{
  "id": 9145485,
  "title": "Caltech Rises to No. 5 in the U.S. News Best Colleges Ranking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/caltech-rises-to-no-5-in-the-u-s-news-best-colleges-ranking",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Caltech News",
    "slug": "caltech-news",
    "url": "https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltech-rises-to-no-5-in-the-us-news-best-colleges-ranking"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Caltech has been recognized among the nation's top universities, ranking fifth, in a tie with Stanford University, in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list , released September 22. The placement is the Institute's largest single-year climb in more than 25 years on the widely cited U.S. News list. Caltech earned the top national placement in four of the 17 metrics behind the…",
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  "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."
}