The Road to College Is Paved with Smart Financial Choices

By College Raptor StaffPublished on December 1, 2025

Throughout the college search process, finances can often create barriers for many students. College Raptor scholarship winner and first-year Stanford University student Addison knows firsthand how navigating finances plays a vital role on the road to your dream school. Addison spoke with her guardians before applying to school to gain an understanding of where she …

Sofia Finds Her Perfect Fit with College Raptor’s Top Lists

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 1, 2025

When scholarship winner Sofia began her college search, she turned to College Raptor’s ranking lists for guidance. “It really helped me to look at College Raptor’s lists and see which colleges were better at different things in different categories,” said Sofia, now a first-year at the University of Washington. Sofia found the University of Washington …

College Raptor Helped Connor Rank What Really Matters and Find the Right College

By College Raptor StaffPublished on November 3, 2025

When first-year marketing student Connor began exploring colleges, he turned to College Raptor’s tools to help identify what mattered most to him. At the top of his list were campus resources, followed closely by cost. Reflecting on his first priority, he explained, “Resources are so important because not only do they help prepare you for …

College Raptor Reveals Eleventh Annual Hidden Gem Colleges for 2026

By College Raptor StaffPublished on October 8, 2025

Now Live in the Citizens Student Hub, a New Digital Resource for Students and Families PROVIDENCE, R.I. – October 8, 2025 – With college costs rising and families more focused than ever on real value, students are rethinking what makes a school the “right fit.” Today, College Raptor, Citizens’ college planning platform, released its 11th …

College Raptor’s SAI Calculator Gave Gabriella the Key to Building Her College List

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on October 7, 2025

Meet Gabriella, a passionate dancer who has always kept her finances front and center. She told the College Raptor team that she first learned the power of saving through her summer job. “After the summer ended and I finished my job, I would always allocate at least half of my money to a savings account,” …

This Scholarship Winner Calls College Raptor Her Treasure

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on October 2, 2025

College Raptor Scholarship winner Kaylee refers to College Raptor as a treasure. “There’s just so much more here,” she says. When Kaylee first started the college search process, she wasn’t thinking about cost at all. She initially imagined attending an Ivy League school, with academics as her main focus. But as she progressed in high …

College Raptor Releases 2026 College Rankings

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on September 10, 2025

College Raptor’s eleventh annual college rankings release puts a focus on affordability and accessibility. September 10, 2025–Iowa City, Iowa College rankings headlines are often dominated by the same names: Ivy Leagues, elite research universities and schools that admit only a fraction of applicants. But that leaves out most students, say experts. “The average GPA across …

College Raptor Reveals Tenth Annual Hidden Gem Colleges for 2025

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on September 19, 2024

Rankings Highlight Exceptional, Under-the-Radar Schools Across the Nation PROVIDENCE, R.I. – (September 19, 2024) – College Raptor, Citizens’ college planning platform and the most comprehensive college search site, today released its tenth annual “Hidden Gem” rankings, an unmatched list spotlighting excellent, yet lesser-known schools by state and region. The 2025 rankings also include top colleges …

College Raptor Releases Tenth Annual List of the Nation’s 50 Best Colleges for 2025

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on August 8, 2024

This Year’s New Ranking Categories Include: ‘Best Colleges for AI,’ ‘Best Colleges for Nursing’ and ‘Best D2 and D3 Colleges’ August 06, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–College Raptor, Citizens’ college planning platform and the most comprehensive college search site, today released its tenth annual “Best Colleges” rankings based on an analysis …

College Raptor Announces 2024 “Hidden Gem” Colleges

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on August 24, 2023

Rankings highlight  one exceptional, under-the-radar school from every state (and DC) PROVIDENCE, R.I. & IOWA CITY, Iowa — August 24, 2023 — College Raptor, the most comprehensive college search site and a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens, today released its “2024 Hidden Gem College” rankings. In its ninth year, the “Hidden Gems” list spotlights exceptional …