its significant performance in US News' social mobility ranking, indicating a high number of economically disadvantaged students admitted and a distribution of Pell Grants to aid them in affording higher education.",
  "summary": "The ranking of the 25 best public schools in the US includes seven in California.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}